Aldersgate pubs history index
The Portland Arms existed from at least 1805. This pub is now demolished. The address is at 1 Long Lane by 1882, following street renumbering. *
1805/_ Powers, the Portland Arms, 2 Long lane, Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Benj Power, Portland Arms, Long lane, Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory
1827/John Williams/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/Mary Williams, Portland Arms, 2 Long Lane, Smithfield/../../Pigot's Directory
1833/John Clark / Victualler/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1836/Edward Norman / Victualler/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1839/Edward Norman/../../../Pigot�s Directory **
1841/E Norman/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/Ed. Norman/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1848/John Weldon/../../../Post Office Directory *
1850/John Weldon/../../../P.O. Directory **
October 1849/Portland Arms, Long lane, John Weldon to John Lewis Marks/../../Era
1851/John Louis Marks/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1852/John L Marks/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/James Woodward/../../../Post Office Directory *
1861/Peter Jupp/Publican/34/Hayham, Sussex/Census
1861/Mary Jupp/Wife/20/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Emma M Jenner/House Servant/16/Horsham, Sussex/Census
1866/Caspar Mihr/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/Caspar Mihr/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Caspar Mihr/Publican/55/Hesse Cassel Nat B S/Census
1871/Eliza J Mihr/Wife/46/Stepney/Census
1871/Mary A E J Mihr/Daughter/18/Stepney/Census
1871/Eliza J C Mihr/Daughter/8/Whitechapel/Census
1871/Annie Wright/Niece/8/Greenwich/Census
1871/Robert Cowell/Waiter/21/Whitechapel/Census
1871/Mary C Sadler/Cousin, Nurse, Widow/52/Stepney/Census
1871/Charles Lowe/Lodger, Clerk/23/Nazeing, Essex/Census
1874/A. Smith, Portland Arms, 2 Long lane, West Smithfield, EC/../../London 1874 Licensed Victuallers and Hotel Keepers Directory
1882/Joseph Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Andrew H Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William George Parker/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William George Parker/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frederick Naylor/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Jonah Rosenthall/../../../Post Office Directory *
1915/Mrs Esther Jessie Rosenthall/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Esther J Rosenthal/../../../Hughes Directory
1938/Levy & Franks/../../../Post Office Directory
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