Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road, Shoreditch N1
It was established in 1835 as the tap for the Wenlock Brewery. Listed as the Wenlock Arms, Windsor street in the 1850 license transfer. At 25 Wenlock Road in 1869 & earlier. The address is 25 Wenlock Road in 1899 and earlier, prior to street renumbering as 26 Wenlock Road. *
Shoreditch index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.
Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road - in November 2006
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Residents at this address.
1836/John Bowden/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1839/John Bowden/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/George Bowden & John Bowden/../../../Post Office Directory *
1842/George Bowden/../../../Robson's Directory *
1848/George Bowden/../../../Post Office Directory *
1850/George Bowden/../../../Post Office Directory **
August 1850/George Bowden/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1850/John Bowden/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/John Bowden/../../../Post Office Directory *
1852/William Fuller/../../../Martins Directory **
January 1854/Richard Morris/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/William Martin/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/William Martin/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1859/William Martin/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1859/Frances Pegg/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Mrs F Pegg/../../../Post Office Directory
1876/George Beeby/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/George Beby/Licensed Victualler, Widow/62/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jesse Simmonds/Son in law, Licensed Victualler/27/Cowley, Oxford/Census
1881/Louisa Simmonds/Wife/28/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Simmonds/Daughter/2/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Newman/Barman/20/Silvertown, Essex/Census
1881/Martha Chillingworth/Barmaid/18/Old Ford, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jesse White/Niece, Visitor/13/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1882/George Beeby/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/J Newbery/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1874/Alexander Niven/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1874/George Beeby/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1893/Heli Farmer Tratt/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Frank Childs/../../../Post Office Directory
1896/Frank Childs/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Daniel Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
Clement Charles Roberts is at the Robert Burns at West Ferry road in the 1901 census when he is managing, and still recorded in the 1904 directory there.
On the 6th May 1907, in Hoxton, Clement Charles Roberts is a licensed victualler aged 28, and at the Wenlcok Arms when he marries Bertha Lilian Quinn, aged 18. His father Samuel Roberts is also a licensed victualler.
1907/Clement Charles Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1908/Clement Charles Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1910/Mrs Constance Mary Ann Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/James Groombridge/Licensed Victualler/54/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1911/Mary Groombridge/Wife, Assistant/55/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1911/James John Groombridge/Son, Assistant/21/Highgate, Middlesex/Census
1911/Mary Ellen Groombridge/Daughter, Assistant/18/Highgate,
Middlesex/Census
1915/Benj Angel/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Charles Reid/../../../Hughes Directory *
1933/Miss Lizzie Flechey Mayo/../../../Kellys Directory **
1934/Mrs Ellen Louise Cutriss/../../../Post Office Directory *
1938/Geo A Jee/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Walter Bayliss/../../../Post Office Directory *
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*** Provided By Dominic Roberts