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The address is also listed as Victoria Road in 1882 and earlier (including the 1847 Directory *), as 57 Grove Lane in 1851 and 1848, and as Grove Street again in 1840 and earlier. The pub's name is given as the King's Head up until the 1851 census, and has been renamed as the Victoria by 1856. *
A listing of London historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Deptford, Kent in the parishes of St Pauls or St Nicholas - now partially in London.
The Victoria, 177 Grove Street - in January 2007
Kindly provided by Matt Martin
Residents at this address.
1826/George Higham/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1832-34/Marian Pierpoint, Kings Head, Grove road/../../Pigots Directory
1836/George Watts, Kings Head, Grove street/../../Pigot's Directory
1840/George Taylor Watts/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1847/G. T. Watts/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1848/William Tyars/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/George Bolton/Victualler/37/Poplar, Middlesex/Census *
1851/Harriett Bolton/Wife, Laundress/58/Bennington, Kent/Census
1851/Hannah Penney/General Servant/17/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1851/Philip Banton/Waiter/29/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/John Emery/Visitor (Widower), Labourer/37/Ampthill, Somerset/Census
1852/George Bolton/../../../Archdeacons Directory
1856/George Bolton/public house keeper/../../Old Bailey Online *
Orrs Kentish Journal- 18 May 1861
Victoria, Grove Place, George Bolton
Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Victoria, Grove Place, St Paul Deptford, Walter Dicker
1869/Walter Dicker/../../../Post Office Directory *
1881/Charles Spurgin/Licensed Victualler/40/St Mary Stratford, Suffolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth Spurgin/Wife/39/Thrapstone, Northampton/Census
1881/Emily Spurgin/Daughter/18/Roehampton, Surrey/Census
1881/Alice Spurgin/Daughter/17/Weybridge, Surrey/Census
1881/Charles Spurgin/Son/15/Weybridge, Surrey/Census
1881/John Spurgin/Nephew/3/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1882/Charles Spurgin/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Charles Spurgin/../../../Post Office Directory
Woolwich Gazette 13 June 1890 - Transfer of licences :
Victoria, from George Clarke to Andrew Alexander Gay
1891/Andrew Alex Gay/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/John Weston/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Stone Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Thomas Pow/Licensed Victualler/30/Stepney, London/Census ***
1901/Edith Pow/Wife/26/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1901/Edward Pow/Son/2 months/Deptford, London/Census
1901/Joh Deacon/Barman/20/Mayfield, Sussex/Census
1901/Sarah German/Domestic Servant/17/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1901/Alfred Slumber/Potman/29/St James, London/Census
1902/Thomas Pow/../../../Trade Directory ***
1910/Thomas Charles George Pow/../../../Post Office Directory *
1911/Thomas Charles George Pow/../../../Census ***
1911/Thomas C. G. Pow/Publican/41/Stepney/Census *
1911/Earl Sarah Pow/Wife/37/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1911/Ada Bruce/Niece/8/Deptford/Census
1911/Frederick Peddy/Barman/23/Gillingham, Kent/Census
After leaving the Victoria, Thomas Pow moved to the
Woodman Hotel, in Sydenham until the
mid 1930's. ***
1915/Charles Pengelly/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Chas. Pengilly/../../../Hughes Directory *
1927/Thomas W Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Mrs Harriett Ellen Marsh/../../../Post Office Directory *
* Provided By Ewan
*** Provided By Victor Owen
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