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At Church Street in 1856 and 1866 on the east side, and the Crown, Upper Church street in 1859 and 1865; Since 2002, it has been known as the Wishing Well (2006). ** Reopened as a branch of Tommy Flynn's around 2014. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Wishing Well, 418 Mare Street - in November 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1856/William Godfrey Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1855/William Godfrey Harvey/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
November 1855/John Starling/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
January 1858/John Starling/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1858/George Want/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1859/James Wrangham/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1859/Thomas Haynes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1861/Thomas Haynes/Licensed Victualler/44/Hook Newton, Oxen/Census
1861/Jane Haynes/Wife/40/Fodenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Esther R Haynes/Daughter/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann J Haynes/Daughter/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Esther Bateman/Wifes Sister, Barmaid/27/Fodenland, Gloucestershire/Census
October 1862/Thomas Haynes/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
October 1862/Thomas Steed/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
August 1863/Thomas Bre?/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1863/Charles Thomas Green/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1864/Charles Thomas Green/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1864/John Groves/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1865/John Groves/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
October 1865/William Kelly/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1866/William Kelly/../../../Post Office Directory
1872/William Kelly/../../../Kellys Directory
May 1873/William Kelly/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1873/William Thomas Roberts/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1874/William Thomas Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1875/William Thomas Roberts/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
July 1875/Alfred Hartwell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1878/James Nelson Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/James Jones/Licensed Victualler/54/Bicester, Oxford/Census
1881/Jane Jones/Wife/38/Tunbridge Wells/Census
1881/Ernest Henry Jones/Son, Inn Servant/21/City Of London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Turner/Niece, Barmaid/24/Priesthall Tunbridge Wells/Census
1881/Emily Godbold/Barmaid/26/Romford/Census
1881/Mary Eliza Sack/Barmaid/19/Hackney/Census
1881/Catherine Sarah Goodland/Visitor/52/Canterbury/Census
1881/Clara Learmer/Nurse/41/Park St, Camden Town/Census
1881/Sarah Jane Sexton/Servant/18/Kingston On Thames/Census
1886/William Morton/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/James Kipping/Publican/47/Enfield, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Kipping/Wife/43/Shoreditch, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth E Kipping/Daughter/17/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Frederick J Kipping/Son/12/Stepney, London/Census
1891/William Chalkley/Barman/24/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1891/Thomas Winter/Barman/18/Newington, London/Census
1896/George Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Henry James Kingston Balls/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Hy. Jas. Kingston Balls/../../../P.O. Directory **
1901/Andrew Bruce/Licensed Victualler/35/Chatham, Kent/Census
1901/Adelaide E Bruce/Wife/23/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1901/Robert H Bruce/Son/1/Regents Park, London/Census
1901/Mabel Dugwell/Barmaid/19/Hoxton, London/Census
1901/Amy E Thomas/Cook/20/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Charles J Bryant/Barman/22/New Cross, London/Census
1901/Alfred C Thomas/Boy, General/16/Hackney, London/Census
1904/Andrew Bruce/../../../P. O. Directory **
1910/Andrew Bruce/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Andrew Bruce/../../../Post Office Directory ***
In 1921 census at The Crown, Mare Street, Hackney
Andrew Bruce, Licensed Victualler, aged 56 years, and born in Chatham, Kent, Employer
Adelaide Elizabeth Bruce, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant, Andrew Bruce, aged 43 years 7 months, and born in Gravesend, Kent
Robert Harry Bruce, Son, aged 22 years 2 months, and born in Regent's Park, London
1924/Andrew Bruce/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Reginald Fredk Cutmore/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Reginald Fredk Cutmore/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Jn W Clynch & Edwin G Portch/../../../Post Office Directory
1988 - 90/Mrs P Kay/../../../Watney Truman publicans list
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