Greyhound Pub facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greyhound Pub
General information
Type	Public house
Country	England

The Greyhound was a public house (popularly known as "The Spotted Dog"), in High Street, Old Portsmouth, England. It is famous as the site of the murder of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham in 1628. It is now a hotel.

Architecture and conservation

The building is timber-framed, but this is not evident from outside as it has been refronted. It became a private building called Buckingham House and was listed under that name in 1953.

In letters

The murder site was toured by the famous diarist and Royal Navy administrator Samuel Pepys in 1662. 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, 3 June).

Present

The building bears a commemorative plaque to mark the assassination. It is now a hotel.