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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1856-

Cape of Good Hope

Closed 1908+

54 (24) New King Street

St. Paul

Deptford

Cape of Good Hope painting

Above painting by J T Wilson, 1800s.

 

I am informed that the pub closed in the 1899 and has since been demolished.

However the Kentish Mercury says it was a beer house under consideration for closure due to redundancy in 1908.

 

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 19 January, 1856.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES.

PETTY SESSIONS — CROOMS HILL. Saturday, Jan. 12.

Present — T. Lewin, Esq. (in the chair), Major Gossett, Alderman Engleton, Coles Child, and J. Sutton, Esqrs.

St. Paul, Deptford.

"Cope of Good Hope," New King street, Daniel O'Sullivan to Jane Scott.

 

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.

"Cape of Good Hope." New King street, Jane Scott, to Matthew John Madigan.

 

Orr's Kentish Journal, 25 January 1862.

Licences Transferred.

"Cape of Good Hope," New King-street.

 

Orr's Kentish Journal, 21 June 1862.

Transfer of Licences.

"Cape of Good Hope," New King-street, from Joseph Cornwell to Joseph Turbridge.

 

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

O'SULLIVAN Daniel to 12/Jan/1856

SCOTT Jane 12/Jan/1856-10/Jan/57

MADIGAN Matthew John 10/Jan/1857+

TOWNSEND Samuel 1861+ (age 29 in 1861Census)

CORNWALL Joseph to June/1862

TURBRIDGE Joseph June/1862+

BRISTOW Robert Michael Aug/1866-Mar/67

CRONIN Timothy Mar/1867+

QUARRY Thomas Bloomfield to Aug/1869

LEAHY John Aug/1869+

LEAKEY John 1871+ (age 41 in 1871Census)

SPILLANN E P 1874+

SPILLANE Patrick 1881-91+ (age 45 in 1881Census)

MARTIN John Henry 1895+

MARTIN Mary Ann to Nov/1897 Woolwich Gazette

BROWN Charles Edward Nov/1897-99+ Woolwich Gazette

BERRY Clara 1908 Kentish Mercury

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