Lion & Key, 475 High Road, Leyton E10

Leyton pub history index

This pub is regarded to be the oldest in Leyton and was possibly present in 1300, although the first documentary evidence is a possible record of 1579. Closed in 2009 and currently empty.  ***

Lion & Key, 475 High Road, Leyton E10 - in 1919

Lion & Key, 475 High Road, Leyton E10 - in 1919

Lion & Key, 475 High Road, Leyton E10 - in 1938

Lion & Key, 475 High Road, Leyton E10 - in 1938

Lion & Key, High Road, Leyton

Taken by Brian Berry

Lion & Key, High Road, Leyton - circa 2008

Lion & Key, High Road, Leyton - circa 2008

Kindly provided by Dave Mcguinness

Residents at this address.

1754/Wm. Loabal/../../../?spelling? **/../../../Return of Weights & Measures Surveying – Essex Records Office **

1765/Thos. Clarke/../../../Return of Weights & Measures Surveying – Essex Records Office **

1769/Thomas Clark/../../../Alehouse Recognizances **

1770/Thomas Clarke/../../../Return of Weights & Measures Surveying – Essex Records Office **

1779/Thomas Clark/../../../Alehouse Recognizances **

1780/Mary Clark/../../../Alehouse Recognizances **

1781/David Thompson/../../../Alehouse Recognizances **

1805/I Jones, Lion and Key, Low layton/../../Holdens Directory

1826/Rebecca Jones/../../../Pigot's

1828/Rebecca Jones/../../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1828-9/Rebecca Jones/../../../Pigot's

Licensed Victuallers Asylum 1831 - September 12, 1831 Morning Advertiser
The Governors and Committee beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following further Contributions since their last advertisement :-
_ Jones, Lion and Key, Low Leyton, 1 guinea

1832-3/Rebecca Jones/../../../Pigot's

1839/Samuel Cooper/../../../Pigot's

1841/Samuel Cooper/../../../Census

1841/Samuel Cooper/Publican/65/../Census
1841/Susan Cooper/../60/../Census
1841/Susan Cooper/../25/../Census
1841/Betsy Jefferson/../15/../Census
1841/Ann Howard/../65//Census
1841/Elizabeth Furlong/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/James Robertson/Male Servant/20/Essex/Census

1845/Robert Abrey/../../../Post Office

1848/Thomas Ford/../../../White's

1851/Thomas Ford/../../../Post Office

1851/Thomas Ford/victualler/60/Walthamstow, Essex/Census **
1851/Amey Ford/wife/33/Leyton, Essex/Census
1851/Amey Ford/daughter, scholar/13/Leyton, Essex/Census
1851/Charlotte Ford/daughter, scholar/11/Leyton, Essex/Census
1851/Maria Ford/daughter, scholar/06/Leyton, Essex/Census
1851/Samuel Ash Ford/son/03/Leyton, Essex/Census
1851/Charlotte Symonds/servant/23/Asheldham, Essex/Census
1851/William Freeman/servant/23/Bristol, Essex/Census

1855/J Reynolds/../../../Essex, Herts, Kent ...Post Office Directory

1855/John Reynolds / Inn Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1855/Ann Reynolds / Wife /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1861/John Reynolds/Licensed Victualler/46/Devizes, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Ann Reynolds/Wife/45/London, Middx/Census
1861/Elizabeth Reynolds/Daughter/18/Stamford Hills, Middx/Census
1861/Ann Reynolds/Daughter/13/Stamford Hills, Middx/Census
1861/John Reynolds/Son/11/Stamford Hills, Middx/Census
1861/Walter Reynolds/Son/9/Stamford Hills, Middx/Census
1861/Alfred Hollingsworth/Lodger, Labourer/18/Debden, Essex/Census
1861/George Boyd/Lodger, Labourer, Widow/68/Leyton, Essex/Census

1862/John Reynolds/../../../Kelly's

1867/John Reynolds/../../../Post Office

1870/John Reynolds/../../../Kelly's

1871/John Reynolds/../../../Post Office

1872/John Reynolds/../../../Register of Alehouse Licenses, Essex Records Office **

1874/John Reynolds/../../../Kelly's

1878/John Reynolds/../../../Kelly's

1880/John Reynolds jun./../../../Register of Alehouse Licenses, Essex Records Office **

1881/Ann Reynolds/Annuitant/67/St. Georges E., Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Reynolds/Daughter, Income from Lands etc./33/Stamford Hill, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Reynolds/Son, Licensed Victualler/31/Stamford Hill, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Reynolds/Son, Licensed Victualler/29/Stamford Hill, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Clayton/Sister, Ladies Companion/66/St. Georges E., Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert W. Coxall/Potman/19/Gresham St., Middlesex/Census

1881/John Reynolds / Retired Innkeeper / Deceased, Died 25 October 1880 /../../London Gazette, 25 February 1881 **

1882/John Reynolds/../../../Kelly's
1882/Walter Reynolds/../../../Kelly's

1886/Walter Reynolds/../../../Kelly's

1887/Walter Reynolds/../../../Records of Becontree Brewster Sessions, Essex Records Office **

1893/Walter Reynolds/../../../Alterations to Licensed Premises records, Essex Records Office **

1896/Walter Reynolds/../../../Post Office Directory

1896/Walter Reynolds/../../../Petty Sessions

06/8/1898/Ernest Harry Jones/../../../Petty Sessions

1902/Ernest Harry Jones/../../../Kelly's

30/5/1903/Elizabeth Alice Archer/../../../Petty Sessions

[Marriage certificate produced - petty sessions]
10/7/1907/Elizabeth Alice Thomson/../../../Petty Sessions

1908/Mrs. Elizabeth Alice Thomson/../../../Kelly's

15/8/1908/Duncan Thomson/../../../Petty Sessions

03/7/1909/George & John Elphick/../../../Petty Sessions

1909/George John Elphick/../../../Alterations to Licensed Premises records, Essex Records Office **

1910/George John Elphik/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1912/George John Elfick/../../../Kelly's

08/5/1912/Sarah Parsons/../../../Petty Sessions

1917/Mrs. Sarah Parsons/../../../Kelly's

1922/Mrs. Sarah Parsons/../../../Kelly's

10/11/1923/Barbara Louisa Evans/../../../Petty Sessions

8/11/1924/George Capes & Colin Say/../../../Petty Sessions

1925/Mrs. Sarah Parsons/../../../Kelly's [This entry is suspect]

1927 - 1951/L T Evans/../../../Freehold

24/9/1927/Lawrence James Evans/../../../Petty Sessions

1952 - 1957/Mrs S L Sennett/../../../Freehold

1958 - 1961/Mrs S L Renny & Mr W G S Sennett/../../../Freehold

1962/H Roche/../../../Freehold

December 1962 - 1966/M Gilroy/../../../Freehold

1966/R E Ward/../../../Freehold


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