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Existed from at least 1856. At Park Road in the 1862 license transfer and the 1871 census. This is more commonly listed as 72a Parnell Road in directories. *
Hand & Flower, in recent years
Kindly provided by Philip Mernick
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1856/Joseph Gear/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1862/J. Gear/../../../Post Office Directory *
March 1862/Joseph Gear/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1862/William Henry Love/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
January 1864/William Henry Love/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
January 1864/Henry Meekins/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
26th January 1867/Henry Meekins/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
26th January 1867/William Branthwaite/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
16th May 1868/William B Brown/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
16th May 1868/Eleanor Jefferson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
1869/John Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Mills/Licensed Victualler/27/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Mills/Wife/27/Homerton, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Mills/Daughter/4/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/William John Mills/Son/3/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Florence Mills/Daughter/3 months/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Joseph Mills/Brother, Commercial Traveller/23/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sophia Mills/Sister in Law/21/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Mills/Sister/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Hilliard/Nurse Maid/34/Chatham, Kent/Census
1871/Mary Heard/General Servant/25/Shadwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Hayman/Pot Cleaner/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1874/William Mills/../../../Licensed Victuallers and Hotel Keepers Directory
*
14th July 1874/William Mills/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
14th July 1874/John Burgess/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/John Burgess/Licensed Victualler/46/Calne, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Mary Burgess/Wife/37/Harlston, Norfolk/Census
1881/Fredk Burgess/Son/9/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Geo Burgess/Son/7/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Arthur Burgess/Son/5/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frances M Burgess/Daughter/4/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edith Burgess/Daughter/3/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Burgess/Niece, Barmaid/19/Calne, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Sarah A Fordner/Domestic Servant/19/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie S Quert/Nursemaid/14/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1882/John Burgess/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/John Burgess/../../../Post Office Directory *
1891/Stephen Dabbs/Manager/31/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1891/Phoebe Dabbs/Wife, Manageress/30/Enfield, London/Census
1891/Ida F B Dabbs/Daughter/11 months/Bow, London/Census
1891/Harriet Morris/General Servant/17/Walthamstow, Essex//Census
1891/Robert Cook/Barman/23/Walworth, London/Census
1891/Thomas DeCourcey/Barman/16/Stepney, London/Census
1891/John Cain/Barman/17/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1891/George Hide/Barman/18/Bow, London/Census
1895/W. Friedlander/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Miles Hall/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Edward Allen/Licensed Victualler/39/Essex/Census
1901/Sarah Allen/Wife/35/../Census
1901/Edwina Allen/Daughter/8/Mile End, London/Census
1901/Horace Allen/Son/7/Mile End, London/Census
1901/Stanley Allen/Son/5/Finsbury, London/Census
1901/Sarah Sharland/Nurse, widow/61/../Census
1901/John Brown/Barman/20/Penge, Surrey/Census
1901/Annie Christmas/Barmaid/22/Essex/Census
1901/Jennie Sherry/Domestic Servant/25/Haggerston, London/Census
1906/Henry Frederick William Seeger/../../../Post Office Directory *
1910/Henry Frederick William Seeger/../../../Post Office Directory *
1915/George Hyams/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/George Hyams/../../../Post Office Directory *
1927/Mrs Eliza M. Evans/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Mrs Eliza M Evans/../../../Kelly's
1938/Mrs Eliza M Evanst/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Mrs Eliza M. Evans/../../../Post Office Directory *
1942/Mrs Eliza M. Evans/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Mrs Eliza M Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
The Hand and Flower was run by one of my relatives John Frank Pass. He was there from 1950 to about 1953. **
[John Frank Pass was born in the King of Prussia, 5-6 Garth Street, Shadwell in 1896. His father was William A Pass.]
[John Frank Pass was Licensed Victualler at the Ship, Saville Street 1925 - 1930 ; ]
[Burlington, 26 Burlington Street 1930 -1931 ; ]
[Tankard, 111 Kennington Road.1932 ; ]
[The Metropolitan, 33 Tavistock Crescent. Later 60 Great Western Road. 1933-1934 ;]
[Coaches and Horses 391 High Road, Leyton. 1935 - 1939 ;]
[Hand and Flower, 72a Parnell Road, E3. 1950 - 1953 ;]
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* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By John Carnaby
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