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Mile End Pubs history
This pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1895; aka Old Red Cow ; at 9 Park Place, Mile End Road at the intersection of Cleveland Street in 1856; The upper floors are in residential use, the ground floor was a restaurant for a while and is now vacant. This is listed as the Old Red Cross in 1921, maybe a typo? It is a departmental store by 1940. ***
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Old Red Cow, 67 Mile End Road - in April 2006
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Residents at this address.
1805/Richard Eastis, Red Cow, Mile End/../../Holdens Directory
1821/Alexander Hay/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library ***
1825/John Cronin/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library ***
1833-34/Elizabeth Morris, Red Cow, 9 Park Place, Mile End/../../Pigot's Directory
1836/Benjamin Wiffin/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library ***
1836/Thomas Taylor/Victualler & Spirit Merchant/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library ***
1837/Thomas Taylor/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library ***
1839/Thos. Taylor/../../../Pigot’s Directory ***
1842/M Brunt/../../../Robson’s Directory ***
1844/Matthew Brunt/../../../Thompson’s Directory ***
1850/Matthew Brunt/../../../P.O. Directory ***
1851/Matthew Brunt/../../../Kelly's
1852/Rees Williams/../../../Watkins Directory ***
1856/Henry Hodgkinson/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1856/Henry Hodgkinson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1856/Joseph Shepherd/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/Joseph Shepherd, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/Martha Shepherd, sole executrix of Joseph Shepherd/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1862/Martha Alden (late Shepherd)/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1862/to her husband, Thomas Alden/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1863/Thomas Alden/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/Thomas James Johnson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1864/Thomas James Johnson, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1864/Susan Johnson, executrix of Thomas James Johnson, deceased, late occupier/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1867/Susan Johnson (deceased)/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1867/to her executors Jesse Carter and Edward Tilney/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Miss Susan Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory
1875/Mrs Emily Johnson/../../../P.O. Directory ***
January 1875/Jessie Carter and Edward Tilerey/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1875/Arthur Billinghurst/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1876/Arthur Billinghurst/../../../P.O. Directory ***
1881/Anthony Billinghurst/Licensed Victualler/31/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Anderson/Manager/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fredrick Gentry/Barman/22/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Ironmonger/Barman/22/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/John Cook/Barman/20/Oakley, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas S Collinsay/Potman/18/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Samuel Strutt/Potman/21/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret Millet/Housekeeper/18/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Woodward/Housemaid/18/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1882/Arthur Billinghurst/../../../Post Office Directory
1885/Joseph William Bansback/../../../Trade Directory **
1886/Joseph William Bansback/../../../Trade Directory **
[Joseph William Bansback is next at the Fox, 97 Paul Street, Shoreditch] **
1888/Bansback & Robinson/../../../Trade Directory **
1888/Joseph William Bansback & William Henry Robinson, trading as Bansback &
Robinson / Licensed Victuallers /../../London Gazette, 13 April 1888 ***
1891/William Edward Dyne/../../../Post Office Directory
1894/William Edward Dyne/../../../P.O. Directory ***
1895/William Edward Dyne/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John F Bates/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/John W Alexander/Licensed Victualler/33/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1901/Alice M Alexander/Wife, Manageress/30/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Frederick B Alexander/Son/1/Bow, London/Census
1901/Wm Oakfield/Barman/21/Canning Town, London/Census
1901/Lily Hayward/Barmaid/26/Wickham Skeif, Suffolk/Census
1901/Lucy Fitzgerald/Barmaid/22/India/Census
1901/Elizabeth Kerridge/Cook/48/Leicester/Census
1901/Florence Looker/Housemaid/26/Poplar/Census
1901/Violet Sharland/Nursemaid/14/Lower Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1910/John William Alexander/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Louis Rozelaar/../../../Morris’ Directory ***
1917/Louis Rozelaar/../../../P.O. Directory ***
1921/Samuel Leewarden/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Mrs Annie Leewarden/../../../P.O. Directory ***
In 1921 census at 67, Mile End Road, Mile End, Mile End Old Town
Annie Leewarden, Licensed Victualler, Proprietress, aged 36 years 1 month and born atMile End, London
Jack Leewarden, Son, aged 15 years and born at Hammersmith, London
Leonard Leewarden, Son, aged 8 years 3 months and born at London
Edith Tricker, General servant, aged 24 years 4 months and born at Ipswich, Suffolk
Samuel Marks, Barman, Mr Leewarden, aged 25 years 5 months and born at Midlothian, Scotland
Robert Marks, Potman, Mr Leewarden, aged 40 years 7 months and born at Mile End, London
1925/Alfred Abrahams/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Reginald G Elston/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Maurice Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Maurice Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
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