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Existed from at least 1864. At Bishops Road, Victoria Park in 1869; At 24 Approach Road before 1895; The pub was first built in 1860 and was extensively rebuilt after WWII following heavy bomb damage. It remains open **
Approach Tavern, 47 Approach Road - in September 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
August 1864/George Glave/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1864/Charles Entwistle/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1866/Charles Entwistle/../../../Post Office Directory
16th May 1868/Charles Entwistle/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
16th May 1868/Thomas Lloyd/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/Thomas Lloyd/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Lloyd/Licensed Victualler/40/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma Elizabeth Lloyd/Wife/27/Stoke Newington/Census
1871/Thomas Chas Lloyd/Son/5/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ann Lloyd/Daughter/3/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Arthur Lloyd/Son/2/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Martha Routledge/Domestic Servant/14/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alice Key/General Servant/20/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma Lloyd/Niece/12/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Silcock/Domestic Servant/21/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1872/Thomas Lloyd/../../../Kellys Suburban Directory
1874/Thomas Lloyd/../../../Middlesex Directory
1878/Thomas Lloyd/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas Lloyd/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Thomas Lloyd/../../../Business Directory of London **
1895/Henry Barnett/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Edward Chapman/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Henry D Poulter/Licensed Victualler/40/Hampshire/Census
1901/Caroline Poulter/Wife/28/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Norman Poulter/Son/5/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Clarissa Poulter/Daughter/3/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Morris Poulter/Son/1/Wells, Norfolk/Census
1901/Ethel Innocence/Daughter in Law/23/Brixton, London/Census
1901/Beatrice Innocence/Daughter in Law/19/Brixton, London/Census
1901/Vera Innocence/Niece/5/Bow, London/Census
1901/Alice Joyce/Barmaid/26/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Florence Ness/Barmaid/21/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Louis Bowry/Housemaid/17/Datchell, Buckinghamshire/Census
1901/Beatrice Chappel/Nursemaid/18/Bristol/Census
1906/John Knight/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London **
1910/Harry Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Henry E Knight/Licensed Victualler/38/Portsmouth/Census
1911/Edith Knight/Wife/44/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Elizabeth Youles/Niece, Assistant/37/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Lily Gilbert/Servant/18/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Robert Grant Parker/Servant/36/City, London/Census
1911/Maud Rust/Servant/18/../Census
1915/Harry Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/Harry Knight/../../../P.O. Directory **
1921/George Jno Alstin/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 47, Approach Road, Bethnal Green
George John Alstin, Licensed Victualler, Widow, aged 73 years 1 month and born in Stepney, London, the Employer
Lily Martin, Daughter, House Keeper, Widow, aged 28 years 5 months and born in Rotherhithe, London
Lilla Martin, Granddaughter, aged 11 months and born in Bethnal Green, London
Josephine Bertin, Servant, aged 16 years 1 month and born in London
1934/Jacob J King/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Jacob J King/../../../Post Office Directory
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