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Rodney Street (Globe Lane 1823 )(Ship Stairs 1832)(Nelson Street 1866)
Woolwich
I seem to have a variety of different addresses for this pub, and not
being local do not know whether they all indeed refer to the same pub.
However, the name being rather unique, I am assuming it is the same pub.
Local knowledge required here.
The Kentish Mercury of 1908 reported that this held a full license.
As the information is found or sent to me, including photographs, it will
be shown here.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 24 November, 1855.
CORONER’S INQUESTS.
On Monday last, inquests were held at the "Canterbury Tavern,"
before E. J. Carttar, Esq., coroner, as follows:-
The next case was on the body of a gunner in the Horse Artillery,
named Thomas Hickson. It appeared that on the night of the previous
Thursday the deceased had been drinking at several public-houses,
and was last seen lying outside the "Ship and Half-moon" in a state
of intoxication. On the following morning the body of deceased was
found near the same spot on the shore of the river, and it was
presumed that during the fog the deceased had fallen into the water.
A considerable sum of money, known to be in his possession, was not
found, which led to the belief that whilst lying on the ground he
had been robbed. The jury returned a verdict of Found drowned.
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Orr's Kentish Journal, 22 February 1862.
Inquest.
An inquest was held on Tuesday night at the "Ship and Half Moon," on
the body of Charles Durant, aged 40, a painter, employed in the
Royal Arsenal, living at 16, Nelson-street, who was taken suddenly
ill on returning from his work, and died in an hour. A verdict of
"Died from Natural Causes" was returned.
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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
BOWEN Evans 1823+
WATERFIELD Thomas 1832+
PALLETT Fras 1840+
TOWERS Joseph to Jan/1846
WHEATLEY John Benjamin Jan/1846-52+
WATTS Mary Ann to May/1853
HART Charles May/1853-82+
EMERY Walter 1891+ (age 30 in 1891 )
HART Charles 1896+
HART Henry James 1904-05+
CALEY Ambrose 1908+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/ShipHalfMoon.shtml
From the Pigot's Directory 1823
From
the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Census
Kentish Mercury
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