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10
New Street
Sandwich
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo, date unknown. |
Above photo 1994, showing L to R, Gareth Butcher, Paula Martin
(landlady, and Bernard Butcher. |
Above picture of the Greyhound, Sandwich in better days. |
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Above photo shows the Greyhound in Sandwich. Photo taken
from
http://www.roundsandsounds.co.uk |
Above 2 photos and sign below taken 17 Feb 2008 by Paul Skelton. |
  Above sign left, 1991, sign right,
February 2008.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
From at least 1823.
Kelly's Directory 1934 reports WATTS H. & G. (1929) Ltd. wine & spirit
merchants. New Street & "Greyhound" public house, 10 New Street. T N 5
H & G Watts Ltd, wholesale & family wine & spirit merchants & beer bottlers;
importers of foreign liqueurs; established 1844; offices and cellars, New
Street. Telegraphic address "Watts, Sandwich;" Telephone No 5 Sandwich
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Kentish Gazette, 12 June, 1821.
FREE PUBLIC HOUSES.
TO BE LET BY PUBLIC AUCTION, To the highest Bidder,
AT the GUILDHALL, Sandwich, on THURSDAY, the Fifth day of July,
1821, between the hours of Twelve and One.
The following ESTATES: for the terms of fourteen years, from the
10th day of October next, subject to such conditions as shall be
then and there produced.
Lot 1. All that MESSUAGE or TENEMENT, called the "Mermaid,"
situate in the Corn-market, in the parish of Saint Peter the
Apostle, in Sandwich aforesaid.
Lot 2. All that MESSUAGE or TENEMENT, called the "Grey Hound"
situate in New-street, in the said parish of St. Peter the A penile,
in Sandwich aforesaid.
For farther particulars apply at the office of GEORGE GARRTTT,
Solicitor.
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Kentish Gazette, 14 August 1849.
SANDWICH.
PUBLIC HOUSES, ROPE WALK TOLLS, AND LANDS, TO BE LET BY AUCTION,
At the Guildhall, on THURSDAY, the 23rd day of August, 1849, at Twelve
o'clock at noon:—
Lot 1:— All that MESSUAGE, TENEMENT, or PUBLIC HOUSE, commonly known by
the sign of the "Greyhound," with the stable and premises thereunto
belonging, situate in New Street, in SANDWICH, and now in the occupation
of Mr. Henry Stephen Watts, wine merchant, as under tenant to Messrs.
Tomson, of Ramsgate, brewers.
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From the East Kent Mercury, April 30, 1992
CATS LIVE IN LUXURY
When some stray cats decide to make their home at the "Greyhound" pub
in Sandwich, the licensee John Martin built them an elegant cathouse.
Above shows John Martin with the cat house he has made for the
strays at his pub.
The five cats now have a two-storey home, decorated with Regency
style wallpaper.
The cathouse has cost John around £35 to complete and he says the
cats will be very comfortable in it.
"The cats have adopted us," John told me. "I had to make them really
comfortable."
John is one of those who rings the curfew at Sandwich, maintaining a
centuries-old tradition. The curfew is tolled every night of the year at
8pm from St. Peter's Church.
John and his wife Paula have been at the "Greyhound" for 12 years and
in that time have made it a very popular hostelry.
No-one appears to know how the pub got its name. A greyhound was the
heraldic device of Henry VII and was a popular name for fast stage
coaches in bygone days.
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"Channel Draught" have reported at the beginning of the year
2008 that the Greyhound was
up for sale as a pub.
Now confirmed as closed. 2008.
LICENSEE LIST
MARSHALL John 1823-24+
HAYWOOD Henry 1828-29+
ENGLISH Christopher 1832-39+
 
FRIGHT Abraham 1840
WATTS Henry Stephen & G 1849-1938
   
LYCETT Michael I & SMITH S & LYRRELL D J 1974+
Owned by H & G Watts
MARTIN John 1980-94+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Greyhound.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/greyhound.html
From the Pigot's Directory 1823
From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
From the Pigot's Directory 1839
From the Pigot's Directory 1840
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
From the Post Office Directory 1913
Library archives 1974
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