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Nile Tavern, Nile street, Woolwich

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The Nile Tavern, 13 Hog lane in 1851 becomes Nile street around 1860, and this is the Nile Tavern, 13 Nile street in 1871

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Woolwich, Kent .

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In 1841 at the Nile Tavern, Hog lane
1841/Alexander Drouet/Publican/23/../Census
1841/Sophia Bentley/Housekeeper/27/../Census
1841/Peter Coll/Male Servant/30/../Census
1841/George Geary/Male Servant/18/../Census
1841/Mary Johnson/Female Servant/15/Kent/Census
1841/Ann Johnson/Female Servant/14/Kent/Census
1841/Margaret Jones/Female Servant/16/Kent/Census

Surrey Mercury, 01 June 1847
Suspicious Death, Saturday - James Whiting alias Spencer, a waterman, remanded on bail on suspicion of causing the death of Alexander Johnson, late waiter at Mr Drouetts, Nile Tavern, Hog lane, Woolwich. Jury returned an open verdict of found drowned.

Kentish Mercury. 20 July 1847 - Rowing Match
A grand rowing match comes off this day (Tuesday) between Messrs Drouett, landlord of the Nile Tavern, Hog lane, and Rice sen, of the Fortune of War Public House, Greens End, for 5 pounds aside the men of "spirits are to commence from the Nile Tavern, and row opposite to the barge house and back.

Alexander Drouet is a beer house keeper at 6 1/2 East street, Newington by 1851

Kentish Independent. 15 January 1848 - Transfers
Nile, Hog lane, William Drouett to Francis Sales

Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 January 1849
Woolwich, Free Waterside Piublic House, the Nile Tavern, Hog lane.
This excellent house, held on lease for 32 years, which has averaged for the last 12 months from £65 to £70 per month for beer, upwards of £10 per month for gin, which other articles in proportion, must positively be let or sold in consequence of the serious and continued illness of the wife and marriage of the daughter of the proprietor. Apply on the premises.

March 1849/Francis Sales/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

March 1849/Alfred Whittaker Howe/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

In 1851 at Nile Tavern, 13 Hog lane
John Edwards, Licensed Victualler, aged 21 and born in Gravesend, Kent
Ann Edwards, Wife aged 22 and born in Cobham, Kent
Mary Cooper, Housemaid aged 41 and born in Rochester, Kent

November 1851/John Edwards/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

November 1851/Joseph Lockett/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1852/Joseph Lockett/../../../Archdeacons Directory

August 1852/Joseph Lockett/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

August 1852/John Shalborne/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

Kentish Mercury. 21 August 1852 - Transfer of Licenses
The Nile, Hog lane, from Joseph Lockitt to John Shalbourne

January 1854/John Shelborne/Outgoing Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian

January 1854/Thomas Temlett Brown/Incoming Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian

Kentish Independent. 03 October 1857
Free Public House, Woolwich.
To be sold, the long lease of a Free Public House. Rent Fifty Guineas per annum - part let off. Apply to the proprietor, Mr Francis Sales, Nile Tavern, Hog lane, Woolwich

1858/Thomas T Brown/../../../Melvilles Directory

1858 Melvilles, Brown, Thomas T., Nile, Hog lane

November 1859/William Trinder/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

November 1859/Elizabeth Lushington Hurly/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1862/Elizabeth Lushington Hurley, Nile tavern, 13 Hog lane/../../Post Office Directory

Kentish Independent. 14 February 1863
Transfer of Licence - the Nile Tavern, Hog lane, provisionally transferred from Elizabeth Lushington Harley to John Williams, at the Woolwich Police Court.

Kentish Independent. 28 May 1864
The Highway committee recommended that the name of Hare street be applied to the whole of the thoroughfare, now called Hare street and Richard street;
that the name of Hog lane be changed to Nile street. A name of Thames street was suggested as it appeared like naming the street after a public house, and the name of Nile street was preferable.

Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Nile, Hog Lane, Charles Bradford

1871/Walter J Grove/Publican (Nile Tavern)/21/Southampton/Census
1871/Frederick B Lake/Potman/30/Woolwich, Kent/Census

1874/G Panton/../../../Post Office Directory

Kentish Independent 26 August 1876 - Transfer of Licences :
Nile, Woolwich, from George Panton to Isaac Gun




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