At 27 White Lion Street in 1856 & 1869, this lists as the 11 White Lion Street, in the Liberty of Norton Folgate in the 1881 census, The pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1904 and the modern rendition of the address is 9-11 Folgate Street. The pub was renamed the Water Poet in around 2000. **
Spitalfields index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Spitalfields, London.
Pewter Platter, 11 White Lion Street, E1 - in November 2007
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Residents at this address
A freemasons Lodge meets at the Pewter Platter, White Lion yard, Norton Folgate, London in 1767
1792/Michael Burr / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1805/Christopher Cordes, the Pewter Platter, White Lion street, Norton Folgate/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Jno Smith, Pewter Platter, 27 Whitelion street, Spitalfields/../../Pigots Directory
1829/Richard Hambrook / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1833-34/Joseph Sams, Pewter Platter, 27 Whitelion Street, Spitalfields/../../Pigot's Directory
1839/Jno Williams/../../../Pigots Directory **
1842/Jno. Williams/../../../Robson’s Directory **
December 1848/William Parker/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
December 1848/Erasmus Lawrence/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Erasmus Lawrence/../../../Kellys Directory **
May 1853/Joseph Saxl/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/Henry Thomas Barratt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1853/Henry T Barratt/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
September 1853/William Slater/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
January 1854/William Slater/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/Thomas Streacy/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1855/Thomas Streacy/../../../Post Office Directory **
1856/T Streacy/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1859/Thomas Stacey, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1859/Francis Steele/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1861/Francis Steele/Licensed Victualler/33/St James, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane P Steele/Wife/30/Shaftesbury, Dorset/Census
1861/Jane M M Steele/Daughter/8/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1861/Dulce B S Steele/Daughter/7/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1861/Francis E D Steele/Son/5/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1861/Georgianna E Steele/Daughter/2/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jemima Long/House Servant/22/Bishopsgte, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Blows/Pot Man/21/Ablington, Cambridgeshire/Census
July 1863/Jane Patience Steele/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/John Halls/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
March 1864/John Halls/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1864/Effingham Lucas/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
September 1864/Effingham Lucas/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1864/John Fowler/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/J Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory
1876/J Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/John Fowler/Licensed Victualler, Widow/60/Northampton/Census
1881/Mary Muddleton/Barmaid/30/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Reins/General Servant/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/James Fox/Servant/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1884/William Twyman/../../../Post Office Directory
1885/William Twyman/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/William Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/John Hearne/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Harry King/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Harry King/../../../Post Office Directory **
1914/Thomas Brakes/../../../Post Office Directory
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