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18 Green's End (10 (24) Beresford Square 1854)
Woolwich
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Originally a tied house of Beasley's brewery of Plumstead, this was taken
over by Courage in 1963.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 8 September, 1855.
THURSDAY.
James Jones, was charged with uttering a counterfeit shilling at a
beershop in Beresford-square, kept by Mr. William Dunstan, from
whose evidence it appeared that the prisoner presented the coin in
payment for a glass of ale, but when witness discovered that it was
counterfeit, the prisoner snatched it up and threw it into the road.
The prisoner was remanded.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 6 September, 1856.
APPLICATIONS FOR SPIRIT LICENSES.
The following applications will be made for licenses at the Special
Sessions to be holden on the 25th day of September, inst.:—
Woolwich
"Cricketers;"
"New Ordnance Arms;"
"Exhibition;"
"British Museum;"
"Railway Tavern;"
"Lord Whitworth;"
"Bank;"
"Albert;"
"Bricklayer’s Arms;"
"Pier;"
"Union;"
"Elephant and Castle;"
"Powis Arms;"
"Bricklayer's Arms;"
"Duke of York;"
"Pioneer;"
"Cornish Arms;"
"Gun;"
"Manor Arms;"
and "Navy and Army Hotel."
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 27 September, 1856.
TRANSFER OF LICENCES. Sept 25.
Present - Sir T. M. Wilson, Bart., chairman; General Angerstein,
Captain Hossett, Alderman Eagleton, T. Lewin, Esq., J. Sutton,
Esq., and Coles Chile, Esq.
This being the annual licensing day for the hundreds of Blackheath,
and Little and Lessness, there was an unusually large attendance of
applicants for spirit licences, numbering 60; of which Greenwich
numbered 9; Saint Nicholas, Deptford, 1; Saint Paul, Deptford, 6;
Lewisham, 4; Lee, 1; Charlton, 1; Woolwich, 20; and Plumstead, 14.
Woolwich.
The following applications were refused:-
The applications of Mr. Dunstan, "Elephant and Castle," and Charles
Bannister, "Powis Arms," were both refused.
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LICENSEE LIST
MAYES Augustus 1852+
DUNSTAN William Sept/1854-58+
SELVES Charles Alfred 1890-20/Jan/92 dec'd
BARTON Frank Bridges 1901-04+ (age 35 in 1901 )
BARTON H B 1908-19+
DAY William 1938+
BEE Joe & Jean 1965-69
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Census
West Kent Guardian
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