Above photo, circa 1910.

Above photo, date unknown.

Above photo March 2007. Taken by Matt Martin.

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 17 January, 1857.

TRANSFER OF LICENCES, January 10th.

Present — Sir T. M. Wilson, Bart., Chairman: Major Gosset, T. Lewin, Esq., and J. Sutton, Esq.)

St Paul's, Deptford.

"Black Horse," Lower-road, Susannah George, to James Edward Betts.

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 16 August, 1862.

"The Bankruptcy Act, 1861."

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Meeting of the Creditors of JAMES EDWARD BETTS, of the "Black Horse," Evelyn Street, Lower Road, Deptford, in the County of Kent, Licensed Victualler, who was adjudicated a Bankrupt on the third day of April, 1862, will be held before WILLIAM FREDERICK HIGGINS, Esquire, one of the Registrars of the Court, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall Street, in the City of London, on the 29th day of July, 1862, at 12 of the clock at noon precisely, when the Creditors' Assigned will submit a statement of the whole Estate of the Bankrupt as then ascertained, of the Property received, and of the Property outstanding, ascertained cause of its being so outstanding, and of all the receipts and all the payments thereout made, and any Creditor who has proved may attend and examine such Statement, and compare the receipts with the payments, and the Meeting will declare by resolution, whether any and what part of the said produce of the Estate (after matting a reasonable deduction lor future contingencies) shall be divided amongst the Creditors; and at the same time the majority in value of the Creditors will determine whether any and what allowance shall be made to the Bankrupt out of the Estate, and Creditors who have not already proved their Debts are to come prepared to prove the name, or they will be excluded the benefit of the said Dividend, and all claims not then proved will be disallowed

W. F. HIGGINS,

Registrar.

From the https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk 7th March 2025, By Amy Clarke.

Deptford’s Black Horse pub could reopen as the Wolf’s Tavern.

A long-closed Deptford pub could be making a comeback, with a fresh licensing application now in the hands of Lewisham Council.

Wolf’s Pub & Guest House Ltd has applied for a new club premises certificate at the Wolf’s Tavern on Evelyn Street, previously known as the Black Horse.

If approved, the establishment would be permitted to host live and recorded music and serve late-night refreshments on Fridays and Saturdays from 11pm to 2am.

Additionally, the pub has applied for an extension to its alcohol service hours.

Under the proposal, alcoholic beverages would be available for consumption on the premises from 11.30am to 11pm from Sunday to Thursday, and from 11.30am to 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.

The application also includes a request for seasonal variations, allowing all of the above activities to continue until 2am on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.

The application comes after the historic pub, which first opened in the 1870s or 1880s, shut its doors in December 2022.

It was officially marked as closed long-term in July 2024, leaving locals wondering what would become of the distinctive Victorian building.

The former Truman’s Brewery pub was known for its striking tiled exterior, an original 1930s Vitrolite ceiling, and an impressive centre bar according to CAMRA.