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Mile End Pubs history
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Mile End, East London.
Cephas Avenue was formerly called St Peter's Road. This pub closed in 2000 and is now in residential use. **
Katherine Wheel, 50 Cephas Avenue - in September 2006
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Residents at this address.
November 1854/Lewis Jones/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1854/Charles Rowell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
May 1861/Susan Tucker/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1861/John Sampson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1869/John Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1869/John Simpson, deceased, late occupier/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1869/Richard Alfred Nash and John Riches, executors of John Simpson, deceased/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1869/Richard Alfred Nash and John Nash, executors of John Simpson, late occupier/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
July 1869/John Simpson/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1881/John Simpson/Licensed Victualler/34/Holborn, Middlesex,/Census
1881/Martha Simpson/Sister/40/Holborn, Middlesex,/Census
1881/Edith Amiss/Niece/11/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Amiss/Nephew/5/Ratcliffe, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Amiss/Nephew/2/Ratcliffe, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Plampin/Potman/25/Beccles, Suffolk/Census
1881/Mary A Grisell/Servant/20/Beccles, Suffolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth Spencer/Visitor/65/G Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1882/John Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/John Simpson/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/John Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Francis Thomas Gearing/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Francis Thomas Gearing/../../../Post Office Directory
Francis Thomas Gearing was later at the Mitre, St Mary’s Grove, Richmond,
Surrey where he died on 28 October 1907 (source: London Gazette of 17
January 1908) **
1901/William Zimmerman/Publican/36/Germany (German)/Census
1901/Caroline Zimmerman/Wife/37/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1901/Annie Zimmerman/Daughter/3/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1901/Charlotte Philips/Genreal Servant/15/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1901/Walter Pike/Manager (Publican)/23/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
William Zimmerman is at the Kings Arms, 230 Mile end road in the 1911 census
1904/Adam Andreas/../../../Post Office Directory
East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
Catherine Wheel, St Peters rpoad, Adam Andreas to John Bryan.
1906/Charles Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Rt Winwood/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Michael Levy/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Michael Levy/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Michael Levy/../../../P.O. Directory **
In 1921 census at The Katharine Wheel, Public House, Nicholas Street, Mile End Old Town
Michael Levy, Licensed Victualler, aged 61 years 6 months and born in City of London
Hannah Levy, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant, Mr Levy, aged 46 years 3 months and born in Whitechapel, London
Edward Levy, Son, aged 9 years 4 months and born in Mile End, London
Alfred Harris, Step-son, Scrap Rubber & Metal Merchant, aged 22 years 11 months and born in Bow, London, England
1934/Herbert Henry Young/../../../Kelly's
1938/Geo Tilford/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Esther Trowbridge/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/../Katherine Wheel: 50 Cephas Avenue E1 : Bass Charrington./../../Pub Directory
1991/../Katherine Wheel: 50a Cephas Avenue E1 : Wiltshire Brewery. Stonehenge ./../../Pub Directory
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