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At 12 Three Colt Street in 1856; This pub dates from 1803 when it was built as the Five Bells. The "& Bladebone" was added to the name in 1845. Since 2000, the pub has traded as the 5B Urban Bar (2006). **
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Five Bells & Blade Bone, 27 Three Colt Street, Limehouse E14 - circa 1960
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Five Bells & Bladebone, 27 Three Colt Street - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1809/John Seager / Victualler /../../Records of Sun Fire Office, Guildhall
Library **
1810/John Seager / Victualler /../../Records of Sun Fire Office, Guildhall
Library **
1814/John Seagar / Victualler /../../Records of Sun Fire Office, Guildhall
Library **
1817/John Leader / Victualler /../../Records of Sun Fire Office, Guildhall
Library **
1827/Elizabeth Allen, Five Bells, Three Colt street, Limehouse/../../Pigot�s
Directory
1839/James Palmer /../../../Pigot�s Directory **
1850/John Palmer/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/John Palmer/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/John Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1859/John Palmer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
May 1859/John Job James/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1860/John Job James/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1860/Joseph Wright/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1864/Mr Wright/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1865/Joseph Wright/../../../P.O. Directory **
July 1867/Joseph Wright/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1867/John Tepper/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1869/John Tepper/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/John Tepper/Licensed Victualler/37/St James, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sophia Tepper/Wife/36/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Alexander Tepper/Son/10/St Georges, Bloomsbury/Census
1871/Thomas Tepper/Son/9/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Rose Tepper/Daughter/7/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eliza Tepper/Daughter/2/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eliza Clarke/Aunt/40/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Julia Clarke/Aunt/25/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/M? Sykes/Barman, Widow/60/Ratcliff, Middlesex/Census
15th July 1871/John Tepper/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
15th July 1871/Thomas John Croucher/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
23rd November 1872/Thomas John Croucher/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
23rd November 1872/Sarah Collins/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
14th July 1874/Charles Collian?/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
14th July 1874/Joseph Kayley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
6th March 1875/L? Kayley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
6th March 1875/Henry De Ritter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
20th May 1876/Henry De Ritter/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
20th May 1876/Arthur Small/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
10th January 1880/Arthur Small/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
10th January 1880/James Whyte Stevenson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1882/Charles Johnson/../../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Charles Johnson/../../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Johnson/../../../../Post Office Directory
1895/James Truett/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Joseph Shields/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Joseph Shields/Publican/43/London/Census
1901/Sussa Shields/Wife/36/London/Census
1901/Joseph Shields/Son, Painter/19/London/Census
1901/Harry Shields/Son, Barman/17/London/Census
1901/Arthur Shields/Son, Printers Assistant/15/London/Census
1901/Annie Shields/Daughter/12/London/Census
1901/Frank Shields/Son/13/London/Census
1910/Richard Mannning/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Richard Mannning/Publican/45/Deptford/Census
1911/Christiana Mannning/Daughter, Sewing Machine
Blouse/1919/Deptford/Census
1911/Richard Mannning/Son, Clerk Dispatch/17/Deptford/Census
1911/Henry Mannning/Son, Storeboy/14/Deptford/Census
1911/Lottie Bradshaw/General Servant/26/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1921/Richard Mannning/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/A R Pinching/../../../Post Office Directory
My grandmother Rose BURGUM ran the pub with her husband Whit Burgum and they
had three sons, including my father John. They moved to the
Rathbone Arms,
after they were bombed out of the Five Bells and Bladebone. *
1940-41/Mrs R Burgum/../../../BT Telephone Directory [EASt 3529]
1944/Joseph E G Hendey/../../../Post Office Directory
My Nan and Grandad, Tommy and Betty Banks, were the licensees of the Five Bells in 23 Three Colt Street from 1965-1978. ***
1971/../Five Bells & Bladebone, 27 Three Colt Street/../../Pub Directory
1983/../Five Bells & Bladebone, 27 Three Colt Street, Allied Breweries/../../Pub Directory
1991/../Five Bells & Bladebone, 27 Three Colt Street, Ind Coope Taylor Walker/../../Pub
Directory
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** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Carol OBrien
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