Havelock Arms, 38 Meeting House Lane, Peckham SE15
Camberwell pubs history index
This pub is now demolished. Modern flats on site are called �Havelock Court�. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Havelock Arms, 38 Meeting House Lane, Peckham SE15 - circa 1963-67
Kindly provided by Mike Ryan
Residents at this address
Morning Advertiser 31 March 1871 - licence applications :
Havelock Arms, Meeting House lane to William Hardy has the lease close by which 200 houses had been built and occupied. Since the last application, he had expended a considerable sum in improving the premises, Licence refused.
1871/John Frances Frost/Manager of Beer House/25/Kentisbeare, Devon/Census
1871/Emily Mary Frost/Wife/25/Canterbury Kent/Census
1871/Thomas Verrey/Pot Boy/15/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
South London Press 27 March 1875 - The following were refused new victuallers licenses:
William Hardy, the Havelock Arms, Meeting House lane, Peckham
1878/W Hardy/../../../../Surrey Directory
1881/Alfred Griffiths/Publican/35/St James, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Griffiths/Wife/30/Spalding, Lincoln/Census
1881/Esther Griffiths/Daughter/11/Notting Hill, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Griffiths/Daughter/2/../Census
1881/Annie Bright/Domestic Servant/19/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1881/William Willsmore/Barman/18/Edgeware Rd, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriett Griggs/Barmaid/19/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/John Slater/Potman/19/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1896/C Lawrence/../../../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Mercury 05 June 1896 - Peckham Licence Transfers
Havelock Arms, Meeting house lane, C Lawrence to James John Weavers
1901/William Adcock/../../../../Post Office Directory
1904/W. Gosheron/../../../Post Office Directory *
1905/Samuel Joseph Pinder/../../../../Post Office Directory
1908/Samuel Joseph Pinder/../../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Thomas James Colmer/../../../../Post Office Directory
In 1909, Thomas James Colmer, engineer of 15 Eton road marries Rebecca
Matilda Williams, of 10 Holmes street; both parents are publicans, i.e.
Thomas Harcourt Colmer and William Williams. These are the
Armstrong Gun, 15
Eton road, Plumstead and the
Bricklayers Arms,
10 Thomas street, Woolwich
1911/Thomas Colmer/Licensed Victualler/24/Camberwell, London/Census
1911/Rebecca Colmer/Wife/27/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1911/Mary Colmer/Daughter/Under 6 months/Peckham, London/Census
1911/Helen Dowling/Servant/21/Deptford/Census
1911/Edith Leashman/Nurse/14/Peckham, London/Census
1913/Thomas James Colmer/../../../../Electoral Register
1914/Alfred Devine/../../../Post Office Directory *
1917/Walter Henry Dearing Durrant/../../../../Post Office Suburban
Directory **
1919/Walter Henry D Durrant/../../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Jane Durrant/../../../Hughes Directory *
1938/Mrs Ada Rogers/../../../../Post Office Directory
My father; Tom Ryan, was the publican here circa 1963-1967. Back in those
days, it had a yard with sheds where guys made beautiful ornamental "pirate
blunderbuss guns" with brown wood and golden brass barrels which flared out.
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1971/../Havelock Arms, 38 Meeting House Lane SE15/../../../Pub Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Mile Ryan