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Picture source: Clive Schneidau

The Bedford Vaults was situated off Old Town Street. This pub was previously known as The Bedford Inn. First listed in 1885, it was closed and demolished in the mid 1960s.

In 1956 I was a young Chief petty officer in the Royal Navy. I discovered this pub and in the cocktail bar at the back. I spent many hours in peace there . Just me and the bar girl. My wife had died suddenly when I was at sea and I needed to get away from the naval crowd and the mess deck, The Vaults were a real godsend. I am now 86 and still remember the pub with thanks

Norman Sandey (February 2019)

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Name Dates Comments Derek Dickinson 1960/1965 My grandparents, Tom and Ivy Elliott, were the landlord and landlady of this pub for many years until it closed. My parents lived in the pub during the early days of their marriage. I was born upstairs in the Bedford Vaults in 1960, as was my sister 18 months before, and my brother three and a half years later. When the Bedford was demolished, we moved to The Keyham in Devonport.

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Picture source: Derek Dickinson

Picture source: Derek Dickinson