Green Row

Green Row Rooms

Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 8 January 1816

Amateur Concert - The subscribers are respectfully informed that the next public concert will take place at the New Rooms in Green Row, on Monday, the 15th inst.,instead of Tuesday, the 16th, as expressed in the advertisement last week.

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Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 26 May 1817

The ball on Thursday evening, at the Assembly Rooms, green Row, for the benefit of the National Institution for the Education of the Infant Poor, in the principles of the established church was very respectably attended.

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Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 27 December 1819

To be sold by auction, by Mr Collins, at the Green Row Rooms, on Wednesday, the 19th day of January, 1820 at twelve o’clock at noon,, by order of the Assignees of Thomas Andrews Minchin, William Grover caret and Arthur Kelly, the younger, Bankrupts, the following property - Crocker Hill near Wickham

Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 10 January 1820

To be sold by auction, by Mr Crook, at the Green Row Rooms, on Wednesday, the 19th day of January, 1820, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon, by order of the Assignees of Thomas Andrews Minchin, William Grover Carter and Arthur Kelly, the younger, Bankrupts, the following property - Stakes Farm, Purbrook.

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Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 25 September 1820

Positively for One Night Only at the Green Row Assembly Hall

Mr Ashe, Director of the Bath Concerts, has the honour most respectfully to acquaint the Nobility and Gentry resident and visiting Portsmouth, there will be, on Monday evening, the 25th September 1820, a select performance of vocal and instrumental music when Mrs and the Misses Ashe will sing some of the most favourite airs, duets etc., and Mr and the Misses Ashe will perform various solo and concerted pieces on the double-action pedal harp, grand piano-forte and flute.

The concert commences at Eight o’clock.

Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 16 April 1821

Ball in Honour of the King’s Birth Day

There will be a Ball, at the Assembly Rooms, Green Row, in honour of His Majesty’s Birth Day, on Monday 23rd of April, under the patronage of the Right Hon Lady Greenock, Lady Whitshed and Mrs George Williams.

Stewards 

Capt Briggs RN, Lt Col Rice CB 51st, Capt Moors RM, Dr James Lind

Tickets 5s each, to be had of Messrs Mottley and Co and Messrs Crew, High Street

Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 8 April 1822

The Friends and Supporters of the Auxiliary Naval and Military Bible Society will hold their General Annual Meeting, at the Green Row Rooms, on Thursday the 11th of April, 1822, at twelve o’clock.

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Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 23 June 1823

Masonry

A Provincial Grand Lodge for the County of Hants

Will be held at The Green Row Rooms at eight o’clock in the morning, on Tuesday the 1st of July next, to be Close Tiled at nine, from whence the Brothers  will go in procession to St Thomas’s Church to attend Divine Service, and hear a discourse upon the occasion from the Rev Brother Hopkins, the PGC, and then return in the same order to the Green Row Rooms, when, after discharging the Masonic Duties of the PGL the Brothers will dine together at the Society Hall, Southsea.

Upon this occasion the attendance of the several Lodges of the province is expected, and the pleasure of the company of visiting Brothers requested.

Tickets for the Dinner to be had of the WM of the several Lodges in Portsmouth, Portsea and Gosport, and of Brother Absolem, of the Mitre Tavern, Portsea, at 12s each, including a bottle of wine.

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Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 7 February 1825

A Grand Concert, for the benefit of Mr Quicke, will take place at the Green Row Rooms, on Tuesday evening next, the 8th of February 1825; on which occasion Mr Braham will sing some of his most popular songs, and will introduce that grand Piece - “Deeper and Deeper Still” - from the celebrated Oratorio of Jeptha; and selections from the fashionable Opera of Der Freischutz

Schemes and tickets may be had of Mr Hollingworth, High Street and of Mr Johnson, High Street, Gosport.

Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 14 March 1825

The Public are most respectfully informed, that the intended concert for the benefit of the widow and family of the late Mr Howell, will be held at the Green Row Rooms, on Tuesday the 22nd inst on which occasion Miss Goodall has kindly offered her gratuitous assistance

Inverness Courier : Wednesday 22 August 1827

The Dinner given by the Admirals,Captains, and Commanders of the Royal Navy, to his Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral, at the Green Row Rooms, was attended by one hundred and twenty Naval Officers.

After the usual toasts, the President proposed “the health of the distinguished Royal Guest present, His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral.”  The toast was drunk, three times three, with thunders of applause, and three salutes from the batteries.

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Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 19 January 1829

On Thursday the 8th inst., a fancy ball was held at the Green Row Rooms, under the patronage of Hon Lady Stopford, Lady Campbell, Hon Mrs Elliott, Lady Williams, Mrs Burgoyne,, Mrs Major Campbell (51st), and under the more immediate direction of Captain Dickenson RN, which, both as to numbers and brilliancy, greatly surpassed that of last year.

The walls of the rooms were handsomely decorated with flowers and evergreens, and the floors chalked with great judgement and precision.   The company began to assemble at nine, and continued increasing until eleven o’clock, when there were nearly 400 persons present, and dancing was kept up with great spirit until five o’clock in the morning.

It would be impossible to mention one half of the characters which constituted this gay assemblage; we shall, therefore, content ourselves with enumerating a few, as follow:- Hon Mrs Elliott, in a rich fancy dress; Mrs Major Campbell, of the 51st, superb fancy dress; Mrs J A Hickley, in a handsome Grecian costume; Miss Sheridan, in a very splendid and becoming dress of the 17th century; Miss Arnaud, as Rebecca; and Miss C Arnaud as Rowena in Ivanhoe; Miss Howard, a charming little Sultana; Miss Deacon in a pretty Spanish costume and Miss E Deacon in a correct dress of a Madeira peasant; the Misses Little, as Polish Ladies; Miss Reeks, as a Portuguese; Miss O’Bryan, in a Russian dress; the Misses Powell and Wilkinson, in very pretty fancy dresses; Mr Barry RM, was excellent in the character of Looney McTwolter, and Mr Henry Deacon was capitally disguised as a ‘Buy a Broom Girl’; a waltz by this couple excited great excited great amusement; Mr Devisme, as Charles the second; Mr Norton, as a Scotch Nobleman; Capt H Moore, as a Turk, a character he well supported both in dress and appearance; Capt  Matthews, in a handsome dress of caspar; Mr Marshall in a dress of straw; Mr F Campbell as Rob Roy; and Mr Finmore as a Goucha Chief.

The foregoing are selected from a great variety of characters, too numerous to be particularised.  Much praise is due to Capt Dickenson, for having been the first to suggest the establishment of fancy balls in the town; and from the manner in which the experiment succeeded last year, and the increasing patronage which the present ball has received from the heads of the various departments under Government, the officers of the army and Navy, as well as the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, we are to anticipate, with feelings of pleasure, an annual return of this cheerful ceremony.

A general tone of good humour and hilarity pervaded pervaded the countenance and conduct of every individual, who seemed determined to prevent the occurrence of everything that could interfere in the most trifling degree with their mirth.  We congratulate the town on this accession to their amusements, and shall be happy to have an opportunity of recording each year a fancy ball at Portsmouth more brilliant than its predecessor.

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Gore’s Liverpool General Advertiser : Thursday 26 November 1829

To Ships Chandlers, Rope Makers, Blacksmiths and General Dealers.

By Mr J N Robinson

On Monday next, the 30th inst., and four following days, commencing each day at ten o’clock precisely, at the Green Row Rooms, Portsmouth ;

All the extensive Stock in Trade and other effects of Mr J Rands, Merchant, of Portsmouth, deceased, consisting of 250 anchors and Grapnels, New and Twice-laid Rope, Hemp, Junk, Oakum, Netting, Canvas, Tarpaulins, Sails, 30 tons Guns, 13 handsome brass guns, suitable for Gentlemen’s Yachts, Muskets, Pistols,Blunderbusses, Swords, Cutlasses, Boarding Pikes, Gunpowder, &c  Bread bags, ballast bags, hammocks, woollen and other rags, paper shavings, paper stuff, leather buckets, maych rope, lines, twines, Russia Mats, new and second-hand cogged and wood-pinned blocks, block pins, nunbuoys, tar, pitch, resin, iron weights, scale beams and steelyards, scrap, slag, and useful iron, ships knees, crow bars, steel bars, nails, old copper, brass, , lead and pewter, cabin stoves, ships’ Hearths, Troops Copper, and Iron Boilers, Cabouses, Quadrants, Compasses, Time Glasses, Ships Timber, Water Casks, French Wine Corks, Soldiers’ Clothing, Knapsacks, , &c Hay Press, two brewing coppers,, Gun-pattern cast-iron posts, useful cart horse, Dray, Chaise and Harness &c

The following Shipping property will be sold on the fourth day of the sale - Dec 3rd.

Hazard : Brig : 131 tons, Duke of York : Schooner : 111 tons, Gambier : Schooner : 76 tons, Commerce : Schooner : 35 tons, Wellington : Sloop : 45 tons, John & Sally : Sloop : 56 tons,

Lark : Sloop: 52 tons, Abundance : Sloop : 43 tons, Linnet : Sloop : 38 tons, 3-8ths of the Britton : Sloop : 81 tons, 3-8ths of the Friendship : Sloop : 74 tons, Providence : Lighter.

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Hampshire Chronicle :Monday 14 February 1831

The Third Garrison Ball, at the Green Row Rooms, on Monday was numerously and fashionably attended.  The Royal marine Quadrille added much to their popularity.  The Funchal Quadrilles, composed by Miss Deacon, and Hertz’s celebrated new set, arranged by Mr Young, were greatly admired.

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Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 12 July 1834

A grand dinner was given on Tuesday, at the Assembly Rooms, Green Row, to Admiral Napier, which was attended by 150 gentlemen, including several Portuguese Officers.  The dinner, dessert, and wines reflected great credit on Mr Nance of the Fountain Inn, High Street.  On the health of the Admiral being given, he returned thanks in a very appropriate address, which was much applauded.  The company departed highly gratified with the pleasures of the day

Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 13 February 1836

Queens Birthday

The Nobility and Gentry are respectfully informed, a

Ball

in Honour of

Her Majesty’s Birth Day

will be held at the Green Row Rooms, on Wednesday, the 24th of February, 1836

Patronage

Admiral Sir Thomas Williams GCB and Lady Williams

Major-General Sir Thomas MCMahon, Bart., KCB and Lady McMahon

Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Maitland, KCB and Lady Maitland

Colonel Lewis RM

Stewards

Captain Williams RN

Lieutenant McIlwaine RN

Lieutenant McMahon ADC

Lieutenant Brown RM

Tickets to be had of Mr Hollingsworth, at the King’s Rooms, Southsea or at the Green Row Rooms

Hampshire Telegraph : Monday 10 October 1836

A General Meeting of the Subscribers and Friends of the Portsmouth, Portsea and Gosprt Seaman’s Chapel and School, for the children of seamen, marines, fishermen, and watermen (under the patronage of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent), was held at the Green Row Rooms on Tuesday morning, Rear Admiral Austin CB, President, in the chair.  The meeting was resumed in the evening at the School Room in Orange Street, Portsea, when Capt J Gourlay RN, Vice President, took the chair.

These schools, during the last year, have given gratuitous instruction to four hundred and ninety-two boys and girls, of which upwardly of fifty are orphans; the Sunday school is attended by133 boys and 75 girls; within the same period, 46 boys have left the schools, and gone to sea, one to the marines, all the rest to different situations; five girls have been apprenticed, six have gone to service, the rest differently employed.  

The Rev E Dewdney, examined the girls in both of the Portsmouth and Portsea schools, and the boys in the Portsea schools; and the Rev J E Good, and Charles Hall, the Sunday and Portsmouth boys’ school.  The collection at the Green Row Rooms, on the occasion, amounted to £3 2s 3d., that at the Orange Street school Room was £3 13s.  We are sorry to say that the weather prevented many friends of the Institution from attending the meeting.

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Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 21 July 1838

On Friday, the 27th instant, the Annual Tea Party for the Portsmouth and Portsea Sunday and Day School Union will take place at the Green Row Rooms.  The Rev J P McGhie A M ., will preside.  The meeting will be addressed by several of the neighbouring clergymen and other friends to the cause.

Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 2 December 1843

A meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts is intended to be held at the Green Row Rooms, on Wednesday, the 13th of December, the venerable Archdeacon Wilberforce in the chair, when much interesting information will be given respecting the objects and operations of the society.

Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 8 November 1845

Southsea and Portsmouth Winter Assemblies

Patronage

Hon Lady Pakenham, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Admiral Sir J Ommanney, Mrs Hyde Parker, Hon Lady Morris, Lady Ximenes, Mrs Colonel Jones, Mrs Captain Chade.

The First Assembly, for this season, will take place on Monday, November 24th, 1845, at the Assembly Rooms, Green Row.

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Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 2 January 1847

General meeting of the Inhabitants of the ward of St Thomas, at the Green Row Rooms, for the relief of the poor.

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Portsmouth Evening News : Thursday 21 February 1889

Today over one hundred poor people were entertained to dinner in the Green Row Rooms.  The donor of the meal is a gentleman who who prefers to keep himself anonymous, and who has provided similar meals in other parishes.  The Vicar ( the Rev E P Grant) had been entrusted with the distribution of the tickets, which he did through Mr Thompson, Scripture Reader, and Sister Sarah, deaconess.  At the dinner the poor folks’ wants were attended to by the churchwardens of St Thomas’s (Mr Dunning and Mr Jolliffe), the sidesmen (Mr Frank White and Mr R W Beale TC) and by Dr Morley, Mr and Mrs Brickwood, Miss Matthews, and Sister Sarah, the Vicar himself superintending and ladling out potatoes with unstinting hand.  Liquid refreshments were provided in addition to the numerous joints and vegetables, and a hearty meal was made by the the guests.  Afterwards Miss Florence White, Miss Nora White and Mr C E Matthews gave a musical entertainment.

Portsmouth Evening News : Tuesday 26 May 1891

The Girls’ Friendly Society - The Annual Exhibition

And sale of plain and fancy needlework will be held in the Green Row rooms on Tuesday & Wednesday, May 26th and 27th, 1891.  From 3 o’clock until 9.30.  Sixpence before six o’clock.  After six, threepence.  Members one penny

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1911 Census

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Andrew Taylor : Caretaker : 44 yrs

Ellen : 41 yrs

Christian Sivewright : Dressmaker : 68 yrs