Phoenix, 79 Brick Lane, Spitalfields
The 1842 street directory for Brick lane omits these numbers (65-85), but there is a Phoenix listed in Phoenix street, with G Ward as the licensee
Firstly at 159 Brick Lane, then at 79 Brick Lane by 1895; Address formerly 180 Brick Lane. ** Now in use as a Bangladeshi restaurant. The current address is at 79 Brick Lane (2014). *
Spitalfields index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Spitalfields, London.
79 Brick Lane - in September 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Phoenix, 79 Brick Lane, E1 - in June 2014
Kindly provided by Tris
Residents at this address
Oak Lodge meets at the Phoenix, Brick lane, Spitalfields, London in 1803
1805/J Leslie, the Phoenix, Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
1808/Robert Tasker, Phoenix, Phoenix street, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
1809/John Mansell, the Phoenix, Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
I have discovered that one of my husband's ancestors, Robert John Ward, ran a pub called the "Phoenix" in
Brick Lane from 1828 to 1843. This was situated at No. 126 - on the corner with Hanbury Street (formerly known as Montague street?). He and his family are recorded in Brick Lane in the 1841 census and his occupation given as "victualler". No street number or pub name was given but I have been able to trace these as follows:
I have an old family document in my possession showing a 21 year lease for 126 Brick Lane granted to a William Bridges in 1809. William Bridges was a silk weaver and the step-father of Robert John Ward. It is highly probable that he used No. 126 for his silk-weaving business, but in March 1828 a licence was granted to Robert Ward for the "Phenix" (sic) in Brick Lane, with his brother-in-law, Thomas Mecham, standing as surety. I found this information in the Quarter Sessions register of victuallers at the London
Metropolitan Archives Office. In 1843 Robert Ward and family moved from Brick Lane and took over a pub. called the "Britannia" in Belvidere Place, Southwark Bridge Road. His eldest son, George, also ran a pub called the "Horse & Groom" in Walworth Road in 1851. ***
The Phoenix shows in street listings to be at 159 Brick Lane from 1829 onwards, at the corner of Phoenix Street; it is also listed in Phoenix street in 1842 so there may be two doorways.
1829/Robert John Ward, Phoenix, 159 Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Robsons Directory
1832/G Ward, Phoenix, 169 Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Robert John Ward, Phoenix, 159 Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Pigots Directory
1836/Robert Ward, Phoenix, 159 Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Pigots Directory
1841/Robert John Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Robert Ward/Publican/45/Middlesex/Census ***
1841/Sarah Ward/../40/Middlesex/Census
1841/George Ward/Builders Apprentice/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Samuel Gill/Male Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Charlotte Clark/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/George Robinson/Male Servant/12/Middlesex/Census
1842/Robert John Ward, Phoenix, 159 Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Robsons Directory
1843/Robert John Ward/../../../Kellys Directory
1846/George Flawn/../../../P.O. Directory **
1848/Henry Squires Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Henry Squires Green/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Henry Squires Green/Licensed Victualler/42/Canterbury/Census
1851/Mary Green/Wife/42/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/Mary Amelia Green/Daughter/19/Shoreditch/Census
1851/Mary Flawn/Mother/79/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/Elizabeth Ames/Barmaid/23/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/William Carter/Pot Boy/19/Derbyshire/Census
1852/Henry S Green/../../../Watkins Directory **
1855/Charles Ward/../../../P.O. Directory **
January 1855/Charles Ward/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
January 1855/Edward Clayton/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/Edward Clayton/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1859/Horatio Cowne/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1859/William Ward/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1860/William Ward/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1860/Thomas Sadler/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1861/Thomas Sadler/Publican/28/Fulham/Census
1861/Jane Sadler/Sister/30/Fulham/Census
1861/James Pakes/Potman/17/Staines/Census
July 1862/John Robert Bowen/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1862/David Charles Baneback/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
March 1864/Henry How/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1864/Richard Bayley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1869/Richard Bayley/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
November 1869/John Idenden/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
January 1870/John Idenden/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1870/Thomas Idenden/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1873/William Profit Dukes/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/John Satcholl/Publican, Widow/40/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/John jun Satcholl/Son/20/Norton Folgate, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Satcholl/Daughter/17/Islington, Middlesex,/Census
1881/Charles Satcholl/Son/10/Brick Lane, Middlesex/Census
1881/Catherine Harly/Gen Servant/34/(BS), Germany/Census
1882/John Satcholl/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1885/John Atkins/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/John Atkins/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Mills/Beer House Keeper/42/Oxton/Census
1891/Rebecca Mills/Wife/30/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/John Mills/Son/15/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Annie Mills/Daughter/15/Bow, London/Census
1891/Jennie Mills/Daughter/12/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1895/George Collinson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1899/Francis Albert Bennett/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1910/James Goddard/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1911/John Goodson/Publican/27/Spitalfields, London/Census
1911/Martha Goodson/Wife/22/Mile End New Town, London/Census
1911/John E Goodson/Son/2/Mile End New Town, London/Census
1911/George Scotcher/father in Law, Carman/55/Spitalfields, London/Census
1911/Ruth Scotcher/Mother in Law/48/Stepney, London/Census
1911/George Scotcher/Brother in Law, Painter/27/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Tom Scotcher/Brother in Law, Van Guard/16/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/John Scotcher/Brother in Law/12/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Margaret Scotcher/Sister in Law/7/Mile End New Town, London/Census
1911/Carrie Ducy/General Servant, Widow/46/Spitalfields, London/Census
1912/John Goodson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1915/Samuel Watts/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1921/Samuel Watts/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 79 Brick lane, the Phoenix are
Samuel Watts, Licensed Victualler, aged 60 years 6 months and born in Devon, England, the Employer
Ethel Watts, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 58 years 11 months and born in Rochester, Kent, England
* Provided by Tris
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Mariegold Ward