A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors. It is also described sometimes as the Railway Tavern, Custom House.
Railway Tavern, Custom House E16
Canning Town index
Also see the History of Canning Town
There are two Railway Taverns in Victoria Dock Road, at 145 and here at 272. This Railway Tavern was previously a beer house. It is at 272 and 273 Victoria Dock Road by at least 1934. The beer house had spread into the neighbouring public telephone call office. It is later renamed the Artful Dodger.
Residents at this address
1891/Griffin Cartledge/Licensed Victualler/61/Swanwick, Derby/Census
1891/Mary A Cartledge/Wife/56/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1891/Keturah Cartledge/Daughter, Barmaid/30/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1891/George Cartledge/Son, Engineer/22/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1891/Albert E Cartledge/Son, Barman/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1891/Eliza Cartledge/Daughter, Cook/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1891/Edith Cartledge/Niece, Housemaid/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1891/Ellen S Watts/General Servant/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1896/Griffin Cartledge/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1901/William Carpenter/Publican/34/Peckham, London/Census
1901/Nellie Carpenter/Wife/33/Braintree, Essex/Census
1901/Ethel M Carpenter/Daughter/11/Eastbourne, Sussex/Census
1901/William? Carpenter/Son/8/Eastbourne, Sussex/Census
1901/Bernard G Carpenter/Son/10 months/West Ham, Essex/Census
1901/Herbert J Driver/Barman/20/Bow, London/Census
1901/Walter Hulbert/Barman/21/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/William Bonall/Barman/16/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1901/Alfred Wren/Barman/22/Shiply, Surrey/Census
1901/Pheobe McKeon/Domestic Servant/18/Waterford, Ireland/Census
1901/Francis M Gavin/Domestic Servant/32/no known/Census
1902/Wm George Carpenter/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1911/Ernest J Robinson/Licensed Victualler/34/Bermondsey, surrey/Census
1911/Margaret Robinson/Wife/36/Shotton, Durham/Census
1911/Ernest G Robinson/Son/8/Custom House, Essex/Census
1911/Gladys Robinson/Daughter/6/Custom House, Essex/Census
1911/George Robinson/Son/5/Custom House, Essex/Census
1911/Albert E Robinson/Son/1/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1911/Charles A Thomas/Nephew/7/Beckton Road, Essex/Census
1911/W H T Jackson/Manager/25/Woolwichm Kent/Census
1911/J W Steward/Barman/21/Hackney, London/Census
1911/W E Baker/Servant (M)/24/Woolwichm Kent/Census
1911/T Milton/Servant (M)/17/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1911/M C C Rule/Servant (F)/15/Custom House, Essex/Census
1914/Ernest George Robinson/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1917/Mrs Matilda Charlotte Osborne/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1922/Mrs Matilda Charlotte Osborne/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1934/Stephen Albert Handfield & Ernest George Robinson/../../../Kelly's
1938/Stephen Albert Handfield & Ernest George Robinson/../../../Post Office
Directory
1937 - 1950/E G Robinson/../../../Freehold
1940/Ernest George Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Ernest George Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory
1951 - 1961/A W Wood & Sons/../../../Freehold
1991/../Artful Dodger, now closed/../../Post Office Directory
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