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The address was formerly given as 38 Union Street and I have seen older records where the pub is called the Alfred’s Arms. It is also listed as the Alfred's Head Old Artillery Ground in the 1868 license transfer. This pub was present by 1791 and survived until at least 1944 but is now demolished. ** Probably open until at least 1963.
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Residents at this address
1809/William Hunt, King Alfreds Head, 38 Union street, Bishopsgate/../../Holdens Directory 1823/John Castle / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at
Guildhall Library **
1827/James Kingsley, Alfreds Head, 38 Union street, Bishopsgate/../../Pigots Directory
1829/B Williams, Alfreds Head, 38 Union street, Bishopsgate/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Benjamin Williams, Alfreds Arms, 33 Union Street, Bishopsgate/../../Pigots
Directory
1839/Thomas Osborne/../../../Pigot's Directory ***
1841/John Whorrod/../../../Post Office Directory **
1842/J S Whorrod/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/James Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory **
1848/Charles Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory **
May 1855/David Robertson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1855/John Blackman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1856/John Blackmore/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1856/Thomas Stevenson Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1862/John Ross/../../../Post Office Directory **
1865/John Ross / Licensed Victualler/../../Documents held by Tower Hamlets
Local History Library & Archives **
11th April 1868/John Ross/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
11th April 1868/Isaac Millward/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
1874/W Smith/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
1881/John Cartwright/Manager (Beer Seller)/22/Bridgnorth, Shropshire/Census
1881/Thomas Thatcher/Barman/26/Maidenhead, Berkshire/Census
1881/Jane Hutchins/Domestic Servant/21/Kent/Census
1882/George Bartholomew/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Charles March/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Mrs Mary Marsh/../../../Post Office Directory
1894/J E Sutton/../../../City of London Directory **
1895/John Edward Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/George Clark Denholm/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/George C Denholm/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **
1912/Geo. Clark Denholm/../../../Post Office Directory **
1914/Mrs Ellen Lovell/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Alfred I Woolfe/../../../Hughes Directory
1934/Joe Mitchell/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Frank Pendell/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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