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59a (60) Henry Street (Green Hill 1823 ) (64 Francis
Street 1952)
Woolwich
Above photo showing the 1952 Coronation celebrations. By Keith Murphy,
who says:- "In the picture are my grandparents, Ivy Cracknell (nee
Vickers in the middle row, sixth from the right), wearing the checker
coat; and my grandfather Laurence Cracknell at the right end of the
middle row. Also, Jack Baxter is in the tall hat, at the back of the
picture, just below the Pub sign. |
The 1881 census stated that Jane Rees, the niece of the proprietor was
working behind the bar at the time of the census as the proprietor wasn't
there.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 21 November, 1857.
TRANSFER OF LICENSES, Nov. 14.
(Present — Sir T. M. Wilson, Bart. (Chairman), T. Lewin, J. Sutton,
and E. Eagleton, Esqrs.)
Woolwich.
"Britannia," Elizabeth Russell to John Bardon Graham.
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Oor's Kentish Journal, 28 January, 1860.
Wednesday, Jan. 25.
James and Charlotte Randell were charged on remand with stealing a
sovereign, two gold rings, &c., from an artilleryman.
James Mann, potman at the "Britannia" public-house, said the prosecutor
and several others were in that house on Tuesday, drinking nearly all
day, part of which time the prisoners were in his company at the bar,
and he was treating them. Shortly before this the prosecutor had two
rings on his fingers, but, being very drunk, he soon fell asleep, and in
a short time afterwards he saw that the rings were no longer on his
hands.
Another charge was now preferred against the male prisoner by Mr.
Webber, who said the prisoner was formerly in his employ as groom, and
having on the day after Christmas lost a ring from the driving-box of
his carriage, he strongly suspected the prisoner, whom he discharged on
the day after for intoxication. Witness had since learned through the
police that a woman living in the prisoner’s house had seen him with a
ring exactly answering the description of that lost, which was worth £8.
The female prisoner was discharged, and the male prisoner again remanded
for a week.
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From the Greenwich and Deptford Chronicle and the Woolwich
Gazette, Saturday, 17 July, 1869.
Another Disturbing Death At Woolwich.
It is our painful duty this week to record many sad and distressing
cases, and not the least amongst them is the untimely death of a
young man named William Valencia Saunders, who left his home at 5
o'clock on Monday morning to commence the duties of the week, and
shortly afterwards was found a corpse. This young man was but in the
spring tide of life, and yet has left a wife still younger to mourn
over her early widowhood, and to bring up two small children as yet
too young to comprehend the sad, sad loneliness of orphanage.
An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon at the "Britannia" public
house, Henry Street, Woolwich, on the body of William Valencia
Saunders, who was accidentally drowned.
John Saunders, draftsman, 10, Oak Street, Woolwich, brother to the
deceased, identified the body. He was 24 years of age, married, and
a Stoker, living at 38, Henry Street.
Robert Wickham, Waterman, 5, Elizabeth Place, High Street, Woolwich,
said he put the deceased on shore on Sunday night, and gave him the
keys to enable him to go to work on Monday morning. He saw nothing
more of him. On Monday morning he noticed the boat had been unlocked
and the sculls loosened, deceased, dinner being on the boat, but he
himself was missing.
John Skinner, 57, Church Hill, Woolwich, said he was night watchman
on Woolwich Pier. At 5 o'clock in the morning he saw the deceased
take his victuals to the boat. He was of opinion that deceased
slipped into the river whilst reaching from the raft to the chain to
undo the latter. Witness did not hear a splash or cry of alarm.
Diseased was perfectly sober when he saw him.
Henry Evans, under waterman, 5, Rodney Street, Woolwich, said he
received information of the deceased being drowned. He and his
brother dragged the place, and witnessed found him in the 10 feet of
water opposite the "Ship and Half Moon Tavern."
The brother was recalled, and said deceased belonged to the Erin
Watermans' Steam Packet Company's boat. He left home at 20 minutes
to 5 in the morning. He was sober, steady man.
The coroner said that there was no reason to suppose the deceased
had committed suicide.
The jury returned an open verdict of "Found Drowned."
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LICENSEE LIST
WRIGHT John 1823+
BROWNING William John 1832+
MARSH Henry John 1840+
WALLIS Emma to Aug/1855
LEE Thomas Vincent Aug/1855+
RUSSELL Elizabeth to 14/Nov/1857
GRAHAM John Bardon 14/Nov/1857+
WALLACE Ann Mrs 1858+
GORDON John 1861-66+ (age 42 in 1861 )
MILES Thomas E 1874+
LETTON George Henry 1882+
WEAVERS James J 1891-96+ (age 32 in 1891)
WILLETT William H 1901+ (age 35 in 1901)
WILLETT Caroline Mrs 1901-05+
SMITH William 1908+
PAGE George Robinson 1921-34+
BYGROVE Leslie J 1938+
CREW Stanley Cyril 1944+
WILLIAMS Arthur & Dorothy 1946-50
JAMES Laurence James & CRACKNELL Elizabeth Ivy 1952+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Britannia.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1823
From
the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Census
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