Barking pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
This pub was present by 1580 and was rebuilt in 1885 and most recently in 1925. * The Bull closed in 2014, and now awaiting it's fate. **+
Bull Inn, at the corner of East Street, Barking
Kindly provided by Colleen
Taken from a Photograph supplied by The Department of Education, Arts & Libraries, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Bull, 2 North Street, Barking - in 1961
17th April 2003
Taken by Brian Berry
The Bull, North Street, Barking - in May 2014
Kindly provided by Al Skinns
Residents at this address
1822-3/William Parsons/../../../Pigot's*
1826/Elizabeth Parsons/../../../Pigot's Directory
1828/Elizabeth Parsons/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances***
1828-9/Elizabeth Parsons/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Elizabeth Parsons/../../../Pigot's
1839/Elizabeth Parsons/../../../Pigot's
1845/Joseph Parsons/../../../Post Office
1848/Elizabeth Parsons/../../../White's
1851/George Parsons/../../../Post Office
1851/George Parsons/licensed victualler/35/Barking, Essex/Census **
1851/Sophia Parsons/wife/28/Middlesex/Census **
1851/Sophia Parsons/daughter, scholar/07/London, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Joseph Parsons/son/04/London, Middlesex/Census **
1851/George Parsons/son/03/London, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Alfred Parsons/son/01/Cambridgeshire/Census **
1851/William Pavitt/ostler/Rainham, Essex/Census **
1851/Jane [Draine]/housemaid/20/Barking, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Miller/nursemaid/22/Barking, Essex/Census **
1851/Thomas Potts/lodger, basket maker/32/Spitalfields, London/Census **
1852/G. Parsons/../../../Kelly's*
1855/George Parsons/../../../Kelly's*
1861/George Parsons/Licensed Victualler & PostMaster/45/Barking,
Essex/Census
1861/Sophia Parsons/Wife/39/St Georges East, Middx/Census
1861/Sophia Parsons/Daughter/17/St Leonards, Shoreditch/Census
1861/Joseph Parsons/Son/15/St Leonards, Shoreditch/Census
1861/Alfred Parsons/Son/11/Hackney, Essex/Census
1861/Clara Parsons/Daughter/8/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Emily Parsons/Daughter/6/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Parsons/Daughter/4/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Edith Louisa Parsons/Daughter/2/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Anne Alabaster/Niece/17/St Leonards, Shoreditch/Census
1861/Clara Louisa Alabaster/Niece/16/St Leonards, Shoreditch/Census
1861/Matilda Jones/House Servant/28/Ripple Side, Essex/Census
1861/Hebzebah Prior/Nurse/15/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/William Buss/Ostler, Pots Man/24/Wall End, Essex/Census
1862/George Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1863 / George Parsons / .. / .. / .. / White's Directory *+
1867/George Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1870/George Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1871/George Parsons/../../../Post Office
1871/George Parsons/Licensed Victualler, Widow/55/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Sophia Parsons/Daughter/26/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Joseph Parsons/Son/25/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Parsons/Daughter/16/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Jessie Parsons/Daughter/8/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/James Milton/Potman/40/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Hephzebah Prior/Domestic Servant/14/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Rebecca Crosby/Domestic Servant/18/East Ham, Essex/Census
1872/G Parsons/../../../The Essex Annual *
1874/George Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1878/George Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1881/George Parsons/Licensed Victualler/65/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Joseph Parsons/Son, Assistant/35/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Parsons/Daughter/26/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Edith Parsons/Daughter/22/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Vaughan/General Domestic Servant/48/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Esther Curtis/Boarder/11/Creekmouth, Essex/Census
1882/George Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1886/George Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1889/George Parsons/../../../Kelly’s Directory *
1890 / Joseph Parsons / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1891/Joseph Parsons/Publican/44/Finsbury Square, London/Census
1891/Ann Parsons/Wife/26/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/William Parsons/Son/1/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/George Mitchell/Barman/21/Aberdeen, Scotland/Census
1891/Elizth Buckell/Domestic Servant/15/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/Elizth Harris/Visitor, Widow/37/Wilborne, Somerset/Census
1894/Joseph Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1895/Joseph Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1896/Joseph Parsons/../../../Petty Sesssions
1898/Joseph Parsons/../../../Kelly's
1899/Joseph Parsons/../../../Kelly's
03/6/1899/Walter Alfred Medcalf/../../../Petty Sesssions
12/5/1900/John Frederick Staines/../../../Petty Sesssions
23/2/1901/John Herbert Graham/../../../Petty Sesssions
1901/John H Graham/Licensed Victualler/27/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Mary Graham/Sister, House Keeper/22/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Robert Keow/Barman/24/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Alec Griffiths/Potman/17/Dalston, London/Census
1901/Florence Richardson/Barmaid/19/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Harriet Eve/Cook/23/Ilford, Essex/Census
1901/Sarah Purkins/Housemaid/21/Barking, Essex/Census
1902/John Herbert Graham/../../../Petty Sesssions
1902/John H. Graham/../../../Kelly's
1906/John H. Graham/../../../Kelly's
1908/John H. Graham/../../../Kelly's
1910 / John H. Graham / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1911/John Herbert Graham/Publican/37/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1911/George James Graham/Brother, Assistant/28/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1911/Clara Watson/Barmaid/22/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1911/Annie Clarke/Barmaid/26/Grays, Essex/Census
1911/Fanny Scolard/Housekeeper/56/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1912/John H. Graham/../../../Kelly's
1914/John H. Graham/../../../Kelly's
25/9/1915/Barbara Ellen Jackson/../../../Petty Sesssions
1917/Mrs. Barbara Ellen Jackson/../../../Kelly's
1922 / Barbara Ellen Jackson / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1925/Mrs. Barbara Ellen Jackson/../../../Kelly's
1929 / Barbara Ellen Jackson / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1933 / Barbara Ellen Jackson / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1933/Mrs. Barbara Ellen Jackson/../../../Kelly's
1935 - 1962/G A Smith & Sons Ltd/../../../Freehold
1937/G A Smith & E W Cross/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by Stephen Harris
*+ Provided by Ewan
** Provided by John Mead
**+ Provided by Al Skinns
*** Provided by Mike Smith
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