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This is later the British Legion building by 1938, and probably earlier. The address is given as 21 Blackheath Hill in 1865 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. *
The census returns place this pub in Lewisham rather than Greenwich.
Greenwich Index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Greenwich, London.
Residents at this address.
1805/Cisley Hardman, Yorkshire Grey, Blackheath hill/../../Holdens Directory
1819/Mr Copeland/innkeeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1823-24/Francis Newman, Yorkshire Grey, Blackheath hill/../../Pigots Directory
1825/Mr and Mrs Lynn/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association records *
1826/William Millidge/../../../Pigots Directory
1834/Benjamin Brown/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association records *
1836/Benj Brown, Yorkshire Grey, Blackheath hill/../../Pigot's Directory
1840/William Gunn/../../../Pigots Directory
1852/Edward Clark/../../../Archdeacons Directory
August 1853/Edward Clark/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1853/William Barr/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1855/G. Kennedy/../../../Post Office Directory *
January 1856/George Coombs/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1856/Joseph James Ballinger/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1858/Joseph James Ballinger/../../../Melvilles Directory
Orrs Kentish Journal- 18 May 1861
Yorkshire Grey, Blackheath Hill, John Sampson Leftkey
1862/J F Bragger/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/John Ellis/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association records *
May 1866/to Sarah Ellis, administratrix to Jonathan Ellis/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Yorkshire Grey, Blackheath Hill, Sarah Ellis
1867/Mrs J Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Henry Nelson/Licensed Victualler/42/Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Jane Nelson/Wife/40/Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen Ann Nelson/Daughter/17/Middlesex/Census
1871/Harry Phillips Nelson/Son, Solicitors Copy Clerk/16/Middlesex/Census
1871/Edith Mary Nelson/Daughter/13/Middlesex/Census
1871/Lydia Maud Nelson/Daughter/10/Birmingham/Census
1871/William Arthur Nelson/Son/8/Middlesex/Census
1871/Ada Oliver/Visitor/9/Middlesex/Census
1874/Hy Nelson/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/James William Manton/Licensed Victualler/55/Kingslate, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Manton/Wife/43/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Manton/Daughter/18/St Botolphs, Middlesex/Census
1881/Madeline Manton/Daughter/11/St Botolphs, Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Manton/Son/9/St Botolphs, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frank Manton/Son/7/St Botolphs, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elsie Manton/Daughter/5/St Botolphs, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Smith/General Servant/20/Charlton, Kent/Census
1882/James William Manton/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mrs Martha Ann Manton/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Walter Lucas/Licensed Victualler/42/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1891/Maria Lucas/Wife/40/Cheltenham, Gloucester/Census
1891/Maria Stuart/General Servant/55/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Harriet Milward/Niece/6/South Norwood, Surrey/Census
1896/George Robert Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Mrs Matilda Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1904/Mrs Matilda Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Mrs Matilda Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Mrs Matilda Ward/../../../Post Office Directory *
1908/Mrs Matilda Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Mrs Matilda Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Peter Fitzpatrick/../../../Post Office Directory *
1919/Peter Fitzpatrick/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/James Herbert Grosse/../../../Post Office Directory
1925/James Herbert Grosse/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Greenwich 1475] ***
1930/James H Grosse/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Greenwich 1475] ***
Around this time, this Yorkshire Gray disappears, and James H Grosse is also
listed for the Yorkshire Grey, Eltham Hill SE9 ***
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