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[an error occurred while processing this directive]Mare Street was originally called Church Street, and the Britannia is on the west side. It was first established as the Britannia in 1790 and was rebuilt in the 1850s. By 1983, the pub had been re-named Mr Pepys and was later called the Samuel Pepys, before closing and being demolished in 2000 as part of the refurbishment of the Hackney Empire, which has existed next door since the 1880s. A third version of the pub was then built, opening in October 2004. This has been named the Marie Lloyd Bar, and is shown in a November 2006 photograph. During all this time, the street numbering has varied slightly from time to time, but the site has been the same. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Britannia, 279 Mare Street - an earlier picture
Kindly provided by Mick Fry
Britannia, 279 Mare Street, Hackney - bomb damaged circa 1940
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Britannia, 272 Mare Street - in November 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1823-24/George Mee, Britannia, Church Street/../../Pigot's Directory
1825/Mr Mee/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1826/George Mee/../../../Pigot's Directory
1827/George Mee/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/George Mee, Britannia, Church street, Hackney/../../Pigots Directory
1836/George Mee, Britannia, Church street/../../Pigot's Directory
1839/Richard Mayston/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/W Bliss/../../../Robson’s Directory **
Whilst searching for relations in my family history I found that two of them were licensees of the Britannia in Church St. Hackney for two years. ***
The Era Sunday, March 19th 1848 - Transfer of Licences: Britannia, Church St. Hackney Henry Silverlock to Francis William Gentry and Thomas John Gentry***
Morning Advertiser Tuesday, January 15th 1850 - Transfer of Licences, Hackney: Britannia, Church St. Francis William Gentry and Thomas John Gentry to William Bull.***
1851 census at Britannia Tavern, 1 Church street
William Bull, Publican aged 69, born in Wetherden, Suffolk
Sarah Bull, aged 57, born in Moorfields, Middlesex
Seth Bull, Grandson aged 12, born in Kingsland, Middlesex
Arthur Hayward, Barman, aged 23, born in Islington, Middlesex
Margaret Hollerand, aged 26, born in Galway, Ireland
1852/Mrs Sarah Bull/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/Fras Fowler Bartholomew/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1864/Bartholomew Francis Fowler/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1864/Frederick Videon/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1864/Charles Law/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1864/Thomas Cracknell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1866/Thomas Cracknell/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
November 1866/Thomas Cracknell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/William Pitt Steggall/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/William Steggall/Licensed Victualler/44/Finningham, Suffolk/Census
1871/Emily Steggall/Wife/46/Stoke Ash, Suffolk/Census
1871/Alice Steggall/Daughter/15/Newton, Suffolk/Census
1871/Clara Steggall/Daughter/5/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa Steggall/Daughter/4/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth King/Domestic Servant, Widow/64/Ashfield, Suffolk/Census
1871/Anna Sparks/Barmaid/22/Uffculme, Devon/Census
1872/William Pitt Steggall/../../../Kellys Directory
1874/William Pitt Steggall/../../../Post Office Directory
22nd January 1876/William Keith/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
22nd January 1876/Thomas Lawrence Finch/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1878/Thomas Lawrence Finch/../../../Post Office Directory
10th January 1880/George John Kelley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
10th January 1880/Thomas White/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/Thomas White/Licensed Victualler/28/Warminster, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Anne Mary White/Wife/22/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas James White/Son/4/City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret J White/Daughter/1/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter S White/Son/6 months/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane L Pakes/Barmaid/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bertha Rayment Hawkins/Barmaid/19/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Jane Webster/Nursemaid/22/City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susan Dean/Cook/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/William A Hayward/Licensed Victualler/30/Mile End, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Hayward/Wife/25/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Maud Hayward/Daughter/3/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Augustus Hayward/Son/11 months/Hackney, London/Census
1891/William Hollier/Servant/35/Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex/Census
1891/Maria Horne/Servant/23/Pimlico, London/Census
1891/Annie Baker/Servant/21/Mile End, London/Census
1891/Rose Harlow/Servant/19/Spitalfields, London/Census
1891/Annie Miller/Nurse/16/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/Harriet College/Nurse/27/Stoke Newington, London/Census
1891/Emma Holman/Domestic Servant/63/Limehouse, London/Census
1894/George Child / Barman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1896/Thomas Frederick Barlow/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Joseph Sykes/../../../P.O. Directory **
1901/Joseph Sykes/Licensed Victualler/42/Bow, London/Census
1901/Violet Sykes/Wife, Assistant/32/Camden Town, London/Census
1901/Nellie Sykes/Daughter/17/Bow, London/Census
1901/Reiney Sykes/Daughter/11/Bow, London/Census
1901/Annie Warhurst/Sister in Law, Barmaid/32/Camden Town, London/Census
1901/Steve Sykes/Son/3/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Rennill Sykes/Son/2/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Violet Sykes/Daughter/1/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Fred Taylor/Barman/25/Clapham, London/Census
1901/Alise Taylor/Barmaid/21/Guildford, Surrey/Census
1901/John Theadon/Potman/17/Hackney, London/Census
1904/Coope & Chamberlain/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Richard John Tuckfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Richard John Tuckfield/Licensed Victualler/39/Limehouse, London/Census
1911/Florence Tuckfield/Wife, Assistant/33/Holloway, London/Census
1911/Florence May Tuckfield/Daughter/10/Long Lane EC/Census
1911/Gladys Rose Tuckfield/Daughter/2/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Alice Farrar/Cook/33/Hampshire, Hants/Census
1911/Rose Temple/Housemaid/19/Tottenham, London/Census
1911/Louisa Shaw/Barmaid/20/Islington, London/Census
1911/Cissie Fenton/Barmaid/18/Roxborough, Scotland/Census
1911/Herbert Waltan/Barman/27/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Hanry Dakins/Potman/28/Homerton, London/Census
1915/Robert Henry Lange/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Alfred Blount/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 279, Mare Street, Hackney
Alfred Blount, Licensed Victualler, aged 44 years 10 months, and born in Ipplepen, Devon, Employer
Jane Blount, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 44 years 11 months, and born in Barking, Essex, Employer
Vera Blount, Daughter, aged 12 years, and born in Hackney, London
Doris Blount, Daughter, aged 9 years 8 months, and born in Hackney, London
Winifred Blount, Daughter, aged 3 years 1 month, and born in Hackney, London
Harry Stacey, Barman, Alfred Blount, aged 47 years 6 months, and born in South Kensington, London
Ellen Stacey, Wife, House Work, Alfred Blount, aged 49 years 2 months, and born in Clacton on Sea
Emily Hatfield, House Work, Alfred Blount, aged 25 years 8 months, and born in Bow, London
1924/William Pryor/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Sidney M Robinson/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Philip Lotinga/../../../Post Office Directory
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