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The City Arms existed from at least 1827. The pub was completely destroyed in an air raid on the night of 29th December 1940. The Parish Church of All Hallows Barking was gutted by fire on the same night but has since been rebuilt . *+
The City Arms, Great Tower Street EC3, Circa 1920 with landlord being James Jarvis.
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April 1827/R C Serle/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/Richard Charles Searle, City Arms, Great Tower street, City/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Richard Charles Searle, City Arms, 61 Great Tower street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/William F Stowell/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Francis Stowell/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/William F Stowell/../../../Robsons Directory
1844/William F Stowell/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1848/James Rance/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/James Rance/Licensed Victualler/40/Woburn, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Catharine Rance/Wife/28/Horselydown, Surrey/Census
1851/Catharine Rance/Daughter/3 months/London/Census
1851/Charles Everitt/Barman/24/Horselydown, Surrey/Census
1851/Amelia Richards/Barmaid/23/Gosport, Hampshire/Census
1851/Margaret Winterflood/House Servant/31/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Stanley/Potman/30/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1852/James Rance/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/James Rance/../../../Post Office Directory *
1860/James Rance/../../../P.O. Directory **
Morning Advertiser 20 February 1860 - Transfer of Licences
City Arms, Great Tower street, James Rance to Thomas Webster Hearne
1861/Thomas W Hearne/Victualler/54/Chiswick, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jemima Hearne/Wife/47/Leatherhead, Surrey/Census
1861/Sarah Hearne/Daughter, Barmaid/26/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Hearne/Son, Carpenter & Joiner/25/Twickenham,
Middlesex/Census
1861/Emily Hearne/Daughter, Barmaid/23/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Hearne/Daughter/16/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1861/Helen Hearne/Daughter/11/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1861/James Pitman/House Servant/18/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Rishinghs/Potman/33/Newbridge, Berkshire/Census
1861/Victoria Lowell/General Servant/22/Bristol St Philips,
Gloucestershire/Census
1869/Mrs J Hearne/../../../Post Office Directory
December 1870/Joshua Hearne/Outgoing Licensee/../../London City Press
December 1870/T Hearne/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press
1871/Thomas Hearne/Licensed Victualler/35/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Hearne/Sister/30/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1871/Lizzie Howsden/Barmaid/22/Wimblington, Cambs/Census
1871/Clarina Wright/Barmaid/22/On board ship to Jamaica/Census
1871/Frances Allingham/General Servant/19/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1871/Charles Jones/Potman/23/Crowe, Worcestershire/Census
1876/Thomas Hearne/../../../P.O. Directory **
1880/John Elworthy/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/John Elworthy/Licensed Victualler/30/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1881/Nellie Elworthy/Wife/26/Sydenham, Surrey/Census
1881/Earnest Elworthy/Son/2/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ethel Elworthy/Daughter/1/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Faith Dowse/Sister In Law, Barmaid/24/Waltham, Essex,/Census
1881/Thomas Mayhew/Barman/18/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth Geo/Porter/20/Taunton, Somerset/Census
1881/Fanny Withwell/Domestic Servant/24/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1882/John Elworthy/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Elworthy/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/John Elworthy/../../../Business Directory of London **
1888/John Elworthy / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 22 June
1888 **
1890/Richard Smith / Licensed Victualler, Deceased / Died 11 November
1890 /../../London Gazette, 9 December 1890 **
1891/Richard Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1894/Percy A Millis/../../../City of London Directory **
1895/Percy A. Millis/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Percy A Millis/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Mrs Annie Jane Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Mrs Annie Jane Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Henry Wright/Manager, Widow/47/Southwark/Census
1901/Henry Thomas Wright/Son/15/Strand, London/Census
1901/May May/Barmaid/31/Kent/Census
1901/Ernest Edmond Holland James/Barman/20/Suffolk/Census
1901/Harriet Burridge/Cook/36/Suffolk/Census
1902/Sydney John Spark/../../../P.O. Directory **
1911 / Edward Horace Hull / Licensed Victuallers Manager / 35 / Ramsgate
/ Census ***
1911 / Ada Louisa Hull / Wife Housekeeper / 38 / Gloucester / Census
1911 / Annie Niblet / Nurse / 17 / Norwich / Census
1911 / Charles Thomas Allaway / Barman / 21 / Canning Town / Census
1911 / Lionel Symons / Potman / 18 / Norwich / Census
1911 / George Patrick Martin / Barman / 19 / Morpeth / Census
1911 / Milicent Spencer / Cook / 38 / Dulwich / Census
1915/Robert William Magub/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/James Jarvis/../../../Hughes Directory
In 1921 census at 31 Great Tower Street, City of London are
Frank J Roberts, Manager, Publican, 31 Great Tower Street, aged 49 years and born in Aldershot, Hampshire
Maud Roberts, Wife, Manageress, Publican, aged 39 years and born in Kentish Town, Middlesex
Stanley F Roberts, Son, aged 15 years 10 months and born in Kentish Town, London
Leslie W Roberts, Son, aged 14 years 8 months and born in Kentish Town, London
Betty M Roberts, Daughter, aged 3 years and born in Kentish Town, London
May Sully, Servant, Barmaid to J Jarvis, 31 Great Tower Street, aged 19 years 1 month and born in Mile End, London
Winnie Denne, Houseaid to J Jarvis, 31 Great Tower Street, aged 31 years 9 months and born in Islington, London
1926/James Jarvis/../../../P.O. Directory **
1938/John Da Costa/../../../Post Office Directory
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