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The Hope |
The Hope stood at No.22 High Street and was another of Mortlake's old beer houses. From 1878 it sold the popular Hawkes & Co's Entire porter. During the late 1880s the Hope was open from 8am until 11pm, and in August 1880 a total of 351 gallons of beer was ordered.
In the 1901 Census George Jackman was described as a beer house keeper. He lived on the premises with his wife Florence and their two children Violet aged eight, and seven-year-old Harold. George Parrott a bricklayer also boarded with the family.
Henry Butt was the last landlord of the Hope which closed in 1906. A year later the premises were opened by Mr A Green as dining rooms, and in the 1939 Kelly's Directory it was still listed as dining rooms owned by Walter Plumbly.
The 1914 Valuation describes the building as a brick-built three-storey house and shop with a slate roof in very fair order. On the ground floor was a shop, a room, kitchen, scullery and a washing up room. The first floor had two rooms, a bathroom and wc. The second floor had three rooms. There was also a wc in the yard. A piece of land at the back of the property was let out at 10 shillings per week.