Bow pubs history index
This pub was present by 1811, developing into a Music Hall, then a Theatre and being converted into a Cinema in 1923. At 5 High Street Bow in 1869 and earlier; aka Eastern Empire in 1899. This pub is now demolished **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Thomas Adams, Three Cups, Bow, Middlesex/../../Holdens Directory
1811/John Cleave, Three Cups, Bow, Middlesex/../../Holdens Directory
1825/Mr & Mrs Davies/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1826/Thomas Davies/../../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Thomas Davies/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1836/Thomas Jarmain, Three Cups, High street, Bow/../../Pigots Directory
1841/Mrs Martha Anderson/../../../Post Office Directory **
1843/William Renwick/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/Henry John Overton/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Henry John Overton/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Henry Jno Overton/Victualler/41/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1851/Elizabeth Overton/Wife/40/Essex/Census
1851/James Harris/Pot Man/17/Basing, Hampshire/Census
January 1853/James C Jones/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1853/Duncan Christie/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/William Uffindel/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 17 August 1858 - Transfer of Licences :
Three Cups, High street, Herbert Harris Cannan to James Holmes
1861/Frederick Ward/Victualler employing 2 men/29/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Ward/Wife/29/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Ward/Daughter/4/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frederick Ward/Son/3/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Ridgley/Waiter/20/Cambridge/Census
1862/Frederick Ward/../../../Post Office Directory **
July 1863/Frederick Ward, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/Mary Ann Ward, widow of Frederick Ward/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1866/Mrs M A Ward/../../../P.O. Directory **
January 1866/Mary Ann Ward/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/Henry Hodge/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1867/Henry Hodge/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association records *
August 1867/Henry Hodge/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1867/John James Kinggett/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/William Cole/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1869/William Cole/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1869/George Hunt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
March 1871/Harry Preece/Outgoing Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
March 1871/Lewis Henry Claridge/ Incoming Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
1871/Lewis H Claridge/Publican/21/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Claridge/Wife/21/Essex/Census
1871/Ellen Alldam/Domestic Servant/24/Ireland/Census
1871/George Parry/Potman/19/Dudley Street, Soho, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mr Poud/Visitor/21/Oxford Street, Middlesex/Census
March 1872/Lewis Henry Claridge/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1872/Albert Masterson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1872/Albert Masterson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1872/Frederick Vanderkest/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1874/F. Vanderkeste/../../../Licensed Victuallers and Hotel Keepers
Directory *
November 1875/Elizabeth Vanderkeste/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
November 1875/Sarah Prideaux/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
July 1877/Sarah Prideaux/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1877/Charles Cathery/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
30th March 1878/William Charles Turnham/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
30th March 1878/Ebenezer Chambers Foreman/Incoming Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
July 1878/E C Foreman/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1878/M R Barrett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1879/M K BarrattOutgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1879/W L Browne/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1879/William Lewis Clifton Browne/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
August 1879/Alfred Probyn/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/James Godfrey/Publican/28/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Godfrey/Wife/26/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Lynn/Barman/19/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Christopher Clisby/Potman/39/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Godfrey/Billiard Marker/20/Kensington, Surrey/Census
1881/Sarah Lawrence/General Servant/25/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1882/Alfred Probyn/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Alfred Probyn/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Marlow/../../../Post Office Directory
1892/William Marlow/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Fred Law/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Frank William Macnaghten/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Frank William Macnaghten/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Artie J Olswick/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Louis Morris/../../../Post Office Directory **
1927/J Winton/../../../Post Office Directory
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