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Existed from at least 1853. The modern address is at 19 Gough grove
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The following entries are in this format:
May 1853/John Furneaux/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/John Sanders Rayment/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1855/John S Rayment/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1855/Hugh Jones/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1856/Hugh Jones/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1856/Abraham Scott/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
January 1863/Henry Holt/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1863/Joshua Holt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
26th January 1867/Joshua Holt/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
26th January 1867/William Benjamin Roberts/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1867/William Benjamin Roberts/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1867/James Roynon/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1877/E Reynon/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/Henry Denford/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
12th May 1877/Henry Denford/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
12th May 1877/James Finch/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/George Hake/Licenced Victualler/35/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Hake/Wife/37/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ernest Hake/Son/5/Westham, Essex/Census
1881/Maud Hake/Daughter/4/Westham, Essex/Census
1881/Eva Hake/Daughter/2/Westham, Essex/Census
1881/Philip Parnell/Potman/18/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Eastman/Domestic Servant/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret Lewis/Nurse/16/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1884/George Kirkley/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Cashfield & Pettipher/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Mrs Eliza Scotcher/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Samuel Stride/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/A E Newport/Licensed Victualler/26/Stepney, London/Census
1901/A Newport/Wife/27/Stepney, London/Census
1901/W Hollicks/Potman/32/Stepney, London/Census
1901/A Allen/Housemaid/19/Tilbury, Essex/Census
In 1907, Alfred Edward Newport morts.
In 1911 at 19 Gough Street Poplar E, Poplar Borough
Alice Newport, Licensed Victualler, Widow , aged 36 and born in Bow
Emma Lumley, Mother, Widow, aged 75 and born in Hackney
Elsie Boteler, General servant, aged 18 and born in Cubitt Town
East End News and London Shipping Chronicle. 05 December 1911
The Waterloo Hero.
At the Mart on Friday, Mr Herbert George Day (Messrs Jones, Son, and Day), 588 Commercial road, Stepney) offered for sale by public auction the lease, with goodwill and possession of the fully licensed "Waterloo Hero" 19 Gough street, Stainsby road, Poplar.
The property is held under a lease having 18 years unexpired at Michaelmas last, at a rental of £80 per annum on dealing with Taylor, Walker and Co Ltd, the well known brewers of Limehouse, for all malt liquors, the rental being reducible by underletting to £60 14 shillings per annum.
The wine and spirit trade is entirely free and unrestricted.
There is a loan of £1,165 from the brewers which will be transferred to an approved purchaser. The premises have been in the same hands for twelved years. The first bid was £1,465 (with the loan). and this offer rose to £1,650, and by small additions to £1,685, at which price it was sold.
East End News and London Shipping Chronicle. 12 July 1912
William Jaggard deceased
All persons having claims against the state of William Jaggard late of the "Waterloo Hero" 19 Gough street, Poplar, Middlesex, Licensed Victualler (who died on the 30th day of May 1912) are required to send particulars to us on or before the 21st day of August 1912.
In September 1914 is a marriage in St George East between a Robert J Smith, and an Charlotte A Jaggard.
In 1921 at 19 Gough Street, Poplar Borough
Robert Joseph Smith, Compositor, Williams Lea & Co Printers aged 48 years 11 months, and born in Limehouse, London
Charlotte Anne Smith, Wife, License Holder Wine & Spirits aged 55 years, and born in Killingworth, Northumberland
Frederick Jaggard, Step-son, License Holder Wine & Spirits, C A Smith Licensed Victualler aged 32 years 6 months, and born in Walthamstow, Essex
William Jaggard, Step-son, License Holder Wine & Spirits, C A Smith Licensed Victualler aged 27 years 6 months, and born in Walthamstow, Essex
Doris Jaggard, Step-daughter, Shorthand Typist, Baldes East & Blades Printers aged 22 years 11 months, and born in Walthamstow, Essex
1938/Ernest R Godfrey/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Mrs Beatrice Biswell, Waterloo Hero, 19 Gough Grove, Poplar E14/../../Post Office Directory
1944/Chas Aug Collins, Waterloo Hero, 19 Gough Grove E14/../../Post Office Directory
My parents Mr Francis Frederick Bell and Mrs Winnifred Roseetta Bell were the licences of The Waterloo Hero from roughly March 1950 to when it was pull down in 1968/69. *
The building was three stories high and the top floor was condemned in the early 1950s due to damp. The middle floor which was originally a large club room and one bedroom was altered to two bedrooms, toilet and lounge. Although we still used the bathroom which was on the top floor.
On the ground floor was the kitchen and scullery which was attached to the Saloon bar, the Public bar was on the other side of the Saloon bar with the counter going completely around the two areas. The off licence was at the front of the pub in-between the public and saloon bar.
There were two cellars one on top of the other. The lower cellar was below Thames level and was never used. When the Thames flooded in the 1950s it came up from the lower cellar and flooded the upper cellar to about half way up the room. *
The front of the pub was in Gough Grove and the back entrance which was through our garden was in Hind Grove.
In the winter 1957/8 there was a fire in the public bar which was caused by a cigarette smouldering under the public bar counter (customers side). The fire completely gutted the public bar and that side of the counter and off licence but the saloon bar and counter side was just smoke damage. My dad was told by the brewery that he still had to open that evening of loose his licence so he opened the saloon bar only and the customers came in with there own beer and mingled with the fire brigade who had to stay on site all nite to make sure the fire didn’t reignite.
The Brewery was originally Taylor Walkers and the deliveries were brought by a large cart pulled by two shire horses. Taylor Walkers were eventually taken over by Ind Coop which remained the brewery until the pub was pulled down.
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided by Frances Davison (Bell)
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