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This pub was present by 1602. Address formerly 199 Kingsland Road in 1856 & 1 Kingsland Road in 1869 and in 1901 census. It was re-built in its present form some time after 1905 and has recently re-opened (2011) **
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Spread Eagle, 3 Kingsland Road - in November 2006
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Residents at this address.
1809/William Mitchell, Spread Eagle, Kingsland road/../../Holdens Directory
1814/James Coleman/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1821/William Yarworth/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1831/John Henry Lange / Former Licensed Victualler, now Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 11 January 1831 **
1831/William Smith, Spread Eagle, Kingsland road, 1 guinea/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1837/Richard Marks/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/Robert Taylor/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1847/William John Grove / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 17
January, 1847 **
1847/William Grove / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 17 January, 1847 **
1847/William Grove / Licensed Victualler, Hackney Carriage Proprietor & Police Officer /../../London Gazette, 23 April 1847 **
1851/William John Grove/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1856/William Grove/../../../Post Office Directory
1860/William Grove/Proprietor/../../Middlesex Sessions of the Peace records, held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1861/William Grove / Licensed Victualler & Cab Proprietor, Bankrupt/../../London Gazette, 1 January 1861 **
January 1864/Thomas Tell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1864/James Rippeth/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1864/James R Bonny/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1864/Sarah Keable/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
24th May 1866/Samuel Keable/New Licence granted/../../East London Observer +
1869/Samuel Keable/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1871/Samuel Keable/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1871/James Frederick Gibbs/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
James Frederick Gibbs was formerly at the Blakeneys Head, 143 High Street, Poplar
1872/J F Gibbs/../../../Brabners Hackney Directory **
1874/James Frederick Gibbs/../../../Post Office Directory **
1882/James Frederick Gibbs/../../../Post Office Directory
1881, Administration (with Will) of James Frederick Gibbs late of the Spread Eagle public house 1 Kingsland Road in the County of Middlesex Licensed Victualler who died 2 May 1881 at the Spread Eagle was granted to Henry James Gibb of 55 Bushby road Homerton Public House manager Son. Personal Estate £4195 resworn £3195.
1885/William Fowler / Victualler /../../London Gazette, 5 March 1886 **
1889/August Haitsch/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/John Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory
1897/Thomas Richard Lynn/../../../Kelly’s Dalston Directory **
Sporting Life. 25 May 1898 - Funeral of Charley Bates
Yesterday were laid to rest the mortal remains of the once popular Charley Bates. Most sportsmen of the present day will remember Charley as "one of the best", in fact, his connection with Jem Smith and Toff Wall, the latter especially, will be fresh in our readers memory.
Charley as a sportsman properly started at the Spread Eagle, Kingsland road, of which establishment he afterwards became the "boss". Then he "took" the White Swan, Salisbury court, Fleet street, and after some vicissitudes of fortune he went on to the Sussex Arms, at the corner of St Martins lane and Long Acre, and then on to what turned out to be Charleys last place of business, the Lamb and Flag, High street, Homerton, the "boss" of which, George Archer, took particular care to see that his old pal was provided for.
He put Charley into the management of the Lamb and Flag, exactly twelve years ago yesterday, the day of the funeral. Charley Bates will be remembered by many sportsmen, but particularly by those connected with boxing and skittles, and it was a matter of surprise to many to notice that boxers whom Charley had materially helped to obtain their position of champion were absent. Amongst others were :- Harry Davenport, Tom Atkinson, Bill Mortimer, Barney Scammell, Sam and Jem Lea, Fred Johnson, Tom Ashwick, Ted and Harry Gobby, Harry Weston, Johnny and Ted Harris, Miss Alice Lloyd, and her relations, Johnny Wood, Tim Scully, T Andrews, Fred Holmes, George Parker, H Schonberg, W Stokes, Jim Pedler, W Mellis, F Martin, A Harrington, R Braggart, Billy Mortimer, W Hinckley, W Hunbury, Bissell, Reed.
The coffin, a mammoth one of polished oak, with brass fittings, bore the inscription :- "Charles William Bates, Died May 19, 1898 aged 39".
1899/Edward Allen/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Mrs Fanny Bartlett/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Fanny Bartlett/Licensed Victualler, Widow/28/Bo, London/Census
1901/F B Bartlett/Daughter/2/Shoreditch, London/Census
1901/Jane Bryant/Aunt/62/Hampshire/Census
1901/Walter Gillard/Manager/36/Exeter, Devon/Census
1901/Mary Villers/Barmaid/19/Borough, London/Census
1901/Annie Hands/Barmaid/26/../Census
1910/Henry George Emmett/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Amelia Hankins/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/William John Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1931/William John Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory **
1934/Frederick H Bond/../../../Kellys Directory **
1938/Abraham Manuel Levy/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/George Learmouth/../../../Post Office Directory
1971/../Spread Eagle, 3 Kingsland Road, E2/../../Pub Directory
1983/../Spread Eagle, 3 Kingsland Road: Watneys/../../Pub Directory
1988/Gentlerose/../../../Watney T4ruman **
1990/Gentlerose/../../../Watney T4ruman **
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