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75-77 London Street
Greenwich
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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.
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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.
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Orr's Kentish Journal, 4 January 1862.
James Ford, London-street, drunk and assaulting Mr. Stevens,
"Portland Hotel."
Fined 10s. or 21 days.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 16 January 1864.
At the Police Court, on Thursday, Mr. John Stevens, landlord of the "Portland
Hotel," Greenwich, appeared to a summons charging him with unlawfully
discharging a firearm of greater calibre then a common fowling piece, to the
annoyance of the inhabitants.
From the evidence of Mr. Pearce and Mr. Roberts, of London Street, it appeared
that the defendant, on Saturday morning last, fired off a small mortar, and on
being remonstrated with, he declined to discontinue the firing.
The defendant having promised he would not do so in future, Mr. Maude dismissed
the summons on payment of 2s. costs.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 29 August 1863.
William Mortimer, Emma Thomas, and Eliza Blair, were brought up on remand,
charged with knowingly uttering a counterfeit 1s. at the shop of Mr. Jeans,
baker, Church Street, Greenwich.
The only additional evidence taken was that of Mr. Jeans, who deposed:- On the
18th, about 8 o'clock, the prisoner Thomas came into my shop, and asked for 2d
of cake. I served her and she tended me a shilling, which I placed in the till,
and gave her 10d. change. Soon after she had left the shop, Mr. Stephen's,
landlord of the "Portland Hotel," came in, and in consequence of what he said, I
opened the till, and found the bad shilling on the top of the silver. The
prisoner was followed to Bridge Street where she was joined by the other
prisoners, and they were all taken into custody.
Mr. Maude committed the prisoners for trial.
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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.
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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 1871 )
BONCEY George H 1874-96+ (age 42 in 1881)
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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