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Crooked Billet, 99 Beckenham Road, Penge

Crooked Billet, Beckenham Road, Penge

Crooked Billet, Beckenham Road, Penge

Kindly provided by Julian Hills

This post-card shows the original pub and the Victorian one which was demolished or maybe even bombed. The cellar is interesting in that a stream runs through it - I remember the Landlord and Landlady slept down there in 1976 as it was a monstrously hot summer!.
Someone told me that Maple Road (Penge) had more pubs than any other street in London. ***

 We may need to compare that with Hertfordshire where every other house was a Pub, and maybe many other places ****

Directory of Pubs in the UK,  historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Penge, Kent . The  Penge,  Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1878/George Howes/../../../Surrey Directory ****

1881/David Gowenloch/Licensed Victualler/48/Manchester/Census ****
1881/Sarah Gowenloch/Wife/35/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Eliza E Gowenloch/Daughter/18/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/David Gowenloch/Son//Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Alfred Gowenloch/Son/15/Milwall, Middlesex/Census
1881/Percy O Gowenloch/Son/1/Penge, Surrey/Census
1881/Alice Youngman/Domestic Servant/20/Malsford, Suffolk/Census

1891/Mrs Mary Louise Bailey/../../../Surrey Kelly Directory ****

1896/John S Cakebread/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Arthur L Jennings/Licensed Victualler/30/Bethnal Green, London/Census ****
1901/Matilda/Wife/30/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Lilian/Daughter/9/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1901/Beatrice/Daughter/8/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1901/Florence/Daughter/7/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1901/Lois Izzard/Cook/31/Stafford, Bedfordshire/Census
1901/Mary Lawrence/Barmaid/22/Penge, Surrey/Census
1901/Minnie Thulborn/Barmaid/19/Hornsey, London/Census
1901/Minnie Simsion/Housemaid/17/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1901/Bella McIntosh/Housemaid/16/Penge, Surrey/Census

1903/Arthur L Jennings/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1913/Arthur L Jennings/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1918/Arthur L Jennings/../../../Post Office Directory ****


*** Provided By Julian Hills

**** Provided By Kevan


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And Last updated on: Tuesday, 04-Oct-2011 22:30:53 BST