Victoria Island

Status: Closed
Address: 174 Balaam Street, E13 8RD (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Newham
Former name(s): Greyhound and Hare
Sportsman
Old Greyhound
Greyhound
Old Greyhound
Greyhound and Hare
Historical parish: Plaistow
Dates open: by 1742-c2011
rebuilt 1773
Owner: Unique (former)
Watney Combe Reid (former)
Notes: Renamed as "Victoria Island" in c2008. Now a restaurant.
Sources: Open date/Rebuilding: Pub Wiki
Close date/Renaming/Owner: WhatPub
Census 1851 [J Drysdale]/1861 [J Carr] (as "Grey Hound")/1871 [J Booth] (as "Greyhound")
OS 1869/1895/1919/1939/1957/1976
PO 1839/1851 (as "Greyhound")/1862 (as "Greyhound")/1867 (as "Greyhound")/1871 (as "Greyhound")/1874 (as "Greyhound")/1878 (as "Old Greyhound Inn")/1896/1906/1914/1917/1922 (all as "Old Greyhound" except where noted)
References: FS 9/17/2935 (as "Greyhound")
PROB 11/1499/205 (as "Greyhound")
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