Accurate transcriptions of the 1921 census are being added to the pub history site, starting with London.
Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1830. It is listed at 1 Manchester street, Waterloo town in directories between 1842 and 1856; and at 27 Menotti Street, Waterloo Town in 1884 & 1891
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
I have been given a transcribed diary of an ancestor Charles Peter Hardess,
1794-1870. In it is the diary entry with the date of November 1830: ***
"By mid Nov. they had left the farm and took over a Public House called the
"Sign of the Rising Sun" in Sale Street, Bethnal Green and Charles paid down
to a Mr. Rickman £20." - Diary of Charles Peter Hardess, transcribed...
I presume from this he became the publican. Unfortunately it wasn’t the best
choice of occupations as from other diary entries he was quite argumentative
and enjoyed a few too many alcoholic drinks!
On June 9th 1831 there is another diary entry: ***
They left the "Rising Sun" and took lodge at a Mr. Saabers [?] in Charles
Street in the Commercial Road at 3/- per week."
1830/Samuel Clark / Formerly Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 16
February 1830 **
1833/John Ward / Formerly assistant to a Licensed Victualler /../../London
Gazette, 29 November 1833 **
1833-34/Philip Hitching,
Rising Sun, Sale street, Waterloo town/../../Pigots Directory
1842/J Hotchkiss, Rising Sun, 1 Manchester Street, Waterloo Town/../../Robsons
Directory
I have a letter written in September 1845 by Bethia Hammond (who had married
Richard H. Hammond on 21st January 1845) who gives her address as:
Rising Sun, Sale Street, Bethnal Green Road :
She writes "I am living in Bethnal Green a new neighbourhood both to me and
my dear husband, but has the business he has purchased here". *+
1846/Richard Henry Hammond, Rising Sun, 1 Manchester Street, Waterloo Town/../../Post Office Directory *+
1848/Richard Henry Hammond, Rising Sun, 1 Manchester Street, Waterloo Town/../../Post Office Directory *+
1851/William Richardson, Rising Sun, 1 Manchester Street, Waterloo Town/../../Post Office Directory *+
January 1853/Richard Dipple/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1853/Henry Kellers/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Hy Kellers, Rising Sun, 1 Manchester Street, Waterloo Town/../../Post Office Directory *+
May 1859/William Pike/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
May 1859/James Fletcher/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
May 1862/James Fletcher/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1862/Charles Meed/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1866/George Bedding/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/George Garnham/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory *
1872/W Scott/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
1874/W Scott/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
1876/William Scott/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/William Scott/Licensed Victualler/40/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susan Scott/Wife/29/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Scott/Son, Barman/18/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Scott/Daughter/16/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Scott/Daughter/14/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susan Scott/Daughter/5/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1882/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Scott/Licensed Victualler/52/London/Census
1891/Susan Scott/Wife/38/London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Scott/Daughter, Licensed Victuallera
Assistant/24/London/Census
1891/Susan Scott/Daughter, Licensed Victuallera Assistant/15/London/Census
1891/Susan Porter/Domestic Servant/16/London/Census
1895/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/William Scott/Licensed Victualler/72/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Susannah Scott/Wife, Assistant/59/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/John William Fleming/Grandson, Assistant/23/Bethnal Green,
London/Census
1915/William Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Thomas Leigh/../../../Hughes Directory *
1927/William Miller/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/William George Hemmings/../../../Kelly's
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided by Ewan
*+ Provided by Winston Williams
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Jennifer Hardess