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Existed from at least 1881. The earlier address for the Duke of York was Blissett street or New York street, as listed separately. *
Now the Duke of York, 64 Ellsworth Street, E2 (2006) ** Demolished by 2008 and replaced with flats.*+
At its old address of 3 Grove Street. I finally found Grove Street on the 1853 map - on my 1916 map the street is marked as Shetland Street, and now it is Ellsworth Street! The address in 1911 and 1921 is at 6 Shetland Street. The pub closed in 2005. **
Duke of York, Shetland Street, Bethnal Green - in the 1920s
The photo is of a ladies outing from the Duke of York, and it was taken during the nineteen twenties. Both of my great grand mothers are standing either side of the clown. They both lived close by; one in Jersey Street, and the other in Shetland Street, in which the Duke of York was at the time. Twenty years ago my mother lent this photo to the then owner who had it enlarged and placed on the wall in the bar there.
Kindly provided by Jean Ellis
Duke of York, 64 Ellsworth Street - in September 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1881/Eliza Hutton/Duke Of York Public House Keeper, Widow/52/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Simpson/Barmaid/42/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Simpson/Son/15/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1882/Mrs Elizabeth Hutton/../../../Post Office Directory *
1891/George Frederick Weige/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George Frederick Weige/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/James Dowsett/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/James Dowsett/Licensed Victualler/51/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Ann M Dowsett/Wife/42/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Keziah Hayes/Domestic Servant/20/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Tom Dowsett/Barman, Widow/47/Bethnal Green, London/Census
Now at Shetland Street:
1910/James Dowsett/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Thomas Dowsett/Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Mary Ann Evans/Barmaid/37/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Susannah Sarah Dowsett/Niece, Housekeeper/38/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1915/James Dowsett/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Thomas Dowsett/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 6, Shetland Street, Bethnal Green
Richard George Dowsett, Licensed Victualler, aged 37 years 7 months and born in Bethnal Green, London, Own Account
Elizabeth Dowsett, Wife, aged 37 years 10 months and born in Bethnal Green, London
Elizabeth F Dowsett, Daughter, aged 14 years 8 months and born in Bethnal Green, London
Lilian A Dowsett, Daughter, aged 10 years 4 months and born in Bethnal Green, London
Elsie Ann Dowsett, Daughter, aged 7 years 8 months and born in Bethnal Green, London
1927/Laurence Ignatius Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Henry Sharp/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Henry Sharp/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Henry Sharp/../../../Post Office Directory *
1942/Caedric D. Manning & Mrs B. J. White/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Caedric D Manning & Mrs B J White/../../../Post Office Directory
1988 - 90/Miss S Bench/../../../Watney Truman publicans list
* Provided By Ewan
*+ Provided By Tris
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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