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Narrow Street was originally part of Fore Street, at 78 Fore Street in 1869 & earlier; This pub survived
until around 1960 and is now demolished. It served as the brewery tap for the Taylor Walker Brewery. **
A later Barley Mow was opened in 1989 at the address of 44 Narrow street, the same building appears to be a Gordon Ramsey restaurant now, named The Narrow. *
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Barley Mow, 44 Narrow Street E14 - on 25 May 1990
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Barley Mow, 44 Narrow Street E14 - in June 2014
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Residents at this address.
1805/John Elgar, Barley Mow, Fore street, Limehouse/../../Holdens Directory
1824/William Ferguson / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1829/W Farguson,
Barley Mow, 78 Fore Street, Limehouse/../../Robsons Directory
1830/Mr Farguson, Barley Mow, Limehouse/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/William Farguson, Barley Mow, Fore Street, Limehouse/../../Pigots Directory
1839/William Farguson/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/W. Farguson/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1842/Eliz. Farguson/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1843/Mrs Elizabeth Farguson/../../../Kelly's
1848/Mrs. Elizth. Farguson/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Mrs Elizabeth Farguson/../../../Kelly's
1856/Mrs Elizabeth Farguson/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Sarah Farguson/Victualler/26/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Farguson/Sister/43/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth M Whitehead/Niece/4/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Margaret Gorton/Visitor/48/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Pettitt/General Servant/36/Little Hedingham, Essex/Census
1861/Susannah Smith/General Servant/18/Little Hedingham, Essex/Census
1861/Robert Wood/Potboy/15/Cambridge Heath, Middlesex/Census
1862/Mrs Elizabeth Farguson/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Joseph Law/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Ferguson/Licensed Victualler/50/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/M A Ferguson/Sister/31/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Kargate Ferguson/Cousin/31/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/M A Ferguson/Cousin/29/Tower Hill, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Pettit/Servants/49/Hedingham, Essex/Census
1871/Annie Hong/Servants/19/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1874/Joseph Law/../../../H D Miles Directory of Licensed Victuallers **
1878/George Davies / Licensed Victualler & Brewer�s Clerk, Deceased / Died 3
September 1878 /../../London Gazette, 13 December 1878 **
1881/Hannah Sterry/Manageress (Inn Keeper)/49/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth Ives/Barmaid/17/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1881/Eliza S Washam/Domestic Servant/22/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Monk/Potman/17/Old Ford, Middlesex/Census
1882/John G Mortimer/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John O Mortimer/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Hannah B Sterry/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/Hannah A. Sterry/Licensed Victualler (Widow)/60/Rotherhithe,
London/Census ***
1891/Dunnell Sterry/Son, Mineral Water Manufacturer/40/Bermondsey,
London/Census
1891/Annie A. Sterry/Granddaughter/17/Limehouse, London/Census
1891/Blanche Sterry/Granddaughter/16/Limehouse, London/Census
1891/Lena Davis/General Servant Domestic/28/Canning Town, London/Census
1895/Mrs Hannah Amelia Sterry/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Joel/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/William Joel/Publican/50/Melton Gravesend, Kent/Census
1901/Mary A Joel/Wife/44/Radnorshire/Census
1901/William H Joel/Son/14/Soho, London/Census
1901/Annie T Robey/General Servant/23/Stepney, London/Census
1901/William Richmond/Potman/35/New York French/Census
1906/Mary A Joel/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London **
1910/Mrs. Mary Ann Joel/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1911/William Joel/Publican/62/Gravesend/Census
1911/Mary Ann Joel/Wife/59/Radnorshire/Census
1911/William Henry Joel/Son, Assistant/24/St Anns, Soho/Census
1911/Catherine Hildrew/Domestic Servant/24/Greenwich/Census
1911/William Richmond/Servant, Widow/45/New York, America/Census
1915/John Edward Duffy/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/William Scott/../../../Hughes Directory
1934/Rt Bradfield Dowling/../../../Kelly's
1944/Jn Rt Hilton/../../../Post Office Directory
1991/BARLEY MOW: 44 Narrow Street E14 - Limehouse Basin. Ind Coope Taylor Walker. Opened in 1989. Converted from a gate keepers house, the pub is situated on the entrance of gates to Limehouse Basin. The Basin itself was constructed by the Regent Canal Company in 1812, hence as a barge basin and in 1819 the company took powers to enlarge the dock to admit sea-going ships. It is not part of PLA but owned by the Britsh Waterways Bd who ceased to operate it in 1969.
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