Barking pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
This pub was established by 1754 and re-built in 1811. In 1882 the pub was re-named the Cross Keys Tavern and later the Barking Cross Tavern, before it closed in 1912. You have the Barking Cross Tavern listed separately and also have two other variations on the name. *
Listed as Still & Sun in 1871 census
Residents at this address
1791 / Josiah Lovatt / victualler / .. / .. / Archives (Sun Fire Office records)
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1822-3/John Horsley/../../../Pigots*
1826/John Horsley/../../../Pigots Directory
1828/John Horsley/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
1828-9/John Horsley/../../../Pigots
1832-3/John Ostler/../../../Pigots
1839/John Ringer/../../../Pigots
1840/John Ringer/../../../Pigots*
1845/John Ringer/../../../Post Office
1848/John Ringer/../../../Whites
1851/Luke Horsley/../../../Post Office
1851/Luke Horsley/victualler/47/Barking, Essex/Census ***
1851/Rosetta Horsley/wife/39/Barking, Essex/Census ***
1851/George Smith/pot boy/16/Wanstead, Essex/Census ***
1852/L. Horsley/../../../Kellys*
1855/L. Horsley/../../../Kellys*
1861/Henry W Earle/Victualler/35/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Earle/Wife/35/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Mary L Earle/Daughter/13/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Esther Church/General Servant/18/Does Hill, Essex/Census
1861/John Heckford/General Servant/18/Alstead, Essex/Census
1861/James Fenn/Boarder, Fisherman/21/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1861/Samuel Whisking/Boarder, Fisherman/22/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1861/William Oldman/Boarder, Fisherman/20/Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1862/Henry William Earle/../../../Kellys
1863 / Henry William Earle / .. / .. / .. / Whites Directory *+
1867/William Kent Eastgate/../../../Post Office
1870/Frederick Henry Clarke/../../../Kellys
1871/Frederick Henry Clarke/../../../Post Office
1871/Fredk Hy Clarke/Licensed Victualler/30/Daventry, Northampton/Census
1871/Ann Clarke/Wife/31/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Fred Clarke/Son/4/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1871/Jane Clarke/Daughter/2/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Rose Clarke/Daughter/1/Barking/Census
1871/William Eade/Inn Servant/19/Bermondsey/Census
1872/Frederick Henry Clarke/../../../The Essex Annual *
July 1872/Robert Edward Beck/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1872/Alan Porter/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1874/Allen Porter/../../../Kellys
1878/Allen Porter/../../../Kellys
1881/Allen Porter/Licensed Victualler/50/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Caroline Porter/Wife/41/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Allen Porter/Son/13/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Bessie Porter/Daughter/11/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Porter/Daughter/2m/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/William Treebody/Lodger, Labourer/49/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Theinocin/Lodger, Labourer/45/Aveley, Essex/Census
1881/William Hayes/Lodger, Labourer/34/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/John Holmes/Lodger, Labourer/35/Barking, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/Allin Porter/../../../Kellys
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