Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1805. Addresses formerly 68 and 83 Brick Lane; In 1856 & 1869 at 83 Brick Lane; At 154 Brick Lane by 1891 due to road renumbering
Now known as the Old Two Brewers **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bethnal Green, East London.
Two Brewers, Brick lane
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Two Brewers, Brick lane in 1985
Kindly provided by Dudley Diaper
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Old Two Brewers, 154 Brick Lane E1 - in August 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Old Two Brewers, 154 Brick Lane E1 - in June 2018
Residents at this address.
1805/J Rayment, the Two Brewers, Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
1808/William Turvey, the Two Brewers, Brick lane, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
[The listings for Brick lane east side through time, show that Buxton street was previously called Spicer street.]
1811/J Rayment, Two Brewers, Spicer street, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
1818/William Craft married Rebecca Rayment on the 14th September at St
Dunstans and All Saints; although the banns of marriage are the 25th March
1820!
1825/Mr Rayment, the Two Brewers, Brick lane, Bethnal green/../../Licensed Victuallers
Association
1825/Jemima is baptised in September to William and Rebecca Craft at St Mary
and St Stephen Spitalfields; William Craft is a carpenter living in Brick
lane
1827/Rebecca is baptised in October (born 28th September, 1827) to William
and Rebecca Craft at St Matthew, Bethnal green; William Craft is a
Victualler living in Brick lane
1832/William Craft/../../../Robson’s Directory *+
1833-34/William Craft/../../../Pigot’s Directory *+
1839/William Craft/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/William Craft/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Rebecca Craft/Victualler/40/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Craft/../20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Craft/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Jemima Craft/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Rebecca Craft/../14/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Collins/Female Servant/20/Ireland/Census
1842/Rebecca Craft/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/Mrs Rebecca Craft/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/Mrs Rebecca Craft/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Rebecca Craft/Victualler, Widow/52/Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1851/Margaret Higgs/Barmaid/20/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Collins/General Servant/17/../Census
Rebecca Craft is at the Feathers,
Dockside by the 1861 census
July 1851/Rebecca Craft/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1851/William Lynch/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1852/William Lynch/../../../Watkins Directory **
January 1853/Elizabeth Lynch/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1853/John Charles Kay/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1854/John Charles Kay/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1854/John Norris/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
November 1855/George Allam/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
November 1855/John Charles Kay/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1855/John Charles Kay/../../../P.O. Directory **
1856/John Charles Kay/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1858/Frederick Allen/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1858/Richard Arno/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
This pub was re-built in its current form in 1860. **
July 1864/Samuel Arno/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1864/Ebenezeer Ferry/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1866/Ebenezeer Ferry/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/Ebenezer Ferry/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/Ebenezer Ferry/../../../P.O. Directory **
March 1870/Ebenezer Ferry/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
March 1870/Charles Albert North/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London
Observer
1872/G A North/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
1873/Charles Albert North/../../../P.O. Directory **
May 1873/Charles Albert North/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1873/James North/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1875/James North/../../../P.O. Directory **
1877/James North/../../../P.O. Directory **
October 1877/James North/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1877/John William Galton/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
August 1878/John William Galton/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1878/William Rider/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1882/William Rider/../../../Post Office Directory
1885/William Rider/../../../P.O. Directory **
William Rider was still the landlord here in 1888. **
1891/Richard Brandon Tredwen/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Richard Tredwen/Licensed Victualler/45/Lambeth, London/Census
1891/Ellen E Tredwen/Wife/42/Poplar, London/Census
1891/George J Tredwen/Son, Brass Finisher/15/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Sydney H Tredwen/Son/4/Poplar, London/Census
1891/John E Spiney/Barman/19/Poplar, London/Census
1895/Richard Brandon Tredwen/../../../Post Office Directory
I can confirm that
this was Harry Challacombe Osman, who in 1891 are at the
Earl of Warwick Golborne
Road, Kensington. ***
1899/Harry Challicombe Osman/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Harry Osman/Publican/56/Plymoputh, Devonshore/Census ***
1901/Harry Osman/Son, Manager/20/Silvertown, Essex/Census
1901/Herbert Osman/Son, carpenter/17/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1901/Marjorie Osman/Daughter/15/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1901/Annie Bowers/General Servant/24/Cambridgeshire/Census
1910/Frank Albert Jennings/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Frank A Jennings/Licensed Victualler/48/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1911/Caroline Jennings/Wife/51/Finsbury/Census
1911/Charles E Jennings/Son, Barman/19/Stepney/Census
1911/Caroline A Jennings/Daughter/15/Stepney/Census
1912/Frank Albert Jennings/../../../P.O. Directory **
1915/Frank Albert Jennings/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Frank Albert Jennings/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 154 Brick lane, the Two Brewers are
Frank Albert Jennings, Licensed Victualler, aged 58 years 10 months and born in Suffolk
Caroline Ada Jennings, Wife, aged 60 years 4 months and born in Clerkenwell, London
Charles Edward Jennings, Son, Manager, aged 29 years 2 months and born in Shadwell, London
1927/Charles Edward Jennings/../../../Post Office Directory
1932/Edward Sharp/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Edward Sharp/../../../Kelly's
1938/Henry Terris/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Henry Terris/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Hettie L V Briggs/../../../Post Office Directory
In the 1970's the pub was run by William (Bill) Marshall and his Mother.
Advertising had them listed as Bill and Mum. Unfortunately I can’t provide
exact dates even though Bill is my Uncle and Mum my Gran. *
It closed at some time by 1991, and the premises are now in
use as a coffee shop. **
1988/A R Austin/Old Two Brewers, 154 Brick Lane/../../Truman Directory
1990/A R Austin/Old Two Brewers, 154 Brick Lane/../../Truman Directory
* Provided By Lois Marshall
*+ Provided By Nickie Johnson
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Bob Brindle
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