Ratcliffe pub history index
At 88 Bromley Street in 1856; It closed in 2005 and currently lies empty **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Ratcliffe, London - in East London.
British Prince, 49 Bromley Street, circa 1920 - with licensee John Raphael
Kindly provided by Gavin Tooke
British Prince, 49 Bromley Street, circa 1920 - with licensee John Raphael and family inside and behind the bar
Kindly provided by Gavin Tooke
British Prince, 49 Bromley Street - in September 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
Morning Advertiser 05 July 1847 - Transfers
British Prince, Burncby street, Simon Quy to William Gent
1848/William Gent/../../../Post Office Directory
December 1848/William Gent/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
December 1848/Edward Howe/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Mrs E A Howe/../../../Kellys Directory **
1851/Emily Howe/Licensed Victualler, Widow/25/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Ramage/Brother, Builder/39/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Caroline Benfield/Niece/6/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1856/Mrs E A Howe/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1859/John Whymark Payne/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1859/Jane Elizabeth Green/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1862/Mrs Jane Elizabeth Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Mrs J E Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Jane E Green/Licensed Victualler, Widow/59/Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elinor L Green/Daughter, Assistant/34/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma Jarrow/Domestic Servant/19/Suffolk/Census
November 1871/Jane Elizabeth Green/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1871/George Pilbeam/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1872/George Pilbeam / Lease documents held at Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives **
October 1873/George Pillbeam/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1873/William Jordan Cairns/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1875/William Jordan Cairns/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1875/John Ray Gordon/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/John Roy Gordon/Licensed Victueller, Widow/63/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline Gasely/House Keeper, Widow/60/Stevenage, Herts/Census
1881/Herbert Gordon/Son, Potman/20/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1884/Geo. Venning/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/George J Venning/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Thomas W Cooper/Licensed Victualler/37/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Betsy Cooper/Wife/40/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Thomas G Cooper/Son, Book Binder/17/Mile End, London/Census
1891/James W Cooper/Son, Photographer/14/Mile End, London/Census
1891/Caroline Geary/Domestic Servant/38/Surrey/Census
1891/John Gatt/Potman/20/Mile End, London/Census
1894/James Poole/../../../Post Office Directory **
1894/James Tepper / Manager /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1894/James Alfred Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Mrs Sophia Tepper/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/George William Mole/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/John Raphael, British Prince, 49 Bromley Street, Stepney E /../../Post Office Directory
The 1991 census lists his son, Morris Raphael at the Sir Garnet Wolsley, 6 Warndon street, Rotherhithe SE
1916/RAF records of Alexander Raphael note John Raphael as his father/../../../RAF records
1917/John Raphael, British Prince, 49 Bromley Street, Stepney E /../../Post Office Directory
1921/John Raphael/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 49 Bromley Street, Ratcliff & Limehouse
John Raphael, Licensed Virtualler, aged 69 years 10 months, and born in Spitalfields, London, the Employer
Amelia Raphael, Wife, aged 70 years 4 months, and born in Spitalfields, London
Rebecca Raphael, Daughter, Barmaid, Mr Raphail Licensed Virtualler, aged 39 years 10 months, and born in Mile End, London
Alex Raphael, Son, Manager, Mr Raphail Licensed Virtualler, aged 41 years 6 months, and born in Mile End, London
Clara Raphael, Daughter, Barmaid, Mr Raphail Licensed Virtualler, aged 28 years 2 months, and born in Mile End, London
Lauri Raphael, Son, Ice Cream Maker, aged 23 years 10 months, and born in Mile End, London
Victor Gray, Servant, John Raphael Licensed Virtualler, aged 20 years 4 months, and born in Yiewsley
1923/John Raphael of the British Prince Public House 49 Bromley Street Commercial-road Stepney Middlesex died 26 November 1922 at St James' Hospital Ousley road Balham Surrey Probate London 11 January to Alexander Raphael licensed victuallers manager. Effects £2926 3s 2d. He was born about 1853 according to census records.
1927/Alexander Raphael/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Alexander Raphael, British Prince, 49 Bromley Street E1 : TN East 5103/../../Kellys Directory
1934/Alexander Raphael, British Prince, 49 Bromley Street E1 : TN East 5103/../../Kellys Directory
By 1938, Alexander Raphael (born 2 Dec 1880) is licensee of the Empress of India, 285 Rotherhithe New Road
1938/Walter Du Faur/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Stephen Magee/../../../Post Office Directory
1952 - 1955/Bob Russell/British Prince, 49 Bromley Street E1 - STEpney green 2949/../../Telephone Directory
1983/../British Prince, 49 Bromley Street : Allied Breweries/../../Pub Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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