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Mile End Pubs history
Up to at least 1876, the address was given as 50 Edward Street at the junction with Chambers street. This pub closed in 1995 and is now in use as a grocer's shop(2006). ** Known as Arkwright's for around the last two years of its life, this pub had been demolished by at least the summer of 2012. *+
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Anchor & Hope, 90 Duckett Street - in November 2006
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The following entries are in this format:
Residents at this address.
1825/Mr
West, Anchor and Hope, Edward street, Stepney/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/Richard West, Anchor and Hope, 52 Edward street, Stepney/../../Pigot’s Directory
1836/Richard West, Anchor and Hope, 50 Edward street, Stepney/../../Pigot’s Directory
1839/A Thompson/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/A Thomson/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/A Thompson/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1848/Edward Philip Roper/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1848/Thomas Chance/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/George Baverstock/../../../Post Office Directory *
1852/George Baverstock/../../../Post Office Directory **
September 1853/George Baverstock/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
September 1853/John Bowers/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/James Prevost/../../../Post Office Directory *
August 1860/James Prevost/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1860/James Wrangham/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1861/James Wrangham/Licensed Victualler/66/Plymouth/Census *
1861/Sophia Wrangham/Wife/64/St Georges in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Wrangham/Daughter, Barmaid/29/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Ellis/Pot Boy/16/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
July 1861/James Wrangham/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/James Pottinger/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1862/James Pottinger/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1863/James Pottinger/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/Henry Pottinger/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Hen Pottinger/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Charles Ward/Licensed Victualler (employing 1 man)/36/Hull,
Yorkshire/Census *
1871/Sussanah Ward/Wife/28/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charles G. Ward/Son/5/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry J. Ward/Son/1 month/Mile End Old Town, Middlesex/Census
1871/Rose Pearce/General Servant/15/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
January 1872/Charles Borthwick Ward/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1872/Frederick Wickdenbach Whichelo/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1873/Frederick Weidenbach Whichels/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1873/George Gaisford/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
23rd May 1874/George Gaisford/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
23rd May 1874/George Burnett Boulter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1874/G B Boulter/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **
1875/George B Boulter/../../../Post Office Directory
1876/William Budd/../../../Post Office Directory
22nd January 1876/William Budd/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
22nd January 1876/William Edwin Layborn/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1877/William Edwin Layborn/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1877/William Edwin Layborn/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/Edwin Fields Brook/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1878/Edwin Field Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory
30th March 1878/E F Brooks/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th March 1878/Thomas Scott/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1879/Thomas Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1880/Thomas Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas Scott/Licensed Victualler/51/Hitchin, Herts/Census
1881/Mary Scott/Wife/48/Strand, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Scott///St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Burnett/Niece, Barmaid/22/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1881/Anne Burnett/Niece, Domestic Servant/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/George Bird/Potman/21/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1883/Thomas Scott/../../../Post Office Directory **
1882/Thomas Scott/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Thomas Scott/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Thomas Scott/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Thomas Scott/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Thomas Scott/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/George Angell/../../../Post Office Directory **
1904/Thomas Boys/../../../Post Office Directory **
1906/George H Rivers/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **
1910/George Hy Rivers/../../../Kellys Directory **
1915/Mrs Jane Rivers/../../../Post Office Directory *
1917/Mrs Jane Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Jane Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 90, Duckett Street, Stepney, Mile End Old Town,
William Palmer, Licensed Victualler, aged 49 years 9 months and born in London
Jane Palmer, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 43 years and born in London
George Rivers, Son, Barman, aged 20 years 7 months and born in London
Ivy Rivers, Daughter, aged 18 years 9 months and born in London, London
Stanley Rivers, Son, Barman, aged 16 years 9 months and born in London
Ena Rivers, Daughter, aged 14 years 5 months and born in London
Alma Rivers, Daughter, aged 12 years 9 months and born in London
Jemima Rivers, Daughter, aged 10 years 1 month and born in London
Bob Saffell, Visitor, Clerk, A A Association, Whitcombe street, aged 18 years 9 months and born in London
1923/Mrs Jane Palmer/../../../Kellys Directory **
1925/Mrs Jane Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Mrs Jane Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
My father, Anthony Addis was tenant of this pub from January 1978 to January
1987. **+
1983/../Anchor & Hope: 90 Duckett Street E1 : Watneys. /../../Pub Directory
1988/K Braithwaite/../../../Trumans Watney List ***
1990/K Braithwaite/../../../Trumans Watney List ***
1991/../Anchor & Hope: 90 Duckett Street E1 : Grand Met-Watneys. /../../Pub Directory
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* Provided By Ewan
*+ Provided By Tris
** Provided By Stephen Harris
**+ Provided By Wendy Addis
*** Provided By Alex Wilkinson
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