Oxford Arms, 32 Church street, Deptford SE8
Now the Birds Nest, This is the only pub left standing in Deptford Church Street which has been completely redeveloped (2006). ** The address is also given as 1 Slaughterhouse Lane in the 1851 census. *
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.
Oxford Arms, 32 Deptford Church Street - 2006
Kindly provided by Matt Martin
Residents at this address.
1823-24/Thomas Hales, Oxford Arms, Church Street/../../Pigots Directory
1826/John Graveson/../../../London Directory
1832-34/Charles Andrew Jamess, Oxford Arms, Church Street/../../Pigots Directory
1836/Cs H Hambleton, Oxford Arms, Church street/../../Pigot's Directory
1840/William Thomas Smith/../../../Pigots Directory
1847/W. Frances/../../../Bagshaw's Directory *
1848/William Francis/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Francis/Licensed Victualler/65/Prishton, Suffolk/Census *
1851/Elizabeth Francis/Wife/63/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Alfred Francis/Son, Lighterman/24/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Clara Francis/Daughter/16/Deptford, Kent/Census
1852/William Francis/../../../Archdeacons Directory
January 1854/William Francis/Outgoing Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian
January 1854/Joseph Wright/Incoming Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian
1856/Joseph Wright/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1855/Joseph Wright/Outgoing Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian
August 1855/George Lewis/Incoming Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian
1858/Mr Wright/../../../Melvilles Directory
February 1862/James Lewis/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
February 1862/William Wolfe/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Frederick Thornton/../../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Frederick Thornton/Licensed Victualler/47/Greenwich, Kent/Census *
1871/Harriet Thornton/Wife, Barmaid/49/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Hannah Thornton/Daughter, Barmaid/25/Peckham, Surrey/Census
1871/Smel Thornton/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Henry Baily/Potman/24/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1881/Frederick Thornton/Licensed Victualler/57/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Sarah A Thornton/Wife/54/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Hannah Thornton/Daughter/35/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Kate A Thornton/Daughter/30/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Esther Coates/General Servant/16/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/James Darvell/Potman/16/Deptford, Kent/Census
1882/Frederick Thornton/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William Wood/../../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Walter Swainson/../../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Richard Joyce Radford/../../../../Post Office Directory
Woolwich Gazette 13 November 1896 - Transfers
Oxford Arms, Deptford, from Charles Barnes to Walter Davies
1899/Edward Bell/../../../../Post Office Directory
1910/William George Napper/../../../../Post Office Directory
Woolwich Gazette 15 March 1910 - Renewals
Oxford Arms, Deptford, ** Napper
1911/William George Napper/Licensed Victualler/49/Chichester, Sussex/Census
1911/Clara Napper/Wife, Assistant/49/Essex/Census
1911/William Charles Napper/Son, Barman/23/Battersea/Census
1911/Harry Napper/Son, Barman/20/Battersea/Census
1911/May Victoria Napper/Daughter/12/Camberwell/Census
1915/William George Napper/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/William George Napper/../../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 32, Church Street, Deptford, St Paul Deptford
William George Napper, Licensed Victualler, aged 60 years 3 months, and born in Chichester, Sussex, the Employer
Clara Napper, Wife, House Duties, aged 59 years 4 months, and born in Braintree, Essex
William Ralph, Barman, William Rapper, aged 50 years 6 months, and born in Epsom, Surrey
Kate Ralph, Barmaid, William Rapper, aged 49 years 7 months, and born in Kemsing, Kent
Violet Mann, House Maid, William Rapper, aged 21 years 2 months, and born in Ashford, Kent
Kentish Independent 19 May 1922 - Transfers
Oxford Arms, Church street, Deptford, William George Napper to Edward Braids Brown
1927/Edward B Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Edward B Brown/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Edward B Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Reginald Jas Nunn/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Matt Martin