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Blackfen Road
Sidcup
Above photo, circa 1875, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. Showing the original
"Woodman," then just a simple beer house, prior to its first rebuild in
the late 1880s. The lady in the doorway may well be the licensee, Jane
Staples, who'd have been c.80 years old at the time this photograph was
taken. |
Above photo, circa 1890, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1906. |
Above photo, date unknown. Proprietor was J A Harvey. |
Above photo, 1920s. |
Above photo 1931. |
Above photo prior to 1932.
Note the Reffells Brewery sign to the left. Reffells had leased the pub from as long ago as 1899 but did not acquire
the freehold until the summer of 1930. Even before negotiations were complete plans for a projected rebuild
were being drawn up. The present pub was erected behind the old pub in
1931 and only then was the original demolished. |
Above postcard date unknown. |
Above photo, post 1931, from
https://www.reffell.org.uk |
Above photo, post 1931, from
https://www.reffell.org.uk |
Above photo, 1931, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1931, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard, 1932, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1932, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above photo, 1932, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above painting, date unknown. |

Above postcard, circa 1954, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above postcard, date unknown, kindly sent by Jim Parker. |

Above photo, date unknown.
This photograph above is the new Woodman public house looking across Blackfen Road from the junction of Wellington Avenue. The new pub was designed by Kenneth Dalgliesh whose initials are set in
a small stone block alongside the entrance to the public bar.
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Above photo, 1991 by Stephen Howden. |
Above photo, 2006 by Steve Thoroughgood. |
Above plan for new build, 1931, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
Above advert, 1954. |
The pub has changed name to the "George
Staples" in honour of its first landlord, (if indeed he was the
first) as yet date of change unknown. Stewart Morgan suggests that George
Crafter could well have been a partner of George Staples. Or an incorrect
name or dodgy handwriting in the 1841 census.
LICENSEE LIST
CRAFTER George 1841 (age 40 in 1841 )
STAPLES George William 1841-58+ (age 60 in 1851 )
STAPLES Jane M 1861+ (widow age 69 in 1861 )
KING George 1871+ (age 33 in 1871 )
SHEPHERD Charles James 1881-82+ (age 33 in 1881 )
BORSLEY William A 1891+ (age 29 in 1891 )
DYER William Henry 1896+
HENDEN Tom 1901+ (age 40 in 1901 )
SHELDON Henry 1903-13+ (age 49 in 1911 )

HARVEY J A ????
STREAT Frank H & ABBOTT Archibald C 1938+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Woodman.shtml
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Woodman1.shtml
Census
From
the Kelly's Directory 1903
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