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The Belgrave Arms, 18 Belgrave terrace in 1857. This pub closed in 2010. The later address is at 217 Queensbridge Road, E8 changing sometime between 1938 and 1944. **
This pub appears under an older version of the address. It survives now as a post-war estate pub. ** Demolished. As of May 2011, construction of a replacement residential block is well underway though the freestanding sign has still been retained. ***
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Belgrave Arms, 217 Queensbridge Road - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Belgrave Arms, 217 Queensbridge Road - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Toombs
Belgrave Arms, Pub Sign only - in March 2012
Kindly provided by Stephen Toombs
Residents at this address
1837/Richard Liscombe / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1840/Henry Silley / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 28 May 1844 **
1841/Henry Silley / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 28 May 1844 **
1842/Henry Silley / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 28 May 1844 **
1843/Henry Silley / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 28 May 1844 **
1851/James Babb/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
July 1851/James Babb/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1851/Richard Callingham/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Thomas Burnard/../../../Post Office Directory *
January 1858/Thomas Burnard/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1858/Isaac John Jeans/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1859/Isaac John Jeans/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
May 1859/Samuel Walker/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1866/S Walker/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Samuel Walker/Licensed Victualler/45/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Susan Walker/Wife/39/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Samuel Walker/Son/6/Dalston, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma Walker/Daughter/3/Dalston, Middlesex/Census
1871/Caroline Pitman/Domestic Servant/26/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Power/Barmaid/21/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1872/S Walker/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
1874/Samuel Walker/../../../Post Office Directory *
1878/Samuel Walker/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1878/S Walker, Licensed Victualler, Queens road, Shoreditch, three measures defective, fined 25s/../../Lloyds Weekly Newspaper
1881/Samuel Walker/Licensed Victualler/55/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susannah Walker/Wife/50/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Samuel Walker/Son/16/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Walker/Daughter/14/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Walker/Daughter/12/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1884/Samuel Walker/../../../Post Office Directory
1893/Samuel Walker / Licensed Victualler, deceased / Died 18 October 1893 /../../London Gazette, 26 January 1894 **
1897/Henry John Clark/../../../Kelly’s Dalston Directory **
1899/Albert Arthur Argent/../../../Post Office Directory
Hackney and Kingsland Gazette, July 1909 - Transfer of Licences:
Belgrave Arms, Queens road, George William Randall to Percy Alfred Balls
1910/Percy Alfred Balls/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Percy Alfred Balls/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Percy Balls/Licensed Victualler/28/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1911/Maud Balls/Wife, Housekeeper/28/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1911/Edward Balls/Son/2/Maldon, essex/Census
1911/George Raison/Licensed Victualler, Widow/65/Woodham Ferrers,
Essex/Census
1911/Minnie Raison/Barmaid/18/Tottenham Court Road/Census
1911/Mabel Raison/../14/New Kent Road/Census
1915/William Thomas Montague/../../../Post Office Directory *
In 1921 census at 37, Queen's Road, Shoreditch
Harry Baughan, Licensee, aged 39 years 7 months, and born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, the Employer
Ada Baughan, Wife, aged 40 years 6 months, and born in City of London
Harry Baughan, Son, aged 8 years 3 months, and born in Bethnal Green, London
Violet Baughan, Daughter, aged 4 years 7 months, and born in Leyton, Essex
William Baughan, Son, aged 7 months, and born in Dalston, Middlesex
Cussie Fairclough, Domestic Servant, aged 27 years 6 months, and born in Vauxhall, London
1927/Mrs Ada Jeanette Baughan, Belgrave Arms, 37 Queens road, Dalston E8/../../Kelly's
1934/Mrs Ada Jeanette Baughan/../../../Kelly's
Laurie William Benjamin Toombs (my grandfather) ran The Belgrave Arms, 217 Queensbridge Road until he died. Then my Grandmother ran it with the help of her son (Ken Toombs - my late Father). *
1938/Laurie William Benjamin Toombs/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Laurie William Benjamin Toombs/../../../Post Office Directory
1945/Laurie William Benjamin Toombs / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 1 May 1945 **
1945/W B Toombs/../../../BT Telephone Directory [CLIssold 5300]
1946/W B Toombs/../../../BT Telephone Directory [CLIssold 5300]
1947/Mrs L L Toombs/../../../BT Telephone Directory [CLIssold 5300]
1965/../../../../BT Telephone Directory [CLIssold 5300]
1970/../../../../BT Telephone Directory [01 254 5449]
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