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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1823-

Three Crowns

Demolished 1930s

High Bridge (Crane StreetPigot's Directory 1832-34)

Greenwich

Three Crowns 1890

Above photo, 1890, showing the "Yacht" right also showing the "Three Crowns" and the "Crown and Sceptre."

Three Crowns 1910

Above postcard, circa 1910.

Three Crowns painting

Above painting, date unknown.

Three Crowns painting

Above painting, I believe by Lian O'Farrell to look like 30's style.

Crown and Scetre and Yacht

Above photo is taken off Corbett’s boat yard at Greenwich. The pub on the left is the "Three Crowns" and on the right the "Yacht." I believe the Curlew Rowing Club used the "Crown and Sceptre" before moving to "Trafalgar Tavern."

Three Crowns

Above photo, date unknown, kindly submitted by Richard Evans.

Three Crowns

Above photo, date unknown.

 

The last landlord of this pub died from wounds sustained in WW1. He died in may 1918 and the pub never reopened and was pulled down sometime in the 30s.

 

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 15 March, 1856.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES.

Petty Sessions, Crooms Hill — Saturday, March 8th.

(Before T. Lewin, Esq., chairman, Major Gossett, Alderman Eagleton, and J. Sutton, Esq.)

Greenwich.

"Three Crowns," High-bridge, Richard Vaile to Charles Maynard.

 

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 21 February, 1857.

TRANSFER OF LICENCES, Feb. 16. GREENWICH.

(Before T. Lewin, Esq., Chairman; Major Gosset Mr. Alderman Eagleton, and J. Sutton, Esq.

Greenwich.

"Three Crowns," High Bridge, John Dutwall to William Francis.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

LEWIS T 1823+ Pigot's Directory 1823

NEWSOME William 1826+

HODGSON Mary 1832+ Pigot's Directory 1832-34

HODGSON John 1832-34+

KEMSHEAD Charles 1840+

LLOYD Mary to June/1849

DOWNING Richard June/1849+

MUNYARD Thomas to Nov/1849

BALLS James Nov/1849-52+

WILLIAMS William to Aug/1855

VAILE Richard Aug/1855-8/Mar/56

MAYNARD Charles 8/Mar/1856+

DUTWALL John to 16/Feb/1857

FRANCIS William 16/Feb/1857+

?VAILE William S 1858?

LLOYD H Mr 1858+

TOWNSEND John 1866-67+

KING William 1871-74+ (age 44 in 1871Census)

ATKINS James 1881-82+ (age 55 in 1881Census)

TODD Emily Miss 1891-1911+

PLOWMAN Henry Lewis to 1914

https://pubwiki.co.uk/ThreeCrowns.shtml

http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/threecrowns.html

 

Pigot's Directory 1823From the Pigot's Directory 1823

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

CensusCensus

 

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