The Spur

This building has been demolished

The Spur once stood at 36 South Worple Way on the corner with Queens Road. It was built by Charles Smith in 1863. Matthew Cook was the first landlord of this public house and in the 1871 Census William Agate was the licenced victualler. The 1891 Census describes 58-year-old John Wilde as the licenced victualler who lived with his wife Harriet. However, in the 1901 Census, John Wilde was still the landlord, but his wife was now named as Alice. Two domestic servants also lived in the inn, Lizzie Eyndeman and Fanny Blunden. By 1913 Alice, who was now aged 60, had become the landlady, and she was still listed as such in the 1918 Kelly's Directory.

The building was described in the 1914 Valuation as being a two-storey brick-built public house in very good order. It had a slate roof and there were brick-built stables in the grounds and a coach house with two stalls. On the ground floor of the Spur were a living room, four public bars and a serving bar, as well as a kitchen, scullery and wc. On the first floor were four large rooms. There were also good cellars. Watney's was the owner of the property. It is suggested in the valuation that the building could be divided into two shops.

The Spur closed in January 1992. The building was demolished in 1996, and a small block of six flats, called Shelley House, was built on the site.