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108 High Street / Dartmouth Road
Sydenham
020 8699 1260
https://whatpub.com/bricklayers-arms
Above photo 2009, by Ewan Munro. |
Above photo 2014. |
The High Street has at some time been renamed Dartmouth Road.
The pub was operating under a full licence by 1908.
Sydenham was located in Kent until 1889 when the County of London was
formed and in 1965 it became part of the current London Borough. It is now a
suburban district of South London in the London Boroughs of Lewisham,
Bromley and Southwark.
Owned by Youngs of Wandsworth till 2014 when it became a Free House.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 30 August, 1856.
Joseph Eardley, a labourer, was charged with the following daring
robbery.
The prisoner entered the "Bricklayer's Arms tavern," Sydenham hill,
(is this indeed the correct pub? Paul
Skelton) and while the back of the bar maid was turned, dexterously managed
to extract a cheese from a safe alongside the bar. The bar maid
hearing a noise, suddenly turned round, and observing the prisoner
tucking the cheese under his smock frock, said, "Hollo! you’ve got
our cheese!" The prisoner was somewhat startled, when the bar maid
continued, "I shall give you into custody." The prisoner said, "Oh,
don't." A constable was, however, sent for and the prisoner given in
charge.
The prisoner, who exhibited a look of resignation, penitence, and
sorrow, confessed his guilt.
His magistrate having been informed that the prisoner was an old
offender, at once committed him to hard labour for six months.
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Sydenham Times, 15 April 1862.
On Tuesday, April 8th, Robert Wortley alias Norfolk Bob who was
charged on the previous day before J. Traill, Esq., at the Greenwich
Police Court was again charged before W. Maude, Esq. for similar
misconduct.
The prisoner resides at the "Bricklayers Arms," Upper Sydenham, went
into Mr. Gay's at the "Dartmouth Arms," Forest Hill, and commenced
creating a disturbance. When requested to leave by the barman he
refused, and used violent and obscene language to the annoyance of
all present. Fined 40s. or one months imprisonment.
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LICENSEE LIST
CURTIS James 1858-62+
JACKSON William 1866+
TUTTON Thomas 1874+
TUTTON J M Mrs 1882+
BULLOCK George J 1891+
FEW Oliver J 1903-08+
 
POLYBLANK Alfred Charles 1919+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/BricklayersArms.shtml
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Kentish Mercury
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