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67 (21) Church Street
Greenwich
Above photo 1881, kindly sent by Liz Calder. |
Above photo, 1930. |
Also addressed as 16 Church Street in 1871 census, the pub was rebuilt in
1875, so I expect not on exactly the same footprint, hence the number being 21 Church Street
till 1891, when also addressed as at the corner of Thames Street. I am
informed that the building has been demolished but as yet do not know the
date.
Looking at the photo of 1930, it was then operating as a hairdressers and
had again been renumbered to 67.
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From an email received 21 May 2021.
My Mom told me that she
remembers that this was her grandfather's/ great grandfather's mug
that he used to drink from. She just passed in December at age 93,
so I regret not asking her more information about it. It is quite a
heavy mug. I'm guessing pewter.
It shows the stamp marking of PINT and a shield with a crown
above it....with the letter V/ R on either side of the shield and
the #2 below the shield.
This is the bottom of the mug. The inscription reads.... British
Queen Church St. Greenwich.
Laura Brown. |
Above clock kindly sent by David Fitzpatrick, J S Doust was licensee
in 1881+. |
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From the Kentish Gazette, 24 January 1865.
GREENWICH.
Death from Hydrophobia.
On Wednesday morning a boy named James Rivers, son of parents
residing at Greenwich, died from hydrophobia, occasioned through
being bitten by a mad dog on Wednesday, the 14th ult.
It appears that on the day in question a large dog, of the
retriever breed, and which is supposed to have escaped from some
gentleman’s residence in the neighbourhood of Woolwich, was observed
in some market-grounds adjoining Greenwich marshes, rooting the
earth up in a savage manner. The infuriated animal then made its way
towards the town of Greenwich, first biting an old Greenwich
pensioner in the arm, and then some children, as also other dogs,
finally taking refuge under a table in the tap-room at the "British
Queen" public-house, Greenwich, where police-constable Anderson,
263R, killed it. Among the persons attacked was the deceased, who,
under medical treatment, appeared to progress favourably until a day
or two ago, when he was removed to Guy's Hospital, where he died. It
is feared that other children, who are still suffering, may likewise
fall victims, the owner of a valuable dog, which was also similarly
bitten, having been obliged to have the animal destroyed in
consequence of its exhibiting all the symptoms of madness.
(May be the other "British
Queen.")
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LICENSEE LIST
KINNEAR William 1852-67+ (age 62 in 1861 )
BURNEY Margaret 1881+
MILES Samuel 1871-74+ (age 62 in 1871)
DOUST Joseph Samuel 1881-82+ (age 62 in 1881)
HEMMINGS William Deacon 1891-96+ (age 54 in 1891)
TAYLOR George Thomas 1901+
LADD Alfred 1904+
SAPSWORTH Alfred George 1905+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/BritishQueenChurch.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/britishqueen2.html
Census
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