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At 48 Ropemakers Fields before 1891; It was still trading as the Black Horse in 1960, later becoming the House they Left Behind. In its later years it was a restaurant, but the premises are now empty (Sept �08). **
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Black Horse, 27 Ropemakers Fields, London, E14 - in September 2008
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Residents at this address.
1807/William Wickstead / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1827/Sarah Smalley, Black Horse, Ropemakers fields, Limehouse/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/John Posglove/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/Thomas Barton/../../../Pigots Directory
1842/Thos. Barton/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1846/Thomas Barton/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1848/Thomas Barton/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Thomas Barton/../../../Post Office Directory
1852/Thomas Barton/../../../Post Office Directory **
January 1855/Susannah Ross (late Barton)/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
January 1855/William Ross, her husband/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/William Robert Ross/../../../Post Office Directory
Era 2 October 1859 - Transfer of Licenses
Black Horse, Ropemakers firlds, James Underwood to David Samuel Short
19th November 1860/David Daniel Short/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th November 1860/John William Williams/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1861/Joseph Breakfield/Beer Retailer/40/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Eliza Breakfield/Daughter/21/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Emma Breakfield/Daughter/11/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
March 1863/John William Williams/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
March 1863/William Williams/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1866/William Williams/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/John Brookfield/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1866/J Brookfield/../../../P.O. Directory **
November 1866/John Brookfield/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Frederick Christopher Brinkmann/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
1869/George Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/George Wells/../../../Post Office Directory ***
July 1870/George Wells/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1870/John Clark/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1871/John Clark/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1871/Edward Wm Badger Carman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1878/John Henry Gregory / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1882/James Whitburn Trengrove/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James Lynn/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Chas T Hyde/../../../Business Directory of London ***
1891/Charles T Hyde/Licensed Victualler/46/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Hyde/Wife/37/Henley on Thames, Oxford/Census
1895/Chas Thos Hyde/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/George Wilkins/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George Wilkins/Licensed Victualler/54/Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Alice Wilkins/Wife/50/Worcester/Census
1901/George Wilkins/Son/13/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Theresa Wilkins/Daughter/11/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Thersa Wilkins/Daughter/9/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Arthur Wilkins/Son/7/Limehouse, London/Census
1906/Geo Wilkins/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London ***
1911/Blanche McPhail/Licensed Victualler, Widow/52/../Census
1911/Alexandr McPhail/Son, Plumber/19/Forest Gate/Census
1911/Matilda McPhail/Daughter/14/../Census
1911/Charles Summerfield/Barman/23/High Wycombe/Census
1911/Ethel Summerfield/Servant/31/Marylebone/Census
Eastern Post. 11 November 1911 - Transfers of Victuallers Licenses
Black Horse, Ropemakers fields, Mr Edward Cecil Moore and Henry George Gill to George William Mole
1948/Mrs Grace Ellen & Stanley C King/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1988 - 90/M Jones/../../../Watney Truman publicans list
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