New Cross House, 316 New Cross road, Deptford SE14

The New Cross House is in the Manor of Hatcham in its early days, this latterly becomes the New Cross area and in Deptford. The 1851 census places it in Deptford St Paul, in Surrey.

This pub has now been renamed Goldsmith’s Tavern (2009). **

Deptford Index

A listing of London historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Deptford, Kent in the parishes of St Pauls or St Nicholas - now partially in London.

New Cross House, 316 New Cross Road, SE14 - in April 2009

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1822/Richard Tozer, New Cross House, New Cross, Hatcham/../../Surrey Recognizances

1823-24/Ts Bloe, New Cross House, New Cross/../../Pigots Directory

1825/James Purcell, New Cross House, New Cross, Hatcham/../../Surrey Recognizances

1826/James Purcell, New Cross House, New Cross, Hatcham/../../Surrey Recognizances

1826/James Purcell/../../../London Directory

Morning Advertiser 18 August 1832/Mr Moscrop, New Cross House, Deptford/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1836/Stephen Skinner, New Cross House, New cross/../../Pigot's Directory

1840/George Benwell, Newcross House, Newcross/../../../Pigots Directory

1851/Stephen Norton/Licensed Victualler/51/Great Chart, Kent/Census
1851/Charlotte Norton/Wife/50/Wakefield, Yorkshire/Census
1851/Elizabeth Hughes/House Servant, Widow/40/Scotland/Census
1851/Robert Cooper/Hostler/40/Chiselhurst, Kent/Census
1851/William Perkins/Lodger, Tile Maker/45/Downham, Norfolk/Census
1851/William Nichols/Lodger, Tailor/21/Westbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/John Park/Lodger, Tile Maker, Widow/49/../Census

1856/Stephen Norton/../../../Post Office Directory

1858/Stephen Norton/../../../Melvilles Directory

1861/James J Osborn/Victualler//Lynn, Dorset/Census
1861/Constance/Wife/21/Lee, Kent/Census
1861/Wooldarski/Boarder/42/Slavinia/Census
1861/Elizabeth Sales/Cook/24/Westerham, Kent/Census
1861/Thomas Rose/Servant/15/Surrey/Census

1865/James Judd Osborn/../../../Post Office Directory

James Judd Osborn is the incoming licensee of the Rose & Crown, White Lion street in September 1866

1869/William James Legg/../../../Post Office Directory

March 1869/William James Legg, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

March 1869/Georgiana Hester Legg, widow and executrix of William James Legg, late occupier/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

April 1871/Georgina Hester Legg/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

April 1871/Alexander Gordon/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1876/Alex. Gordon/../../../P.O. Directory **

In 1881, Charles Freeman is married here, although listed previously in the April, 1881 census at the King Johns Head, 128 Southwark Street, Christchurch, Southwark. By 1883, he is the St Paul's Head, 1 Crispin Street, Spitalfields at the time of his first child's birth. *

1884/Duncan Jenkins/../../../Post Office Directory

1888/John Lees/../../../P.O. Directory **

June 1890/Rose Mary Lees/baptism, St Paul Deptford/../../Births & Baptisms
June 1890/John Lees & Mary/Licensed Victualler, New Cross House/../../Births & Baptisms

1891/John Lees/Inn Keeper/45/Oldham, Lancashire/Census
1891/Mary Lees/Wife/30/Oldham, Lancashire/Census
1891/John S Lees/Son/5/Deptford, Kent/Census
1891/James Lees/Son/4/Deptford, Kent/Census
1891/Rose Lees/Daughter/11 months/Deptford, Kent/Census
1891/Mary Holland/Domestic Servant/16/Woolwich, Kent/Census

1910/Thomas William Hare../../../P.O. Directory

1917/George Edward Shearmur/../../../P.O. Directory **

1921/Arthur J Spasbott/../../../P.O. Directory **

1927/Walter John Talmadge/../../../P.O. Directory **

1934/E J Rose & Co Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/E J Rose & Co Ltd/../../../P.O. Directory

1944/E J Rose & Co Ltd/../../../P.O. Directory

My family, Thomas and Popsy Grehan took the tenancy of the Lord Derby from 1963 to 1968 and then moved up the hill to The New Cross House until 1971. ***

* Provided By Grahame Bulfield

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By John Grehan