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The Greyhound black plaque

Commemorative plaque

Overview

The Greyhound black plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England London Borough Of Bromley. This black commemorative plaque records: The Greyhound This building is the second Greyhound public house on this site. Its predecessor was a three storey Georgian style property, built around 1797.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This black commemorative plaque records: The Greyhound This building is the second Greyhound public house on this site.

People and events

The saved account records: Its predecessor was a three storey Georgian style property, built around 1797.

How it worked

The saved account records: The Greyhound Stands on the High Street section once occupied by The Grete (or Great) House.

What remains

The saved account records: It was first recorded in 1532, when owned by the London brewer thomas Knight, and it was not demolished undi 1868.

Why it mattered

The Greyhound black plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: The Greyhound This building is the second Greyhound public house on this site. Its predecessor was a three storey Georgian style property, built around 1797. The Greyhound Stands on the High Street section once occupied by The Grete (or Great) House. It was first recorded in 1532, when owned by the London brewer thomas Knight, and it was not demolished undi 1868. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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