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The address is listed as 5 Richard street in 1877 and earlier. It is closed by 1904. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1839/John Malchar/../../../Pigot's Directory ***
1848/Thomas Scurr/../../../Post Office Directory ***
May 1852/John Thurston/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1852/George King and Mark King/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/George and Mark King/../../../Post Office Directory ***
March 1856/George and Mark King/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
March 1856/George King/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
Morning Advertiser 18 January 1859 - Licence transfers :
George the Fourth, Richard street, George King to Richard Saxl
January 1860/Joseph Saxi/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1860/George Brice Sainsbury/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
19th November 1860/George Brice Sainsbury/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th November 1860/George Peter Kay/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
October 1862/Herbert Harris Cannan, official assignee of Peter Kay, late occupier/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
October 1862/Elizabeth Slyth/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
May 1863/Elizabet Slyth/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1863/Charles Arthur Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1864/Charles Arthur Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1864/Henry French Varty/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1864/Henry French Varty/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1864/Robert James Phillips/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1869/Robert James Phillips/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
November 1869/Edward Charles Smithers/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
July 1872/Mary White/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1872/Thomas Doggett/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
October 1873/George Robert Goldsmith/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1873/James Scholfield the younger/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
14th July 1874/James Schofield/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
14th July 1874/Joseph Ruddeford/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
Dewsbury Chronicle and West Riding Advertiser - 20 November 1875
Bankrupt, Joseph Piddiford, Licensed Victualler of the George the Fourth public house, 9 Cayley Street, Limehouse, Middlesex
21st October 1876/James Taylor/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
21st October 1876/John Jacob Jix/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1877/John Jacob Jex/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/Frederick George Wendelken/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Frederick Wendelken/Licensed Victualler/33/Stepney, Middlesex/Census ***
1881/Louise Wendelken/Wife/30/Ratcliff, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Wendelken/Son/7/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Wendelken/Son/6/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Watkins/General Servant/16/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1882/Frederick G. Wendelken/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1884/Frederick G. Wendelken/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1895/Alfred Atkinson Gordon/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1899/Wm. Henry Monk/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1901/William Whittaker/Publican/34/Salford, Lancs/Census
1901/Elizabeth/Sister, Assistant/36/Salford, Lancs/Census
1901/Elias Jones/Assistant/41/Ireland/Census
East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
George the Fourth, Limehouse, transfer not granted from William Whittaker to William Field.
East End News and London Shipping Chronicle - 19 July 1904
To Let as shop or small factory, late George the Fourth, Cayley Street, Whitehouse Street, Limehouse
Southern Echo - 15 October 1903
Charles Jones, a publichouse manager, alias William whitaker, a licensed victualler, was brought up on remand charged with manufacturing spirits at George the Fourth public house, Bayley street [Cayley Street], Limehouse
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