The ''Greyhound'' was a

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

(popularly known as "The Spotted Dog"), in High Street,

Old Portsmouth Old Portsmouth is a district of the city of Portsmouth. It is the area covered by the original medieval town of Portsmouth as planned by Jean de Gisors. It is situated in the south west corner of Portsea Island. The area contains many historic bu ...

, England. It is famous as the site of the murder of

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and possibly also a lover of King James I of England. Buckingham remained at the ...

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

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under that name in 1953.

In letters

The murder site was toured by the famous diarist and

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

administrator

Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys (; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no mariti ...

in 1662. Pepys was accompanied by his wife Elisabeth, along with his Republican clerk Tom Hayter and wife, and the

Earl of Sandwich Earl of Sandwich is a noble title in the Peerage of England, held since its creation by the House of Montagu. It is nominally associated with Sandwich, Kent. It was created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral Sir Edward Montagu. ...

'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.www.yespotteddogge.co.uk/
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Notes and references

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