Red Lion, 1 Breezers Hill E1W
St George in East Index
Pennington street, Old Gravel lane in 1746
Although listed as Breezers Hill, 60 St George Street, the Red Lion is in fact closer to Number one in directories and virtually opposite the Red Lion at 196/197 St George Street. The 1849, 1854 and 1855 license transfers and the 1856 directory place the Red Lion in Pennington Street, at the junction with St George Street. The 1873 license transfer describes it as the Red Lion, Pennington street
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St George In East, London.
Residents at this address.
John Lockie, a descriptive London Street Directory in 1810 describes - "Red Lion Court, Pennington Street, Ratcliffe Highway, at 81, three doors on the L. from Breezers hill."
1827/Red Lion, Brewers hill, Ratcliffe highway/../../Pigots Directory
1829/Alex Ross, Red Lion, Pennington street, Ratcliff highway/../../Robsons Directory
1832/Alex Ross, Red Lion, Breezers hill Ratcliff/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Alex Ross, Red Lion, Pennington street, Ratcliff highway/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/John Jasper Geils/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/John Howard/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Dedk Aletstead?/29?/Sugar Boiler/Ireland?/Census **
1841/John Howard/34/Victualler/../Census
1841/Sarah Ann Howard/30/../../Census
1841/Elizabeth Howard/7/../../Census
1841/Henry Roche/6/../../Census
1841/Mary Anderson/28/FS/../Census
1843/John Howard/../../../Kellys Directory
1846/Benjamin Blinkhorn/../../../Kelly�s Post Office Directory **
1848/Benjamin Blinkhorn/../../../Post Office Directory
1849/B Blinkhorn/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1849/Benjamin Blinkhorn, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1849/Rachel Blinkhorn, widow and adminstratrix of Benjamin Blinkhorn/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
Benjamin died in 1849, it seems likely he had taken over the pub from his
Parents as in the 1851 Census his mother (Sarah) and Youngest Sister (Clara)
are living at 102, Pennington Street and Sarah is described as a Retired
Publican.
The 1841 Census shows the Blinkhorn family at Pennington Street, Benjamin is
described as a Warehouseman **
1851/Robert Wiskar/Victualler/30/Buston, Norfolk/Census
1851/Margaret Wiskar/Wife/28/Scotland/Census
1851/William C Wiskar/Son/3/Bromley, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Wiskar/Sister/18/Buston, Norfolk/Census
1851/James Tucker/Potman/24/Sydenham, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas Mellicent/Visitor, Stevedore/55/Reading, berks/Census
1851/William Sharpe/Visitor, Sailor/46/Thorp, Essex/Census
1851/John D Chapman/Visitor, Sailor/51/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Robert Wiskar/../../../Kellys Directory
1853/Robert Wiskar/Red Lion, 1 Breezers Hill/../../Post Office Directory
March 1853/Robert Wiskar/ Outgoing Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
March 1853/Mary McCulloch/ Incoming Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
November 1854/David McCullock/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1854/William John Edwards/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Edward Rayner/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1855/Edward Rayner/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1855/Mary Matilda Blinkhorn/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Mrs Mary M Blinkhorn/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Mary Matilda Blinkhorn/Licensed Victualler/43/Tower, Middlesex/Census
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1861/Ann Sellers/House Servant/66/Blackwall, Middlesex (sic)/Census
1861/John Salter/Lodger, Widower, East India Merchant/80/Kentisbeare,
Devon/Census
1861/George B Salter/Lodger, Scholar/14/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Salter/ Lodger, Scholar /13/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Clara Salter/ Lodger, Scholar /11/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Salter/ Lodger, Scholar /8/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Anna Salter/ Lodger, Scholar /3/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1869/Mrs Mary Matilda Blinkhorn/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Mary Matilda Blinkhorn/Licensed Victualler/52/In Tower, London/Census **
1871/John Salter/Head, Annuitant/67/Devonshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth/Servant, Dress Maker/20/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1871/Clara/Servant, Dress Maker/18/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alma/Servant, Book Folder/13/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen Connor/Domestic Servant/22/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
January 1873/Mary Matilda Blinkhorn/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1873/John Salter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1874/J. Salter, Red Lion, Pennington street, St. Georges, E/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Pete Smee (One name study)