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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1832-

Shipwright's Arms

Closed 1891

35 Friendly Street

St. Paul / New Town

Deptford

 

Also addressed as St Johns Road.

Listed as "Shipwrights' Arms Temperance Hall" (on St Johns Road, now Albyn Road) in an 1896 directory. It is listed by name on the 1891 census though no one at the address is listed as a publican (or variant).

 

Southeastern Gazette, 5 April 1853.

DEPTFORD. Determined Suicide.

Yesterday afternoon week, Mr. Brandon, landlord of the "Shipwrights' Arms," New Town, Deptford, put an end to his existence in his bed room, by placing the muzzle of a gun in his mouth and discharging it. His skull was completely shattered, and life must have been instantly extinct. It appears that he had lately bought the "Shipwrights' Arms," but the business failing to meet his expectations he grew depressed and melancholy. An inquest was held upon the body on Thursday last, when a verdict of "Temporary insanity" was returned. Deceased has left a widow and one child.

 

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 15 March, 1856.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES.

Petty Sessions, Crooms Hill — Saturday, March 8th.

(Before T. Lewin, Esq., chairman, Major Gossett, Alderman Eagleton, and J. Sutton, Esq.)

Deptford. St. Paul.

"Shipwright’s Arms," Friendly-street, Robert Michael Jenkins to Stephen Dobinson.

 

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 25 July, 1857.

Fatal Accident.

On Tuesday evening week, a fine child about four years of age, whose parents, named Saxby, reside in George street, New Town, was run over by a light cart, belonging to Mr. Reddish, shoe maker, Evelyn street, driven by his son. The cart passed over the child’s head, killing it instantly. An inquest was held upon the body, the following evening, at the "Shipwright's Arms," New Town, Deptford, and the evidence went to show that a waggon belonging to a person named Hasler, a cow keeper, was standing in the road, no horses being attached to it. The lad, Reddish, in his endeavour to avoid a collision, unfortunately run over the child. It was satisfactorily proved that the occurrence was purely accidental, and that no blame attached to the driver of the cart.

The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."

 

From the Kentish Gazette, 28 July 1857.

DEPTFORD. Fatal Accident.

On Wednesday last an inquest was held at the "Shipwrights’ Arms," New Town, on the body of a child, aged four years, named Saxby. The child was playing in the road, when a lad came along with a horse and cart. An empty waggon belonging to a cow-keeper, was standing in the road, and the lad in endeavouring to avoid a collision with the waggon unfortunately run over the child, the wheels of the cart passing over his head, causing instant death. The occurrence was purely accidental, and no blame attached to the driver of the cart.

Verdict, "Accidental death."

 

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 27 July, 1860.

SHORT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

PUBLIC ROOMS, GROOMS HILL. July 14.

(Before T. Lewin, Esq., Captain Gosset, and J. Button, Esq.)

The following persona were fined on information by John Farmer, and John W. Parmer, Inspectors of weights and measures.

Dennis Casey, "Shipwrights Arms," New Row, Deptford. — Fined 10s., and costs, for 12 bad pots.

 

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

DODDS John 1832+ Pigot's Directory 1832-34

HALL Fred A 1848+

MARTIN Richard 1851+

CLARK John to May/1851

MESSENGER Richard May/1851-52+

BRANBDON Mr to Mar/1853 dec'd South Eastern Gazette

JENKINS Michael 1856+

CASEY David 1860+

DOBINSON Stephen 1861-82+ (age 31 in 1861Census)

https://pubwiki.co.uk/ShipWrightsDept.shtml

 

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

South Eastern GazetteSouth Eastern Gazette

CensusCensus

 

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