Blue Posts, 73 & 75 West India Dock Road, Limehouse E14
Limehouse index
This pub was present by 1800 and was extensively re-built in 1876. It was demolished in 1987 or 1988 in a road-widening scheme. From about 1982 it had been called the Buccaneer. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
The Blue Posts and the Railway Tavern, West India Dock Tavern in the same photograph
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
The Blue Posts, Limehouse E14 - Charlie Brown son of the late "Charlie"
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Residents at this address.
1792/John Perkins / Victualler & Cow Keeper /../../Sun Fire Office records,
held at Guildhall Library **
1804/Flintoff/../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1807/Flintoff/../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1809/Thomas Drane & Thomas Brown / Brewers /../../Sun Fire Office records,
held at Guildhall Library **
1818/Thomas Brown/../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall
Library **
1825/John Corrigan / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
Guildhall Library **
1833-34/Thomas Barker/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/William Shelbourne/../../../Pigots Directory **
1841/William Shelbourne/../../../Post Office Directory **
1842/Wm. Shelbourne/../../../Robson�s Directory **
August 1848/George Dickinson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1848/William Prior/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1849/William Prior/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1849/Richard Joseph Folkard/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Joseph Folkard/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1851/Joseph Folkard/Licensed Victualler/42/Framlingham, Suffolk/Census *
1851/Sarah Folkard/Wife/45/Garnforth, Durham/Census
1851/Jane Turner/Barman/22/Chingford, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann French/Servant in the house/20/Wakering, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Lewis/Potman/18/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Hooper/Lodger, Bricklayer/22/Clapton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alfred Hooper/Lodger, Delivery Company/17/Clapton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Name Unknown/Lodger, Mariner/35/../Census
1852/John Treble/../../../Post Office Directory **
1856/John Treble/../../../Post Office Directory *
1861/Chas. R. Balls/Victualler/55/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census *
1861/Martha Balls/Wife/42/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Balls/Son/10/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1861/Martha J. Balls/Granddaughter/3/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1861/Elizbth. M. Malock/Niece, Barmaid/28/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1861/Mary A. Harris/Barmaid/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Charles Ubsdell/Waiter/52/Ringwood, Hampshire/Census
1861/Thomas Darling/Potman/22/Middlesex/Census
1861/Elia J. Rayes/Domestic Servant/28/Middlesex/Census
1869/Charles Rayner Balls/../../../Post Office Directory **
1871/Charles R Balls/Licensed Victualler/61/Norfolk/Census
1871/Martha Balls/Wife/59/Middlesex/Census
1871/Susan Bell/Sister, Widow/61/Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Balls/Sons Wife, Barmaid/38/St Albans/Census
1871/Sarah Mann?/Barmaid/21/Suffolk/Census
1871/Hy Chapman/Waiter/50/Middlesex/Census
1871/? Curtis/Waiter/22/Limehouse/Census
1871/Eliza Dent/Cook/21/Poplar/Census
1871/Mary A McCrow/Barmaid/20/Huntingdonshire/Census
July 1872/Charles Rayner Balls/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1872/Onslow Sterry/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1875/Onslow Sterry/../../../P.O. Directory **
22nd January 1876/Onslow Sterry, late occupier/Outgoing Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
22nd January 1876/Elizabeth Ann Sterry, widow and administratrix/Incoming
Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1877/Elizabeth Ann Priddle (Formerly Sterry)/Outgoing
Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1877/Joseph Cowell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1880/Joseph Cowell/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Joseph Cowell/Licensed Victualler/54/Sunderland, Durham/Census *
1881/Clara Cowell/Wife/42/West Bromwich, Staffordshire/Census
1881/Elizabeth Cowell/Daughter/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Cowell/Daughter/9/West Ham, Essex/Census
1881/Joseph Cowell/Son/4/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clara Cowell/Daughter/3/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Flora Cowell/Daughter/2/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clara Dickens/Domestic Servant/20/Bilston, Staffordshire/Census
1881/Anny Clay/Domestic Servant/26/Beckenham, Surrey/Census
1881/Anny Carroll/General Servant/17/Blue Town, Sheerness/Census
1881/Celina Gooch/Nurse/44/West Bromwich, Staffordshire/Census
1882/Joseph Cowell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Joseph Cowell/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Joseph Cowell/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/William Smith/Licensed Victualler/53/Felstead, Essex/Census
1891/Edward E Fosels Smith/Son, Merchants Clerk/20/At Sea, under British
Flag/Census
1891/Ada Morris/Barmaid/23/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1891/Emily Jean Wallington/Barmaid/26/Limehouse, London/Census
1891/Caroline Sarah Seager/Barmaid/21/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Ann Harding/Barmaid/17/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Mary Ann Coulter/Cook, Widow/49/Aberdeen, Scotland/Census
1891/William John Smith/Son/10/North Shields/Census
1895/William Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1896/William Smith/../../../Post Office Directory **
1897/William Smith/../../../Post Office Directory **
1898/Edward Euxine Foscolo/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Edward Buxine Foscolo/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Edward Euxine Foscolo/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Edward E Smith/Licensed Victualler/30/Black Sea/Census
1901/William J A Smith/Brother, Assistant/20/North Shields,
Northumberland/Census
1901/Sarah A Smith/Mother, Housekeeper, Widow/57/Tynemouth,
Northumberland/Census
1901/Ellie Driscoll/Barmaid/24/Cork, Ireland/Census
1901/Madge Verling/Barmaid/25/Queenstown/Census
1901/Lydia Ward/Barmaid/39/Walworth, London/Census
1901/Maud Hollick/Barmaid/19/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1902/Edward Euxine Foscolo/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Charles Brown sen/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Richard Naylen/Manager of Public House/25/Islington, London/Census *
1911/Olive Naylen/Wife/31/Stockwell, London/Census
1911/Kathleen Irwin/Wife's Daughter by Previous Marriage/11/Brooklyn, New
York/Census
1911/Elizabeth Brown/Aunt, Cook/60/Wandsworth, London/Census
1911/Ada Ewen/Barmaid/18/Hackney, London/Census
1911/May Good/Barmaid/21/Stepney Green, London/Census
1911/Lily Veale/Domestic Servant/21/Custom House, West Ham, London/Census
1914/Charles & James Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Charles & James Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Jas Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1932/Charles William Brown/../../../Survey of London **
1933/Charles William Brown/../../../Kellys Directory **
1934/Charles William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Charles William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory **
Charlie Brown junior moved on to Woodford in 1938, where his next pub became
known as Charlie Brown's, a name still in use today as Charlie Brown's
Roundabout was named after the pub which used to stand on the site. **
1944/Mrs Florence I Busby/../../../Post Office Directory
1946/Mrs Florence I Busby/../../../Post Office Directory **
1983/../Buccaneer, 73 West India Dock Road, Free HOuse/../../Pub
Directory
1991/../Buccaneer, 73 West India Dock Road, Pub Demolished/../../Pub
Directory
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* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris