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Camberwell pubs history index
at Peckham Rye in 1878 & Honor Oak Terrace in 1881
Forest Hill Tavern, Forest Hill Road - circa 1930 (a match box cover)
Kindly provided by John Foster
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Camberwell, Surrey, London. The Camberwell, Surrey , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors. This area includes Camberwell, Dulwich and Peckham.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1878/William Tonsley/../../../../Suburban Post Office Directory ****
1881/William Tonsley/Licensed Victualler/35/Northampton/Census ****
1881/Emily Tonsley/Wife/36/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Gertrude E Tonsley/Daughter/10 months/Peckham Rye, Surrey/Census
1881/Richard H Budd/Visitor/29/Southsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/James Chard/Domestic Servant/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Clark/Domestic Servant/22/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1896/John Prance/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1905/John Prance/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1908/Mrs Mary Prance/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1911/Mrs Ann Prance/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1919/Mrs Ann Prance/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1921/Ann Prance/../../../Hughes Directory ****
My father, William Henry “Sol” Foster (1896-1977), was licensee of the
“Prince Regent”, South Street, Walworth before moving on to
the “Forest Hill Tavern”, East Dulwich in 1930. He had the pub until Syd
Dellow took over in 1940. *
1930 - 1940/William Henry "Sol" Foster/../../../.. *
1934/Wm Hy Sol Foster/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1938/Wm Hy Sol Foster/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1940/Mr S C Dellow/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***
1944/Sydney Chas Dellow/../../../Post Office Directory ****
Mr Dellow has been the licensee of the Forest Hill Tavern since 1940. he began his trade career with five
years as manager of the Amersham Arms at New Cross. In 1932 he and his wife
started their long association with THB when they took over the White Hart
at Greenwich. He ran both this house and and his present one from 1940 to
1952, when he gave up the White Hart to his friend, Albert Sanders, the
present licensee.
He completed an apprenticeship as a Marine Engineer and obtained his 2nd
Engineer's Ticket. During the First World war, he served in the Royal
Marines, but was invalided out from Gallipoli in 1917. He then went to
Woolwich Arsenal and afterwards to Whiteheads of Weymouth to work on torpedo
construction. After hospitalities, he was in charge of the machine shop of a
large aircraft factory and later was responsible for Main Drainage in the S
E London area under the LCC.
Mr Dellow married in 1917; he met his wife in the Farquharson Arms, Pimperne,
Dorset. Her family have been in the house for 130 years and it is now run by
her cousin. Into the little spare time that a licensee has, Mr Dellow
manages to cram quite a number of hobbies. He is a keen boatman and
fisherman and his workshop and lathe get a lot of use.
Recently the customers of the Forest Hill tavern gave a party to celebrate
Mr and Mrs Dellow's twenty one years at the house. - Black Eagle Journal
[1961] ***
Mr & Mrs Dellow and their son Leslie at the Forest Hill Tavern, Camberwell - in 1961
Mr Dellow in his workshop - 1961
Kindly provided by Alex Wilkinson
S C Dellow, licensee of the Forest Hill Tavern, died on December 9th, 1968 aged 77 years - Black Eagle Journal ***
* Provided by John Foster
*** Provided by Alex Wilkinson
**** Provided By
Kevan
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