The Greyhound Inn is a traditional pub and is part of the old village of Hendon.
Originally built in 1676, the building was at first the Church House where parish meetings took place. But it also
secured a licence to serve alcohol. It was still being used until 1878 for vestry meetings.
The Greyhound Inn has been known as such since at least 1794. In 1896 the original weatherboard building was replaced by the one that exists today. The inn is still owned by a trust of St Mary’s and it has the church’s Commandment boards hanging in one of the
bars.
A plaque inside the pub commemorates the very first greyhound meeting which was supposedly held in Hendon in 1876, a separate event from the earlier naming of the pub.
