SEA WITCH Pub of Greenwich

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Sort file:- Greenwich, August, 2024.

Page Updated:- Friday, 30 August, 2024.

PUB LIST

PUBLIC HOUSES

Paul Skelton

Earliest 1850

(Name from)

Sea Witch

Closed 1940

(Name to)

Riverside / Morden Wharf (Marsh Wall 1866)

East Greenwich

Above photo, 1937, kindly submitted by Richard Evans.

Above photo, date unknown.

The pub was situated on Riverside between Enderbys Wharf and Morden Wharf. It was often used as a “signing on” office for casual river workers. The pub and Hollick’s Whalf received direct hits during the blitz in 1940, destroying the building and the area was eventually taken over by Tunnel Refineries.

It has been suggested that this was previously called the "Morden Castle."

I am informed by Joseph Francis McClory the following:- There is to be a new pub owned by the Peckham Brewery, "Brew by Numbers" to be built on the site just along the river from Youngs new pub "Enderby House."

At present I don't know what they will name the premises but I have it down as "New Brewhouse and Taproom."

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 25 August, 1855.

WEDNESDAY.

James William Kershaw, potman at the "Sea Witch" public-house, East Greenwich, was charged with attempting to commit suicide.

It appeared from the evidence of the prisoner’s master, Mr. Simpson, landlord of the "Sea Witch," that on the previous evening, the prisoner, who was drunk, rushed out of the house towards the river, and threw himself into the water. Witness, however, succeeded in rescuing him, and gave him into custody.

In reply to Mr. Seeker, the prisoner accounted for his conduct by stating, that he was in arrears with his beer account, and was fearful that he should not be able to satisfy the claim of his master. He was very sorry for what he had done, and would promise not to repeat his conduct.

Mr. Seeker remanded the prisoner for a week.

LICENSEE LIST

DREW William Sept/1850+

SIMPSON David 1855+

STEVENS J 1858+

SANDERS Thomas 1861-62+ (age 44 in 1861)

BEACH Thomas 1866-71+ (age 47 in 1871)

BARRETT Matthew 1874+

GOSS Alexander 1881-1905+ (age 57 in 1891)

GOSS Frederick Alexander 1908-38+

SAINES Eileen A Q M Mrs 1944+

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