Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Greenwich Index
This pub was formerly called the Watermans Arms, and originally the Barley Mow. *
It was a Greene King public house in 2017 and March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.

Yacht, Crane Street, SE10 - in October 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Greenwich, London.
Residents at this address.
1790/Edward Evans/innkeeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1823-24/Friend Faunchon, Watermans Arms, Crane street/../../Pigots Directory *
1826/Armigill Bishop/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1832-34/John Bradford, Watermans Arms, Crane street/../../Pigots Directory *
1840/Theodore Page/../../../Pigots Directory
1851/Ann Phillips/Victualler, Widow/44/Winwick, Lancashire/Census
1851/William Phillips/Son/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Hannah Hall/Sister, Visitor/30/Winwick, Lancashire/Census
1851/Ann Wilson/Maid/15/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1851/Frances Hughes/Housemaid/22/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1851/John Strutt/Porter/24/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1852/Ann Phillips/../../../Archdeacons Directory
1855/Mrs A. Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory *
1858/Mrs Ann Phillips/../../../Melvilles Directory
In 1861 census at Crane street
William Hy Phillips, Tvern Keeper, aged 14, born in Greenwich, Kent
Elizabeth Phillips, Sister, aged 18, born in Greenwich, Kent
Hannah Pierrepoint, Grandmother, Widow, aged 78, born in Winwick, Lancashire
William Mumford, Porter, aged 26, born in London, Middlesex
Charles Marshall, Lodger, Clerk (Merchant), aged 21, born in Bermondsey, Surrey
Orrs Kentish Journal- 18 May 1861
Yacht, Cross Street, Ann Phillips
1862/S Houghton/../../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Yacht, Cross Street, William Edwards
1867/London, Windsor & Greenwich Hotels Company/../../../Post Office Directory *
1874/Robert Marshall/Manager/../../Post Office Directory
1881/Robert John Harvey/Licensed Victualler/35/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Naomi E Harvey/Wife/36/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Hannah Boyaton Watson/Barmaid/22/Bishopwearmouth, Durham/Census
1881/Louisa Martin/General Servant/18/Westminster/Census
1881/George J Snelling/Potman/18/Hull, York/Census
1881/Charlotte Terry/General Servant/13/Bethnal Green/Census
1882/J C Dowsing/Manager/../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Pine/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Pine/Licensed Victualler/52/Ottey St Marys, Devon/Census
1891/Mary A W Pine/Wife/57/Exmouth, Devon/Census
1891/Eliz Wilkinson/Cook/25/Deptford, London/Census
1896/John Pine/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Albert Hudson/../../../Post Office Directory
1904/Albert Hudson/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Albert Hudson/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Herbert Sidney Jones/../../../Post Office Directory *
1908/Herbert Sidney Jones/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Alfred Charles Turner/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Alfred Charles Turner/../../../Post Office Directory *
1919/Mrs Emily Turner/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Ernest A Fuller/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/William A. Butteries/../../../Post Office Directory *
1940/William A. Butteriss/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/William A Butteries/../../../Post Office Directory
2017 Greene King, Yacht, 5 Crane Street Greenwich SE10 9NP
* Provided By Ewan