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Picture source: Mike Ryan
The Havelock Arms was situated at 38 Meeting House Lane. This pub has now been demolished. Publican from 1961 to 1968 was Tom Ryan.
Tom Haggar, my grandfather, was landlord here from just after WW2 until he retired in 1961. I lived here for about 5 years until about the middle of 1960 and went to Peckham Park Junior School
John McDonald (December 2013)
Although I was only about six, I recall the yard had some sheds where some guys made beautiful old fashioned ornamental muskets. The shiny  brass barrels got wider like bellbottom flares. The wood had beautiful grain and was varnished immaculately.
Mike Ryan (April 2014)
I use to live in Kings Grove peckham in the 80s I went to the Havelock often especially on a Sunday afternoon the pub was very busy and the bar was fuly loaded with cheeses sea foad and roast potatoes 2 blond ladies are behind the bar great Sundays
Steve Morris (March 2019)
I played darts here with my brothers in the mid 1970's. It was run by Louis and the two Shirley's, Mum and daughter. I think their surname was Gibbs. These could be the two blond lady's that were referred to by another contributer, as they were both blonde.
Chris Hopper (April 2020)
I Was born in 1940 at 87 meeting house lane ,and the photo of the havelock in peckham flooded my memory of the 1940s and 50s , there was another pub almost opposite called The Clarkson at the corner of honiton st where my grandmother lived she had 6 sons and 1 daughter [my mother.] her sons frequented the havelock considered a rough diamond boozer the clarkson a little more reserved. My uncles had many tussles and schamozzles at the havelock remember my mum having a set to outside the havelock around 1947. i would wait outside drinking a muscado with a bag of crisps listening to the sing songs coming from within and then spilling out onto meeting house lane. Apart from the occasional tussel it was a very friendly atmosphere . I also remember being knocked down outside the havelock by a horse and cart ,during the day i might add.also remember my friends and i would play on the huge bombsite directly opposite the havelock all the houses were demolished during the blitz ,but the havelock survived only to be demolished later for what hotel cafe houses ,sad day. Both the clarkson [never mentioned should be] and the havelock should have a plaque put up . For both survived the blitz during the war a miracle in itself.
Alexander Mundy (September 2023)
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Name Dates Comments Joanne 1970s I would like to get in touch with Chris who commented on playing darts in the 70s
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Tom Ryan publican, c1966	Picture source: Mike Ryan