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Existed from at least 1853. It closed in 2002 and is now in residential use. **
Lion, 8 Tapp Street - in February 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
September 1853/Samuel Emsley/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
September 1853/Elizabeth Gilbert/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
October 1856/Robert Green Grimes/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1856/Elizabeth Gilbert/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
May 1858/Elizabeth Gilbert/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1858/George Warne Gilbert/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1860/George Ward Gilbert/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1860/Clement Houghton/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1865/Clement Houghton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1865/John Reid/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1868/George Ward Gilbert / Former Licensed Victualler, now a prisoner in the
Debtors Prison for London & Middlesex /../../London Gazette, 5 June 1868 **
1871/John Reid/Licensed Victualler, Widow/40/Ayrshire, Scotland/Census
1871/George Wyborn/Brother in Law, Barman/19/Great Wakering, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Coffield/Housekeeper/37/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Benn/Potman/49/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1872/J Reice /../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
1874/J Reid/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
18th August 1877/John Reid, late landlord/Outgoing Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
18th August 1877/George Reid, adminstrator/Incoming Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
October 1877/George Reid/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1877/Rienzi Hillier/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1879/Rienzi Hiller/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1879/Joseph Ruff/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1882/George Hine/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/Geo Fredk Hine/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/William C Hine/Licensed Victualler/22/City London, Thames St/Census
1891/Elizabeth Geofroy/Domestic Servant/22/Golden Square/Census
1891/Ellen M Watson/Barmaid/27/Bow/Census
1895/George Frederick Hine/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Christopher George Barnes/../../../Post Office Directory **
My great grandfather Thomas Nethercott the son of George Nethercott (Barley
Mow) is on the 1901 census where he ran the Lion Pub in Tapp Street
Bethnal Green. He is listed as Thomas W Nethercott 32 Manager of Beer House.
Wife Louisa 27/George 10/Rose 7/ Louisa 1. Unfortunately Thomas gave up the
pub trade, instead becoming a tram conductor. Where he was tragically killed
being crushed between two trams in the depot in 1916 leaving Louisa with 7
children and another on the way. *
November 1900/Albert Nethercott baptised son of Thomas William & Louisa
Nethercott at 27 Tapp Street, publicans manager/../../../Post Office
Directory *
1910/Joseph Hamann/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/James Martin Betey/../../../Post Office Directory **
1944/Hy Sharp/../../../Post Office Directory **
1983/Trumans/../../../Pub Directory
1991/../../../../Pub Directory
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* Provided By Jean Ellis
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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