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Existed from at least 1829. At Ferry Road, Millwall, Poplar in 1839; the pub is still standing, but closed in 2005 and is currently empty (2006). ** In November 2014, work commenced to convert this ex-Courage pub to residential use. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Anchor & Hope, West Ferry Road E14 - in October 2006
Residents at this address.
1829/Richard Parlour / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at
Guildhall Library **
1839/John Mills/../../../Pigots Directory
1842/John Mills/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1846/John Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1852/John Sandilands/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/J Sandilands/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/J Sandilands/../../../Post Office Directory
October 1863/John Sandilands/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
October 1863/John Easey/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1866/John Easey/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/William Howard Elmy/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/W H Elmy/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/W H Elmy/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
20th May 1876/James Crimmen/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
20th May 1876/William Howard Elmy/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/William H Elmy/Licensed Victualler/49/Southwold, Suffolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth M Elmy/Wife/49/Southwold, Suffolk/Census
1881/William J Elmy/Son, Clerk Commercial/19/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Henry Elmy/Son, Clerk Articled Law/17/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bessie E Elmy/Daughter/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Henry Daines/Potman/79/Clapham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Debredine/General Servant/17/St Georges In East,
Middlesex/Census
1882/William Howard Elmy/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William J Elmy/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/William James Elmy/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/William James Elmy/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William James Elmy/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Hermann Gabriel/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Hermann Gabriel/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/James Cockrane/Hotel Manager/32/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1901/Alice Cockrane/Wife/25/Epping, Essex/Census
1901/Herbert Cockrane/Son/2/Millwall, Middlesex/Census
1901/Clara Wade/Barmaid/21/Epping, Essex/Census
1906/Hermann Gabriel/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London **
1921/Henry Baker/../../../Hughes Directory
The 1921 census at 41, Westferry Road, Millwall, Poplar
Henry Baker, Licensed Victualler, aged 46 years 10 months, and born in St Pancras, Middlesex, Own Account
Julia Baker, Wife, aged 37 years 2 months, and born in City of London, Middlesex
1934/Frederick Chas Christie/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Frederick Chas Christie/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Sidney Cash/../../../Post Office Directory
1971/../Anchor & Hope, 41 West Ferry Road/../../Pub
Directory
1983/../Anchor & Hope, 41 West Ferry Road, Courage/../../Pub
Directory
1991/../Anchor & Hope, 41 West Ferry Road, Courage/../../Pub
Directory
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