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Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1810. The address of this pub is sometimes given as York Road; and the 1878 license transfer refers to the Blue Anchor, York street. ** The address is at 2 Chance Street by 1891, following street renaming from 3 Little Anchor Street. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1810/Daniel Diamond / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office Records held at
Guildhall Library **
1811/William Bacon, Anchor, Little Anchor street, Spitalfields/../../Holdens
Directory
1816/Meguin / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office Records held at Guildhall
Library **
1833-34/John Hill,
Blue Anchor, 3 Little Anchor street, Bethnal green/../../Pigots Directory
1841/Joseph Carter / Former Licensed Victualler, now Out-of-Business
/../../London Gazette, 11 May 1841 **
1842/Jos. Carter/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/Rd Welsh/Blue Anchor, 4 Little Anchor Street, Bethnal Green/../../Post
Office Directory
1848/Richard Welsh/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/Rd Welsh/Blue Anchor, 4 Little Anchor Street, Bethnal Green/../../Post
Office Directory
January 1856/Frederick Welch, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1856/Benjamin Hogg, executor of Frederick Welch/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
1861/William Richardson/Licensed victualler/32/Bethnal Green,
Middlesex/Census
1861/Elen Baseswept/House Keeper/29/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1861/John Baseswept/Fishmonger/32/Mile End New Town, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Cushing/Barmaid/19/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Joseph Nolan/Turner/21/Birmingham/Census
1872/W Richardson/../../../Brabners Directory **
1872/W Richardson/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory) **
1874/W Richardson/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed
Victuallers' Directory **
October 1877/William Richardson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1877/Elijah Frederick Hogg/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
July 1878/E F Hogg/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1878/M Hogg, widow of former owner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1881/William Richardson/Licensed Victualler/56/Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Richardson/Brother, Licensed Victualler/54/Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Richardson/Nephew, Licensed Victualler/19/Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert Marsh/Assistant to Licensed Victualler/17/Middlesex/Census
1882/Mrs Maria Hogg/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1891/Thomas George Symonds/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1891/Thomas G Symonds/Licensed Victualler/36/Hoxton, London/Census
1891/Charlotte Symonds/Wife/37/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Eva Symonds/Daughter/10/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Fleming/Domestic Servant/21/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1895/Thomas George Symonds/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1901/Thomas Symonds/Licensed Victualler/46/Hoxton, London/Census
1901/Charlotte Symonds/Wife/46/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Eva Clay/Niece, Domestic Servant/20/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1910/Thomas George Symonds/../../../Post Office Directory *
1911/T G Symonds/Licensed Victualler/57/Shoreditch/Census
1911/C Symonds/Wife/57/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/A Menananara/General Servant/24/Finsbury/Census
1915/Thomas George Symonds/../../../Post Office Directory *
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris