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Sort file:- Greenwich, September, 2024.

Page Updated:- Tuesday, 03 September, 2024.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1855-

Portland Hotel

Latest 1938

75-77 London Street

Greenwich

Portland Hotel 1930

Above photo, circa 1930.

 

Kentish Mercury. Saturday 28 April 1855.

Greenwich. Portland Hotel and Tavern.

Adjoining the Baths and near the Railway Station.

Hot and cold joints, soups, fish, &c. Best Wines, Spirits, and Malts. Public, Coffee, Private, and Sitting Rooms, Beds. First-class stabling, clenliness, comfort and economy combined.

Portland Hotel and Tavern, Greenwich. J. Dowson, proprietor.

 

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 13 November, 1858.

"Portland Hotel," Greenwich.

We understand that this Hotel will be re-opened shortly under the direction of Mr. S. Noble, of London-street.

 

Orr's Kentish Journal, 4 January 1862.

James Ford, London-street, drunk and assaulting Mr. Stevens, "Portland Hotel."

Fined 10s. or 21 days.

 

Kentish Mercury, Friday 9 September 1898.

Portland Hotel, Greenwich. (Next Morton's Theatre.)

Thomas Titley, also of the "Telegraph Tavern," Regency Street, Westminster, having succeeded to the proprietorship of this old established hotel, begs to announce that every facility will continue to be provided for.

Dinners for any number, Balls, Parties, &c., and also for the Comfortable Accommodation and Visitors.

No effort will be spared to meet the convenience and to merit the patronage of the public in general.

Ordinary Daily. From 1 to 2.

Wines and Spirits of the finest quality only.

 

I am informed by Debi Birkin that this may have been pulled down in 1938 with other buildings to make way for the new Town Hall. Hopefully more details to follow.

 

LICENSEE LIST

DOWSON John 1855-58+

NOBLE Samuel Nov/1858-Nov/60

STEVENS John sen Nov/1860-Jan/69 dec'd

STEVENS Elizabeth Jan/1869-72+ (widow age 62 in 1871Census)

BONCEY George H 1874-96+ (age 42 in 1881Census)

TITLEY Thomas 1898+

ELLIOTT Henry G Guy 1901+

BENWELL William B 1904-05+

MITCHELL William Edward 1908+

PARRISH Henry 1911-19+

FALCONER H 1930+

HARBER William T 1938+

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