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I have been researching the Rose and Crown (sometimes Flagon) in Bridge Street, Mile End. My Great, Great Grandfather, David Harrington, was the landlord there between 1860 and 1866. *
In 1861 census at The Rose and Crown, 15 North Side Bridge Street, Stepney, Mile End Old Town *
David Harrington, Beer seller the rose + crown aged 31 and born in Stanway, Essex
Eliza Harrington, Wife aged 29 and born in Stepney, Middlesex
Alice Harrington, Daughter aged 8 and born in Scholar Stepney, Middlesex
Henry Harrington, Son aged 6 and born in Stepney, Middlesex
Emma Harrington, Daughter aged 4 and born in Stepney, Middlesex
Mary Clark, Wife's mother aged 72 and born in Sudbury, Suffolk
Morning Advertiser - Friday 02 February 1866 *
(Part of a longer article entitled “Fires in Stepney”)
A third fire occurred at one o'clock on Thursday morning, at a beershop called the Rose and Crown, situated in Bridge-street, Mile-end. The alarm was given by the landlord, Mr. Harrington, to Police- constable Wheeler, 248 K, who lost no time in sending for the engines and escapes. Conductor Rickell, with his escape, was soon on the spot, and was seen to enter by the door and ascend the stairs.
Mr. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, thinking the escape-man was rather longer than usual, managed to ascend the staircase and enter the back room first Door where he found Conductor Rickell lying down, and partially suffocated with dense smoke, and with great presence of mind extricated him from this perilous position. The first engines to arrive were the parish engines from Mile End and Bow, but they were soon followed by those of the brigade.
The whole building was entirely destroyed, leaving only the walls, which it was feared would topple over. The light of the fire was visible a long distance, and caused a great crowd to assemble.
1891/Mrs Emma Smith/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1895/Isaac Butcher / Beer Retailer /../../Post Office Directory **
1901/George Northwood/Beer Retailer/35/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Jane Northwood/Wife/35/Stepney, London/Census
1901/George Northwood/Son/16/Stepney, London/Census
East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
Beer at 21 Bridge street, Jessie Couves to Arthur Ashon
1910/Alfred Homan/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
Eastern Post, 17 February 1912
Beer, 21 Bridge street, Mile End, Albert Rawling (deceased) to Richard Henry Bloxham
1914/Richard Hy Bloxham/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By David Harrington
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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