WHITE SWAN Pubs of Deptford

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Sort file:- Deptford, September, 2024.

Page Updated:- Tuesday, 03 September, 2024.

PUB LIST

PUBLIC HOUSES

Paul Skelton

Earliest 1826-

White Swan

Closed 18 May 2021

217 Deptford High Street

St. Paul

Deptford

020 8465 9797

https://whatpub.com/white-swan

Above painting, date unknown, also showing the "Red Cow" centre. The name in the painting is just "Swan Inn."

Above photo circa 1880.

Above photo, 1972. From a screen grab from a film called "Hide and Seek" starring Gary Kemp.

Above photo February 2007. Taken by Matt Martin.

Above Google image February 2023.

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

Also known as the "Swan," and Mamie O'Leary's."

The High Street was known as Butt Lane until 1825.

From the Kentish Gazette, 29 April 1845.

DEATH.

Barnard.— April 22, at Deptford, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. J. T. Barnard, of the "Swan Hotel," in her 31st year.

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

Master George Porter, son of Mr. Porter, of the "Swan Inn," High Street, Deptford, has been elected a scholar of the Lewisham Grammar School. Several poor lads were proposed for the vacancy — but alas did not succeed.

Orr's Kentish Journal, 5 April 1862.

Edwin Smith, boiler maker, aged 32, Railway-grove, New Cross, was charged with being drunk, creating a disturbance, and assaulting Theodore Day, potman to Mr. Porter, "White Swan Tavern," High-street, Deptford. The case was a Saturday night public-house row, and the prisoner was fined 20s., or 14 days.

From 18 March, 1868.

The Will of John Porter late of the "White Swan" Inn Deptford in the County of Kent Licensed Victualler deceased who died 2 February 1868 at the "White Swan" Inn aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of William George Batchelor of Sydenham in the County aforesaid Gentleman and Samuel Wickens of St Johns Gate Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex Licensed Victualler the Executors.

Seems to have closed and the windows whitewashed out from 18 May 2021.

LICENSEE LIST

NEWBEGIN J 1826+

COTTON William 1832+