The Greyhound, Portsmouth
Historic pub (now hotel) in Old Portsmouth, England
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The Greyhound was a pub (popularly known as "The Spotted Dog"), in High Street, Old Portsmouth, England. It is the site of the murder of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham in 1628. It is now a hotel.
TypePublic house
LocationEngland
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| Type | Public house |
| Location | England |
Architecture and conservation
In letters
The murder site was toured by the diarist and Royal Navy administrator Samuel Pepys on May 2, 1661. Pepys was accompanied by his wife Elisabeth, along with his Republican clerk Tom Hayter and wife, and the Earl of Sandwich's Puritan secretary John Creed (Pepys' Diary, 2 May).[2]