Gasworks To Dome

Hi I have just posted a couple of pictures of my school class, it might be interesting to you.

My Great Grandfather owned this pub in the 18-1900's until his death. The name of the family was Hallam. I have been researching the family history and would be very interested to hear from anyone who has any information/picture regarding either the Mitre or Drednough School which was just along the road to the pub. I saw the school when I went up to London in the 1970 but unfortunately it has now been demolished.

If I understand your comment correctly I don't think that you are correct. There are very few 'old' buildings on the entire 350+ acres that is now usually referred to as the 'Greenwich Peninsula', but the old Dreadnought School is certainly one of the ones that remains. My understanding is that it is currently used by the Horniman Museum (Forest Hill) as a store.

My Family before me (and theirs...!)used this pub from Long gone times that spanned almost seventy years...
My Aunt mentioned a Landlord that was killed during world war 2, due to the pub being bombed while he was asleep upon his Sofa (Poor unfortunate soul!) But obviously ,this couldn't possibly be the same man as it would have been much later in time and,he's name wasn't Hallam in any case (that much I do remember!)

Incidentally, as somebody else on here mentioned ;the Dreadnought School WASN'T knocked down.. and,is still Currently INTACT!!! ...(as a building)
However, you may be forgiven(and of course you shall be.) ..for mistaking the fact that it was The Church that was Demolished circa late seventies/ early Eighties.

Hope this helps slightly.

Incidentally I grew up with a family that had the Surname of Hallam....you never know as we lived thereabouts in that Vicinity.