Photos above and below taken from http://www.flickr.com by Matt Martin in March 2006.

Above photo, 12 August 2013.

From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 20 June, 1857.

PETTY SESSIONS. June 13th, 1857.

(Before Sir T. M. Wilson, Bart., Chairman ; Major Gosset, Captain Grant, J. Sutton, Esq., and T. Lewin, Esq.)

TRANSFER OF LICENCES.

Woolwich.

Mr. Matthews, solicitor, of London, appeared to support an application on the part of Mr. John Buttery, of the "Gun," New road, Woolwich, for the licence of his house to be transferred to a newly erected house in the same locality.

Mr. Colquhoun, of Woolwich, opposed the application on behalf of Mrs. Butler, landlady of the "Anglesea Arms," situate a short distance of the applicant’s new house.

The Bench after hearing the observations of the two legal gentlemen, retired to consider their decision, and on returning into court, The Chairman said that himself and brother magistrates considered the licence ought to be transferred. The transfer was made accordingly.

From the https://www.newsshopper.co.uk By David Mills, 8th December 2008.

BROMLEY: Mother to mourn Keston car crash victim at Christmas.

THE mother of a hugely popular 17-year-old boy who was killed in a car accident says Christmas Day is going to be “terrible” for her family.

Dee Mosedale, 53, lost her beloved son George when his car hit a tree in West Common Road, Keston, at around 11.30pm on June 17.

The former Hayes School pupil had driven his girlfriend home after telling his mother he would be straight back.

George never came home that evening, and for Dee and her family, their lives will never be the same again.

Dee, who is landlady of the Anglesey Arms in Palace Road, Bromley, said: “It will be terrible on Christmas Day.

“We have to do the best we can, George will be looking down on us.”

She added: “We are still trying to come to terms with it. You don’t expect to bury your own children.

“We have a whole new life now, learning how to live with a big loss in our life.

“We are certainly changed people, which only someone who has lost a child would know what we are talking about.

“It was the worst thing that could have happened to you in your life.

“You realise what other people are going through who have lost loved ones.”

Since George’s death, the family has received fantastic support from friends and customers at their pub.

Around 900 people turned out for his funeral and 100 came to a party on what would have been his 18th birthday on September 13.

After his accident, police had to close the road he crashed in to allow 200 people to leave flowers and tributes.

Dee said: “He was such a likeable boy, when he walked through the bar everyone would say hello George.

“People have written to us saying you don't know us but we knew George, I don't think he will be forgotten.”

George was halfway through a two-year apprenticeship as a heating engineer at K&T heating services, based in Woolwich.

His mother said: “He had a bright future ahead of him, they thought the world of him at K&T.

“They said he was a natural and would have made the grade.”

Outside work George was a keen sportsman, who loved golf, football, snooker and swimming.

He was a semi-professional footballer for Welling United.

The coroner recorded George’s death as accidental, and his mother thinks he was not wearing his seatbelt.

She said: “I don't think he was wearing his seatbelt, which is a message that has to be got over to so many young people.”

As well as Dee, George leaves behind his father Charlie, his elder brother Tony, and elder sister Rosie.

His mother added: “It's like he’s still alive and about, not a day goes by where something doesn’t happen which reminds me of him.

“I still don't believe it, I still think he’s going to walk through the door.”

I am 80. My father B H Carpenter was born within the sound of Bow Wells. His mother and father (B H Carpenter,) my grandparents, moved to Woolwich and took over the "Anglesea Arms."

My grandfather died of Malaria at the pub which he caught serving in India.

My grandmother kept the licence, remarried and her second husband was involved in a traffic accident outside the pub.

The customers brought his body into the pub and placed it on the counter.

My grandmother left Woolwich in 1921 and went to Leigh on Sea with my father and his sister.

Moira Carpenter.

From the https://www.newsshopper.co.uk 20 March, 2025, By Alex Marsh.

Anglesea Arms pub in Woolwich New Road could be demolished.

A Woolwich pub could be knocked down to make way for a four-storey block of flats and a “hip and vibrant social gathering space”.

The Anglesea Arms in Woolwich New Road is currently closed, but first opened to punters in 1850.

Perpetual Property has now asked for permission from Greenwich Council to knock down the building and replace it with a four-storey block.

The scheme, named Anglesea Crescent by the developer, would deliver seven new flats, most of which will have two bedrooms, aimed at couples and small families.

Proposals also include creating a “commercial social gathering space” on the ground floor of the block to replace the existing pub.

Few details have been provided as to what kind of venue this would be, but planning documents claim it would be a “hip and vibrant” space for the community to gather.

The existing pub has struggled in recent years, with its licence suspended by the council in 2022 over an alleged pub brawl “fuelled by drugs and alcohol”.

The applicant claims that the pub saw a “decline in usage” in recent years, and that its redevelopment would “meet the housing and social needs” of the borough.

“The proposal aims to redevelop the site to create a social gathering space, ensuring that the new development respects the historical significance of the building while enhancing its community function,” they add.

“The redevelopment will be sensitive to the character of the conservation area.”

The current plans have been submitted as an outline planning application, meaning that even if the council grants approval, the developer will have to gain further planning permission for detailed proposals ahead of starting work at the site.

The developer says that they are seeking “advice” from the council on a number of matters relating to the development, including its appearance, layout and scale.