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Originally known as the The Shippe Inn (built about 1550). When this pub was destroyed by fire in the 1800's, it was rebuilt as a single storey building and renamed The Spread Eagle and Crown, the address being at 49 Rotherhithe Street in 1869 and earlier. Then in 1956 again renamed as the Mayflower, (the Pilgrim Fathers link).
The Spread Eagle and Crown was one of the few pubs in London that were licensed to sell both US and British postage stamps, having been a River Thames post office. The Spread Eagle and Crown, Rotherhithe is also mentioned in a Sherlock Holmes book, "Murder at Lodore Falls" and also the book "The Poisoned Island". **
The name Spread Eagle appears in a 1790 Sun Fire Office insurance record (clearly this pub, as the address is given as Church Stairs), so it must have been renamed by that time. * The 1842 Robsons directory lists it by Church stairs in Rotherhithe street.
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Spread Eagle, 117 Rotherhithe Street, Rotherhithe - a Charringtons pub
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The Mayflower, Rotherhithe St, July 2008 (from the river) & The Mayflower, May 2008 land shot
Kindly provided by Frederick Roll
Residents at this address.
1790/James Bone/victualler, Spread Eagle/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1792/Eleanor Kains/victualler, Spread Eagle and Crown/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1802/William Myers/victualler, Spread Eagle and Crown/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1822/John Brett/Spread Eagle, Rotherhithe street/../../Petty Sessions
1825/James Trigg/Spread Eagle, Rotherhithe street/../../Petty Sessions
1st February 1826/John Timothy/Spread Eagle, Rotherhithe Wall/../../Petty Sessions
17th October 1826/John Timothy/Spread Eagle, Rotherhithe Wall/../../Petty Sessions
1839/Charles Poole/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/Charles Poole/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Charles Poole/Victualler/40/../Census
1841/John Poole/../15/Surrey/Census
1841/James Poole/../10/Surrey/Census
1841/Charles Poole/../8/Surrey/Census
1841/William Poole/../6/Surrey/Census
1841/Mary Poole/../15/Surrey/Census
1841/Matilda Poole/../9/Surrey/Census
1841/Ann Horton/Female Servant/16/Surrey/Census
1842/James Towers/../../../Robsons Directory
1851/John Woodley Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Woodley Smith/Licensed Victualler/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Lucina Smith/Wife/28/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1851/Alfred Hunt/Pot Boy/24/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1851/Emma Evans/General Servant/22/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1856/John Woodley Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser. 01 October 1863. Transfer of Licenses
Spread Eagle, Rotherhithe street, John Woodley Smith to Hugh John Curley
1869/Hugh J Curley/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Hugh J Curley/Licensed Victualler/33/Windsor, Berkshire/Census
1871/Rebecca Curley/Wife/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Hugh Curley/Son/5/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Catherine Curley/Mother, Widow/60/Ireland/Census
1871/Thomas White/Nephew/8/Windsor, Berkshire/Census
1881/Jno C Baker/Licensed Victualler/53/New Cross Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Lydia Baker/Wife/42/Eastbourne, Sussex/Census
1881/Elizth Baker/Daughter, Assistant/22/New Cross Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Chas Baker/Son, Clerk/../New Cross Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Arthur Baker/Son, Clerk/16/New Cross Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Jno C Baker/Son/10/New Cross Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Sidney H Baker/Son/8/New Cross Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas R Baker/Son/6/Greenwich/Census
1881/Lydia I Baker/Son (Daughter)/2/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza A Holdsworth/Sister, Barmaid/16/New Cross Deptford, Kent/Census
1882/John Chas Baker/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John C Baker/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Bartholomew Chris Manley/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Bartholomew C Manley/Licensed Victualler/53/St Lukes, London/Census
1891/Ellen Manley/Wife/27/London/Census
1891/Clara Manley/Daughter/20/London/Census
1891/Helena Manley/Daughter/12/London/Census
1891/Lizzie Manley/Daughter/8/London/Census
1891/Adelaide Manley/Daughter/5/London/Census
1895/Bartholomew Chris Manley/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Walter Wain/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/William Wain/Publican/36/Hoxton, London/Census
1901/Clara Wain/Wife/30/Marylebone, London/Census
1901/Clara Wain/Daughter/3/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1901/Emily Wain/Daughter/2/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Manley/Sister in Law/18/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Adelaide Manley/Sister in Law/15/St Pancras, London/Census
1911/William Wain/Publican/46/Hoxton, London/Census
1911/Clara Wain/Wife, Assistant/40/St Pancras, London/Census
1911/Clara Wain/Daughter/13/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1911/Emily Wain/Daughter/11/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1911/Elizabeth Manley/Visitor, Barmaid/29/St Pancras, London/Census
1915/William Walter Wain/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/William Walter Wain/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 117, Rotherhithe Street, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey,
William Walter Wain, Publican aged 56 years 3 months and born in Shoreditch, London, Own Account
Clara Emelia Wain, Wife aged 50 years 11 months and born in St Pancras, London
Clara Helenan Wain, Daughter, Shorthand Typist, John Wilson Limted Iron & Steel Merchants aged 23 years 11 months and born in Rotherhithe, London
Emily Sophie Wain, Daughter, Domestic Servant aged 22 years 7 months and born in Rotherhithe, London
1923/William Walter Wain/Spread Eagle/../../Electoral Register
1923/Clara Emeleen Wain/../../../Electoral Register
1934/Mrs Clara Emmeline Wain/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Clara Emmeline Wain/../../../Post Office Directory
1938 - 1939/Mrs Wain/../../../Freehold
In 1939 electoral register at 117, Rotherhithe Street
William W Wain, Licensed Victualler, born 29 Mar 1865
Clara A Waine, Shorthand Typist, born 10 July 1897
Daniel Goggin, Barman, born 17 Aug 1874
1944/William Chas Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory
1948 - 1960/W C Robinson/../../../Freehold
Signed W C Robinson, Spread Eagle & Crown, Only London Public House to hold Post Office License, dated Feb 13 1956.
16th Century Riverside Tavern, Rotherhithe street SE16. Telephone Bermondsey 1898, Fully Licensed. Veranda over river.
On rear of card is the names - The Anchor, Bankside ; The George, Southwark ; The Angel [of Gods Mercy], Bermondsey; and Spread Eagle & Crown, Rotherhithe.
Kindly provided by Bill Downes
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