Grove Tavern, 522 Lordship Lane, Dulwich, Camberwell SE22
Camberwell pubs history index
At Bews Corner, Lordship Lane in 1865, 1872 and 1878; a bit of earlier
background. The pub is on the site of the 'Green Man' which lasted from
1704-92 - it was here that the famous 'Dulwich waters' were discovered by
the landlord William Cox in 1741. The pub closed around 1792 - the property
was used as a house by Lord Thurlow and later as a school, Dr Glennie's
Academy - where Lord Byron received some of his early education. The
building was pulled down in 1825 and the site used as a pleasure ground with
a small beer house called 'Bew's Corner' - the first landlord of the Grove
Tavern was James Owen, the grandson of 'Old Mother Bew' who ran 'Bew's
Corner'. For more info see 'The Pubs of Dulwich & Herne Hill' published by
the Dulwich & Herne Hill Societes last year. *
The pub is now closed (2018) and not likely to re-open in its current form. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Grove Tavern, Lordship Lane and Dulwich common, Dulwich - circa 1900
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Residents at this address.
Dulwich Estate Minutes 1/02/1862: Approved the building lease for Messrs
Courage of the Anchor Brewery, Horsley Down � 84 years from Michaelmas next,
to take the corner plot at Bew�s Corner, between the large pond there and
Dulwich Common Road and Lordship Lane, at a ground rent of �40 per annum,
upon which a tavern is to be built, at a cost of not less than �1200
exclusive of stabling and out offices � and they will also have a lease to
take an additional 200 feet of frontage on Lordship Lane and build thereon
tow pairs of semi-detached houses at a cots of not less than �1000 the pair,
rent �40 a year, at the rate of 4s per foot. The Governors on their part
undertake to assist Messrs Courage in obtaining a licence, and agree not to
grant leave for any other tavern or public house to be built on their
property within � of a mile. *
Morning Advertiser 19/03/1863: Newington Licensing: Grove Tavern, Bell
Corner, Dulwich - James Thomas Owen, in his petition, stated that his house
was a large and commodious one; a great deal of building was being carried
on in the neighbourhood: no other licences house would be allowed near this
one, and there was no opposition. licence granted
1865/Mr James T
Owen, Grove Tavern, Bews corner, Dulwich /../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1871/Henry Willson/Licensed victualler/37/St Marylebone/Census *
1871/Fanny Willson/Wife/39/Kent Chislehurst/Census
1871/Eliza F Willson/Daughter/7/St Marylebone/Census
1871/Eliza J Burden/Barmaid/19/St James/Census
1871/Charles Osmond/Draper�s assistant/26/Oxford St W/Census
1871/David English/Ostler/40/Somerset Puttymore/Census
1871/Mary Goslin/General servant/23/Essex Southminster/Census
1871/Walter Radley/Potman/21/ Cambridge Chateris/Census
January 1872/William Thomas Stannard /Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1872/William Thomas Stannard and Thomas Sands/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1878/A W Crow/../../../../Surrey Directory
1881/Alfred W Crow/Licensed Victualler/36/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Crow/Wife/35/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/William G Crow/Son/7/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred J Limomus/Cellarman/18/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Ord/Barmaid/19/Hertford, Hertford/Census
1881/Ada Warr/Barmaid/21/Fenny Stratford, Buckingham/Census
1881/Mary Hickey/Housemaid/18/Peckham, Surrey/Census
1881/Bridget Dwyer/Kitchenmaid/17/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1881/Henry Groom/Potman/33/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1891/Alfred William Crow/../../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alfred William Crow/Licensed Victualler/47/London Westminster/Census *
1891/Elizabeth A Crow/Wife & licensed victualler�s assistant/32/London
Bermondsey/Census
1891/John A Crow/Son & licensed victualler�s assistant/21/London
Pimlico/Census
1891/Bessie E Crow/Daughter & licensed victualler�s assistant/18/London
Pimlico/Census
1891/Nelson S Crow/Son & licensed victualler�s assistant /17/London
Pimlico/Census
1891/Emma Clarke/General domestic servant/24/Great Linball/Census
1891/Elizabeth Clarke/Nurse/14/Not known/Census
1891/Henry Wicken/Potman/52/London Dulwich/Census
1891/William G Crow/Son/1/Hampshire Southsea/Census
1896/W H Fruen/../../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George Asser/Licensed victualler/36/London Camberwell/Census *
1901/Florence A Asser/Wife/28/ London Camberwell/Census
1901/Blanche Asser/Son/5/Sussex Hastings/Census
1901/Leslie E Asser/Son/4/../Census
1901/Beatrice Short/Barmaid/ 24/London/Census
1901/Florence Fryer/Barman/22/London/Census
1904/Wm H Fruen/../../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Frank Edward Fells/../../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Frank Edward Fells/Licensed Victualler/35/London Bermondsey/Census *
1911/Catherine Bowden Fells/Wife/27/London Peckham/Census
1911/Constance Ethel Peronie/Barmaid/21/London Peckham/Census
1911/Ethel Ruby Hobden/Barmaid 17/London Peckham/Census
1911/Edward Richard Francis/Barman/26/London Battersea/Census
1911/Arthur Charles Rogers/Waiter/30/London Lambeth/Census
1911/Arthur John Pritchard/Page/19/Australia Brisbane Queensland/Census
1911/Eliza Jane Dyer/Cook/31/London Kennington/Census
1911/Evelyn Arch/ Housemaid/29/Suffolk/Census
1911/Annie Hedger/Nurse/21/Kent Bromley/Census
1911/Mary Katharine Bowden Fells/Daughter/3 months/London Dulwich/Census
1919/Frank Edward Fells/../../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Arthur Dickson Mitchell/../../../../Post Office Directory
1944/James Ainsworth/../../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ian McInnes