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The Kingston Tavern in Kingston Road, Portsmouth, was known as 'the hanging pub'.
Deborah Croker
By Deborah Croker
Published 24th Nov 2020, 16:59 BST
The Kingston Tavern Kingston Road, Portsmouth, 'the hanging pub'.The Kingston Tavern Kingston Road, Portsmouth, 'the hanging pub'.
The Kingston Tavern Kingston Road, Portsmouth, 'the hanging pub'.

It's an old story from the days of wooden ships and concerned a sailor, who after a long time at sea was returning to his family with the much-needed money he had saved.

But, after leaving his ship, he visited a pub in Portsmouth, got drunk and was robbed.

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When he sobered up he was too ashamed to go home so he booked in to the Kingston Tavern for the night – where he was found the next morning hanging from a large hook in the ceiling.

The Old Blue Posts pub in Broad Street, Old Portsmouth, which had replaced an earlier inn.The Old Blue Posts pub in Broad Street, Old Portsmouth, which had replaced an earlier inn.
The Old Blue Posts pub in Broad Street, Old Portsmouth, which had replaced an earlier inn.

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