Bow pubs history index
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 ;]
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By John Carnaby
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