Two Puddings, Broadway, Stratford

Stratford Index

Now known as the Latin

Two Puddings, Broadway, Stratford

Taken from Photographs supplied by The Department of Education, Arts & Libraries, London Borough of Newham

Two Puddings, Broadway, Stratford 2003

29th March 2003

Taken by Brian Berry

History of Stratford & West Ham

Residents at this address

1896/James Smith/Dining rooms/../../Post Office Directory

1901/William J Davis/Restaurant Keeper/57/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Clara Davis/Wife, Restaurant & Inn Keeper/56/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Ethel Davis/Daughter, Restaurant & Inn Keeper/20/Bromley, London/Census
1901/Harry Davis/Son, Manager & Restaurant Keeper/32/Bromley, London/Census
1901/Joseph Himsley/Kitchen Maid/20/Dunbar, Scotland/Census
1901/Madge Baxter/Barmaid/23/Cranham, Essex/Census

1902/William J Davis/Refreshment rooms/../../Post Office Directory

1906/William J Davis/Refreshment rooms/../../Kelly's Directory

Walter George Benee is at the Volunteer, 81 Marner Street in the 1901 census

My grandmothers uncle, Walter George Benee, owned the Two Puddings in Stratford. He had made his money as a train driver in India. Ran the pub with my great grandfather and great grandmother (Maud Treacher) as they could read and write. Was a rough place according to my grandmother. *
Was there in the 1920s not sure when but was when my grandmother was a girl, by 1938 she was married.

1908/Walter George Benee/Refreshment rooms & Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1912/Walter Benee/Refreshment rooms/../../Post Office Directory

1914/Walter George Benee/Refreshment rooms/../../Post Office Directory

1917/Walter George Benee/Refreshment rooms/../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 4 Roden terrace, Redbridge lane
Walter George Benee, Publican, 27 Broadway, Stratford E15, aged 63 years 6 months and born in Victoria Park, London, Employer
Rachel Brooks, Niece, aged 24 years 1 month and born in Victoria Park, London
William Ernest Brooks, Nephew, French Polisher, aged 25 years 3 months and born in Haggerston, London
Winifred Edith Brooks, Great niece, aged 1 year 2 months and born in Ilford, Essex

By 1922, Walter George Benee is at the Pier Tavern, in Manchester road, Poplar. *

1922/Archibald Ayling/Refreshment rooms/../../Post Office Directory

1934/Herbert Archibald Phillips/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1938/William C. Stock/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

Two Puddings - Shirley & Eddie Johnson - Maryland 2604 business card - pre 1967

Two Puddings - Shirley & Eddie Johnson - Maryland 2604 business card - pre 1967

The telephone numbering altered by 1968 to using 01 prefix numbering for London

Kindly provided by John carnaby


1965/../Two Puddings, 27 The Broadway E15/../../BT Telephone directory [Maryland 2604]

1969/../Two Puddings, 27 The Broadway E15/../../BT Telephone directory [01 534 2604]

1988/Mr E C Johnson../../../Watney Truman List


* Provided by Philip Ross

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