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This pub was established by 1763 at least - and was rebuilt in its present form in the late nineteenth century. The Kings Arms, Church street in the 1858 license transfer, and at Church End in the 1860, 1862, 1867 and 1874 transfers. After many years in non-pub use, the premises now house a bar called 'Jam'. **
Shoreditch index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.
Kings Arms, 123 Shoreditch High Street - in September 2006
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Residents at this address.
1799/George Martin/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1813/William Hammond/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1817/Benjamin Bingley/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1824/Benjamin Bingley/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1828/Benjamin Bingley/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1833/Benjamin Bingley/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1833-34/Benjamin Bingley, Kings Arms, 123 Shoreditch/../../Pigots Directory
1839/James Betts/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Benjamin Bingley/../../../Post Office Directory **
1842/Benjamin Bingley/../../../P.O. Directory **
1844/Benjamin Bingley/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/Benjamin Bingley/../../../Kellys Directory
1852/Benjamin Bingley/../../../Watkins Directory **
January 1853/Benjamin Bingley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1853/Thomas Cannell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Thomas Cannell/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1858/Thomas Cannell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1858/Harriet Harling/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1860/Harriett Hailling/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1860/William Walker/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1862/William Walker/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
October 1862/William Bailey/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
March 1867/William Bailey/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1867/Frances Scott/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Mrs Frances Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
30th September 1871/Late occupier died/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1871/John Alfred Bartingdale/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1872/J A Bartingale/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
14th July 1874/Hannah Croucher/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
14th July 1874/Frederick Kennard/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1875/Frederick Kennard/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1875/C Powell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
19th August 1876/Charles Powell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th August 1876/William Henry Chapman/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
10th January 1880/Edward George Chapman/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
10th January 1880/James William Poole/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/James W Poole/Licensed Victualler/28/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily A Poole/Wife/38/Queensborough, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hancock/General Servant/41/Fulbourn, Cambridge/Census
1881/Laurie Watch/Barmaid/19/Chippenham, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Frederick James/Barman/17/Surrey Camberwell/Census
1882/James William Poole/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James William Poole/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Arthur William James Wellington/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Alfred Love & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Daniel Edward Shingles/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Frederick Haw/../../../Post Office Directory
1912/Frederick Haw/../../../Post Office Directory **
1913/Frederick Haw/../../../.. **
1915/James Haw/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Thomas James Godley/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 123, High Street, Shoreditch
Thomas J Godley, Licensed Victualler, aged 43 years 6 months, and born in Virginia Water, Surrey, the Employer
Annie Godley, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant, T J Godley, aged 41 years 11 months, and born in Gloucestershire
Violet M Storey, Licensed Victualler Assistant, T J Godley, aged 23 years, and born in Devon
Dorothy Storey, Licensed Victualler Assistant, T J Godley, aged 22 years, and born in Bow
Brenda Shurton, Licensed Victualler Assistant, T J Godley, aged 22 years, , and born in Rotherhithe, London
1934/Mrs Florence Maud Coward/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Cecil Hugh Broadway & Mark Wm Myers/../../../Post Office Directory
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