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Existed from at least 1826.
Blue anchor, in recent years
Kindly provided by Philip Mernick
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Residents at this address.
1826/W Stevens/../../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/William Stevens, Anchor, Back street, Bow/../../Pigots Directory
1844/Thomas Corney/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1851/Thomas Corney / Head / 48 / Victualler / Chigwell, Essex//../../../census **
1851/Theresa Corney / Wife / 60 / / Selborne, Hampshire //../../../census
1851/James Day / Visitor / 40 / Assistant / Croydon, Surrey//../../../census
1851/James Coborn / / 27 / Pot Man / Bow, Middlesex //../../../census
1851/Frederick Rich / Lodger / 24 / Labourer / Bow, Middlesex//../../../census
1851/Thomas Corney/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1856/Mrs T Corney/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1857/Thirsa Corney/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1857/Thomas Cox/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1861/Thomas Cox/Publican/40/Avening, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Lucy Cox/Wife/40/Bardwell Ash, Suffolk/Census
1861/William Mitchell/Stepson/14/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Samuel Mitchell/Stepson/12/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry W Cox/Son/8/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Walter J Cox/Son/7/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Cox/Son/5/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Lucy Jane Cox/Daughter/3/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Cox/Daughter/1/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1862/Thomas Cox/../../../Post Office Directory *
1869/Thomas Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Cox/Publican & Corn Dealer/50/Gloucestershire/Census
1871/Lucy Cox/Wife/50/Bury St Edmunds/Census
1871/Henry Cox/Son, Clerk/18/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Cox/Son, Carpenter/16/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Cox/Son/14/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Elmor/Niece, Dressmaker/21/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Cox/Daughter/12/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Lucy Jane Cox/Daughter/10/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alice Cox/Daughter/8/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1872/Thomas Cox/../../../P.O. Directory **
January 1873/Thomas Cox/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1873/George William Allen/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
19th July 1873/Thomas Cox, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th July 1873/Abraham Bryant/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1874/Abraham Briant/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1874/Robert Ford/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
6th March 1875/Robert Ford/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
6th March 1875/Humphrey Field Gadesden/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1877/George Walter Jenkins/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/Christopher William Buckpitt/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Joseph Russell/Licensed Victualler/48/Butleigh, Somerset/Census
1881/Sophia A S Russell/Wife/37/Sainpston, Devon/Census
1881/George Russell/Son/16/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Russell/Daughter/13/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/William H Russell/Son/11/Leyton, Essex/Census
1881/Walter J Russell/Son/10/Leyton, Essex/Census
1882/Joseph Russell/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Joseph Russell/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Joseph Russell/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Joseph Russell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1895/Richard Drake/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Richard Drake/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Richard Drake/../../../P.O. Directory **
Mrs Elizabeth Clarke, landlady of The Blue Anchor, Bromley High Street, Bromley-by-Bow is my great-grandmother.
The photo shows her (back row, second from left looking scarey!) With other staff. Also is a contribution book for the Jolly Boys Club from 1923.
Kindly provided by Paul Penton
1901/John Clarke/Publican/26/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Clarke/Wife/26/Wapping, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Clarke/Daughter/3 months/Bow, London/Census
1901/Lily Aubury/Housemaid/15/Bromley, London/Census
1906/Richard Drake/../../../Post Office Directory *
1910/John Albert Edward Clarke/../../../Post Office Directory *
1911/John A E Clarke/Licensed Victualler/33/Stepney, London/Census
1911/Elizabeth H Clarke/Wife/35/Shadwell, London/Census
1911/Elizabeth H Clarke/Daughter/10/Bow, London/Census
1911/Beatrice M Clarke/Daughter/8/Bow, London/Census
1911/John B Clarke/Son/7/Bow, London/Census
1911/Victoria L Clarke/Daughter/2/Bow, London/Census
1911/Cecilia M Clarke/Daughter/2/Bow, London/Census
1911/Ellen E Gowers/General Servant/27/Bromley, London/Census
1911/Herbert F Drake/Potman/24/Wapping, London/Census
The Blue Anchor, Bromley High Street, in circa 1921 when John Clarke is licensee.
the man sitting down in white was John Clarke - licencee. By 1921 Elizabeth Clarke was the licenced victualler because John left her to be a beach photographer in great Yarmouth. My grandmother ( or her twin) at top window was born in 1909. Mrs Clarke is the woman standing next to the driver behind the little boy.
Kindly provided by Christine Smith
1915/John Albert Edward Clarke/../../../Post Office DirectoryTrying to avoid privacy and cookie settings overwriting content