Chadwell Heath pub history index
The modern address is 1149 High Road. *
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
13th August 2003
Taken by Brian Woolley
Residents at this address
9/1872/Charles Miriam/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
1874/Charles Miriam/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1878/Charles Miriams/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1881/Charles Miriams/Beerseller/63/St. Nicholas, Kent/Census
1881/Jane Miriams/Wife/56/London St. Martins, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Miriams/Mother, No Occupation/85/Sarr, Kent/Census
1881/Clara Miriams/Niece/12/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1882/Charles Miriams/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
06/3/1886/Jane Matilda Miriams/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
1886/Mrs. Jane Matilda Mirian/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1890/Mrs. Jane Matilda Miriam/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1891/Jane M. Miriams/Beer House Keeper (Widow)/66/St Martins in the
Fields/Census *
1891/James Kearns/Boarder (Widower), Ostler/56/Westminster/Census
1891/Caroline M. J. Mansell/Boarder, Domestic Servant/25/Horsham,
Sussex/Census
1891/Clara Miriams/Visitor, Cook/21/Hoxton/Census
1895/Mrs. Jane Matilda Miriam/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
3/10/1896/Samuel Cocks/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
1898/Samuel Cocks/../../../Kelly's
1899/Samuel Cocks/../../../Kelly's
1901/Esther Cocks/Beer House Keeper (Widow)/59/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
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1901/Henry Riley/Brother (Widower), Diver/66/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
1901/Ethel Riley/Niece, Barmaid/21/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
1901/Jane Riley/Niece, Barmaid/21/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
1902/Mrs. Samuel Cocks/../../../Kelly's
1906/Harry Hawes/../../../Kelly's
1908/Harry Hawes/../../../Kelly's
1910/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
1911/Albert E. Hillier/Beer House Keeper/31/Gibraltar/Census *
1911/Edith Rose/Wife, Assisting in the Business/29/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1911/Albert James Hillier/Son/1/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
1911/Percy Ratford/Barman/16/West Ham/Census
1912/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
1914/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
1917/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
Chelmsford Chronicle. 02 November 1917 - Military service.
Albert Ernest Hillier, 38, married, beer house keeper, Chadwell Arms, Chadwell Heath, who was given temporary exemption upon condition that he worked regularly with a threshing machine, appealed for a further exemption, and was given an extension for three months on the same condition.
1922/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
1925/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
Eastern Counties' Times. 12 February 1926
Chadwell Heath REquest. The application was that of Mr Albert Hillier represented by Mr F A Stern. He was the holder of a beer on licence of the Chadwell Arms. He had held that licence for 17 years. In 1923 the justices sanctioned plans for the entire rebuilding of the house. It had been reconstructed and was set back from the road, Anybody passing or going into the house might well think that it was a house for the sale of beer and wine and spirits. The result was that a large number of persons were surprised when they got in and found that they could not procure wines or spirits.
"There are a lot of people today who cannot drink beer". said Mr Stern. "Many a man goes into the house with his wife or his sweetheart and they are surprised when they find they cannot have a glass of port wine or claret and lemonade for the ladies".
Mr Stern said he thought that if the application were granted the Bench would be conferring a considerable boon to the district. He adds that several charabancs pulled up there, and he submitted that the application was a reasonable one.
A gentleman, a local resident opposed. He said he was surprised to hear that the Coopers Arms was any considerable distance away. Any youth used to the cricket field could throw a cricket ball from one house to the other. Were the Greyhound left out and the White Horse?
Next to the Chadwell Arms was a large piece of land allocated to the Roman Catholics for building of an elementary school and church. In front of the Chadwell Arms they had a large field not likely to be built on.
Residents were afraid that they would have to come to their worships in relation to the pandemonium they had on summer evenings and particularly on Sunday evenings from the charabancs drawn up in the district. Great complaints had been made and quite a lerge number of the religious folk of Chadwell Heath were particularly anxious that they should be free from any more of that kind of thing. Already there were table outside where dru=inking took place, and many of them were anxious that the young women and the sweethearts should not be subjecyted to that.
Objections were also forthcoming from the licensee of the Coopers Arms, which, it was stated, was not more than 100 yards away
The application was granted.
1929/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
1933/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
I am the niece of Mrs Joan Hillier, wife of Albert James H. who took on the licensed tenancy from his father Alfred Edward Hillier. Albert J Hillier and
wife, swapped pubs and went to The Star in Greenhill Grove (now Snowshill Road) in Manor Park, London E12. I have heard the Star was Firebombed!!! The Chad was taken over by Dick and Gladys Scanes who later went on to the Chas Napier in Brentwood, and I believe their two sons, one of whom was Richard Scanes was either tenant at the Chad or the Napier. The Chad is now a restaurant, which I visited whilst they were still re-building. We used to have the cellar flap behind the bar and quite often you'd be standing on the flap and feel someone thumping under your feet as the only other way out was where the barrels were rolled down! Uncle Bert's father died in the pub and always wore wingtip collars and a bowler hat. If you look at the photos of the charabanc outings you will see him complete with concertina or cornet. Uncle Bert was a really excellent pianist. He was born in the pub in 1910 and went to Pitman's College. He always had beautiful handwriting. He and Auntie Joan retired to Bexhill on Sea and he
unfortunately died in the GP's surgery from a coronary. I used to clean Uncle Bert's car CGY3 which I think was an Austin 7, and peel the potatoes for his Mum Edith Hillier nee Viner. I have lodged a lot of the deeds and some photos in Valence House Museum, which should be opening again in January 2010; when I will be working as a volunteer there. ***
1935/A E Hillier/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Seven Kings 1860]
1937/A E Hillier/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Seven Kings 1860]
1937/Albert Hillier/../../../Kelly's
1940/A E Hillier/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Seven Kings 1860]
1943/A E Hillier/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Seven Kings 1860]
1944/A E Hillier/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Seven Kings 1860]
2002/Peter Allingham/Landlord/../../Chadwell Arms
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*** Provided by Mrs Carole Powell
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