Iron Bridge Tavern, 447 East India Dock Road, Bromley E14

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This pub was established in around 1852, rebuilt in 1935 and closed in 1990. The earlier address is in Barking Road before becoming the East India Dock Road. On closing it was substantially rebuilt and converted to "The Inner London Hotel", it continues as a hostel (2008). ** Demolished circa 2012. *

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Iron Bridge Tavern, 477 East India Dock Road, E14  - in July 2008

Iron Bridge Tavern, 477 East India Dock Road, E14 - in July 2008

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Residents at this address.

1851/Jane Well/Victualler, Widow/54/Yorkshire/Census
1851/Thos Swan/Son in Law, Shipwright/25/Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Swan/Wife/20/Middlesex/Census
1851/George Reeves/Son/13/Middlesex/Census
1851/Jas Reeves/Son, Joiner/17/Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Arnold/Servant/20/Norfolk/Census

1855/William Chicken/../../../Personal site **

1856/William Chicken/../../../Post Office Directory

1859/William Chicken/../../../Personal site **

1861/Samuel Shepperd/Victualler/48/Bristol/Census
1861/Maria Shepperd/Wife/55/Bristol/Census
1861/Maria Shepperd/Daughter/16/Bristol/Census
1861/Sally Shepperd/Daughter/14/Bristol/Census
1861/Martha Howland/Wifes Sister, Widow/53/Bristol/Census
1861/Ann King/Daughter in Law/32/Bristol/Census
1861/Henry Howland/Barman/21/Bristol/Census

January 1864/Samuel Shepherd/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

January 1864/Edward Tissington/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

March 1865/Tissington, late occupier/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

March 1865/Martha Tissington. widow/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

May 1866/Martha Tessington/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

May 1866/Benjamin C Rawe/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1869/Benjamon Carn Rave/../../../Post Office Directory **

1871/Benjamin C Rawe/Licensed Victualler/40/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1871/Emma S Rawe/Wife/38/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary A M Rawe/Daughter/15/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Rebecca E Rawe/Daughter/13/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alice Emily Rawe/Daughter/7/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Albert B C Rawe/Son/5/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Florance E Rawe/Daughter/4/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Susan Ann Johnson/Barmaid/22/New York, America/Census
1871/Joseph Mansfield/Potman/23/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1871/Sarah A Luplere/General Servant, Widow/55/Rochester, Kent/Census
1871/James Bull/Servant/13/Bow, Middlesex/Census

1881/Benjamin C Rawe/Licensed Victualler/50//Census
1881/Emma S Rawe/Wife/48/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice E Rawe/Daughter/17/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Skimmings/Daughter/18/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily E Wallace/General Servant/15/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Ernest A Baker/Barman/21/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/William Fellows/Potman/17/Suffolk/Census
1881/Albert B C Rawe/Son, Joiner Apprentice/15/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census

1884/Benjamin C Rawe/../../../Post Office

1886/George B Smith/../../../Business Directory of London **

[Hjalmar Paridon Wetterlund also ran the nearby Millwall Dock Tavern].

1899/Hjalmar Paridon Wetterlund/../../../Post Office

1901/Hjalmar Paridon Wetterlund/../../../Post Office **

1901/Arthur R Brunton/Licensed Victualler/38/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1901/Ada Billinghurst/Licensed Victualler/38/Millwall, London/Census
1901/Annie Galsworthy/Barmaid/22/Mile End, London/Census
1901/Annie Sharman/Barmaid/21/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1901/Matilda Groom/Barmaid/24/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Davis/Barmaid/22/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1901/Amy Groom/Housemaid/18/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Harriet Harding/Cook, Widow/37/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Charles Riches/Barman/28/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Ernest Rawson/Barman/17/Metfield, Suffolk/Census
1901/Joseph Rudd/Barman/23/Tiverton/Census

1907/William Wilson Thom/../../../Post Office Directory **

1921/William Wilson Thom/../../../Missing Ancestors **

1934/George Ernest Hogben/../../../Kelly's

1931/George Ernest Hogben/../../../Post Office Directory **

1938/George Ernest Hogben/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/George Ernest Hogben/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Owen Albert Lancaster/../../../Post Office Directory

1959-65/M J Watts/../../../BT Telephone Directory [East 1735]

By 1966, the BT Telephone Directory lists the pub name rather than the proprietor name; by 1970 the telephone numbering has altered dramatically.

1966/../Iron Bridge Tavern, 447 East India Dock road E14/../../BT Telephone Directory [East 1735]

1970/../Iron Bridge Tavern, 447 East India Dock road E14/../../BT Telephone Directory [01 987 5339]


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