1 Church Street (Garden Stairs 1866)

Greenwich

Above painting by Thomas Rowlandson, who died in 1827, titled "Landing at Greenwich." The sign of the pub actually says "Letton Salutation An Ordinary." That would date it about 1832.

Above showing the coloured version. The building to the left of the painting is the Greenwich Hospital. The "Salutation" is the building far right.  This painting is housed at the Victoria and Albert museum.

Above sign, pre 1827.

Above watercolour by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) showing a similar view 1800s and shows a mast boat landing below the Garden Stairs at the left of the foreground.

Above sign stating, THE SALUTATION TAVERN, AN ORDINARY ON SUNDAYS at TWO O'CLOCK.

Above from "Greenwich Revealed" by Neil Rhind & Julian Watson.

Close up of above map.

Reference has been found for this pub, dating back to 1804, but it is suggested that along with the "Peter Boat" it could go back to the 17th century.

The "Salutation" was a pub built next to Garden Stairs, Greenwich, at the western end of Fisher's Lane. I was told that it was demolished in the 1840s to make way for the existing Greenwich Pier. The now much larger set of water stairs are still there and the "Salutation" existed to serve the needs of Thames watermen and their passengers using the stairs to access the river from Church Street.

However, I also have reference to Robert Huntley being licensee there from 1858 to at least 1866, so a new building must have been erected after the 1840s building was removed and was situated at the west end of the Greenwich pier.

Fisher's Lane was a narrow thoroughfare running along the riverfront from the Waterstairs to Greenwich Hospital and is described in the first chapter of Frederick Marryat's novel "Poor Jack."

Another "Salutation" tavern is said to have existed in Deptford in the early 18th century.

LICENSEE LIST

LETTON John 1804-18 dec'd

LETTON Grace Ann to 1825 (died age 80 on 15 Apr 1839)

LETTON Richard 1823-pre 52 dec'd (retired victualler age 60 in 1851)

HALFPENNY William 1858+

HUNTLEY Robert 1866+

From the Pigot's Directory 1823

From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

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