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This pub was established by 1650 as the Hand & Bowl and was rebuilt in the form shown in your photograph in 1899. It seems also that it was renamed the Westbury Arms in 1899. The pub closed in 2008 and is currently empty. **
Taken from a Photograph supplied by The Department of Education, Arts & Libraries, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Westbury Arms, 144 Ripple Road, Barking - in 2008
Westbury Arms signage, 144 Ripple Road, Barking - in 2008
Residents at this address
1754/Elizabeth Brown/../../../Property deeds held at Essex Records Office **
1886/William Holland/Beer Retailer & Cowkeeper/../../Kelly's
1890/William John Holland / Beer Retailer & Shopkeeper //../../../Kelly’s
Directory **
1891/Wm Jno Holland/Beer retailer/39/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/Rollen Holland/Wife/38/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1891/John Wm Holland/Son, General Lanourer/17/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/William Holland/Son/13/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/Margaret Holland/Daughter/11/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/Nellie Holland/Daughter/9/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/Frank Holland/Son/5/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/Kate Holland/Daughter/5/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/Charles Holland/Son/3/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/William Holland sen/Father, Cow Keeper, Widow/74/Barking, Essex/Census
1894/William John Holland/Beer Retailer Shopkeeper/../../Kelly's
1898/William Linsley/Grocer & Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1895 / William John Holland / beer retailer & shopkeeper / .. / .. / Kelly's
Directory *+
1899/William Linsley/Grocer & Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
01/4/1899/Albert Edward Martin/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
22/9/1900/Albert Edward Martin/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
1902/Albert Edward Martin/../../../Kelly's
1902/Albert Edward Martin/../../../Petty Sessions
1906/Albert Edward Martin/../../../Kelly's
1908/Albert Edward Martin/../../../Kelly's
1910 / Albert Edward Martin / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1911 / Margaret Elliott / Manageress of Hotel / 27 / Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk /
Census *+
1911 / Annie Priscilla Tasker / Head Barmaid at Hotel / 32 / Caledonian Road,
London / Census
1911 / Dorothy Pain / Barmaid at Hotel / 20 / London / Census
1911 / Violet Moore / Barmaid at Hotel / 24 / West Ham / Census
1911 / Hannah May Roberts / Barmaid at Hotel / 24 / Buckley, Flintshire / Census
1911 / Alice Knight / Barmaid at Hotel / 30 / Canning Town / Census
1911 / Ethel Hughes / Cook (Domestic) / 27 / Hackney / Census
1912/Albert Edward Martin/../../../Kelly's
1914/Albert Edward Martin/../../../Kelly's
18/4/1914/Ernest John Martin/../../../Petty Sessions
18/12/1915/Walter Martin/../../../Petty Sessions
1917/Walter Martin/../../../Kelly's
1922 / Walter Martin / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
26/1/1924/Charles Martin/../../../Petty Sessions
1925/Charles Martin/../../../Kelly's
29/12/1925/Charles Martin & Margaret M and Elliott/../../../Petty Sessions
1926 / Charles Martin / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
23/4/1927/Charles Martin & Francis Silvester Baker/../../../Petty Sessions
1929 / Fras. S. Baker / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1929 / Charles Martin / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory
1933/Charles Martin/../../../Kelly's
1933/Francis S. Baker/../../../Kelly's
20/9/1933/Charles Martin & Louis Harriet Bernhard/../../../Petty Sessions
1937/William Gillies & L Bernard/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1988/Mrs E O Roberts/174 Ripple Road/../../Watney Truman Trader List *
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