Greenwich Union

Status: Closed
Address: 56 Royal Hill, SE10 8RT (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Greenwich
Former name(s): Observatory
McGowan's
Fox and Hounds
Former address: 8 Royal Hill (1881)
[also listed as 15 Royal Hill (1861/1851)]
Historical parish: Greenwich
Dates open: by 1851-2020
Good Beer Guide: [Fox and Hounds:] 1981, 1994, [McGowan's:] 1995, [Greenwich Union:] 2003-2005, 2012
Owner: Asahi [Meantime] (former)
Charrington (former)
Usher's Wiltshire Brewery (former)
Notes: Following closure, it was purchased by Young's and incorporated into the "Richard I" pub next door (see separate entry).
Photo taken in June 2008
Sources: Close date: CAMRA
Owner: Archives/CAMRA
Census 1851 [R Penfold] (as "beer shop")/1861 [R Penfold]
London Drinker WP2/WP40/WP45
OS 1951/1963/1977
PO 1858 (as "Fox & Hounds")/1862/1896/1906/1914/1921
References: 1075/001/248
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