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Existed from at least 1856. The address was also listed as 63 Robinhood Lane in the 1856 directory, as 62 & 63 Robinhood Lane in 1882, and as 1 Ashton Street in the 1871 census. The pub is now long-demolished. The enclosure shows the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel. The Beehive is visible to the right hand side of the view. The photograph probably dates from around 1899. **
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Beehive, 12 Robinhood Lane, E14 and Blackwall Tunnel circa 1899
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Residents at this address.
1856/George Gordon/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1871/George Gordon/Beer Retailer/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census ***
1871/William Gordon/Brother, Beer Retailer/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1876/George W Gordon / Beer Retailer /../../Post Office Directory **
1881/George Gordon/Beer Retailer/30/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Gordon/Sister/28/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Gordon/Sister/26/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Gordon/Sister/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clara Knight/Nurse/52/West Indies/Census
1881/John King/Barman/18/../Census
1882/George William Gordon/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1891/Geo. Wm. Gordon/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1895/George William Gordon/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1896/Geo Wm Gordon/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Matthew N Gravatt/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1900/Matthew Nathaniel Gravatt/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Matthew Gravatt/Beer Retailer/37/Deptford, Kent/Census
1901/Rhoda Gravatt/Wife/34/Deptford, Kent/Census
1901/Matthew Gravatt/Son/16/Deptford, Kent/Census
1901/Richard Gravatt/Son/15/Deptford, Kent/Census
1901/Elsie Gravatt/Daughter/14/Deptford, Kent/Census
1901/Gladys Gravatt/Daughter/1/Deptford, Kent/Census
1901/Anne Crowne/Domestic Servant/45/Deptford, Kent/Census
1910/John Gravatt/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1914/Henry Clarkson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1915/Henry Marks/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Mrs Ettie Norman/../../../Post Office Directory **
1934/Jn. Rendell Tapper/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's Directory ***
1944/Jn. Rendell Tapper/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1971/../Beehive, 12 Robinhood Lane/../../Pub
Directory
1983/../Beehive, 12 Robinhood Lane, Courage/../../Pub
Directory
1991/../Beehive, 12 Robinhood Lane, Courage - No beer, closed/../../Pub
Directory
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