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Refiners Arms, 53 Buross street E1

St George in East Index

At 25 Cannon Street Road in 1856; the Refiners Arms, Lower Fenton street in the 1860 and 1870 license transfers. This closed as a 'pub' in around 1989, but continues to function as a social club.

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St George In East, London - in East London.

Residents at this address

1833-34/Jno Bell, Refiners Arms, Buross Street, Commercial Road/../../Pigots Directory

1839/John Bell/../../../Pigots Directory

1848/Mrs Isabella Bell/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Mrs Isabella Bell/../../../Kelly's

1851/Isabella Bell/Victualler, Widow/50/Felton, Northumberland/Census
1851/Isabella Bell/Daughter/20/St George, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Bell/Son, Farmer/17/St George, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Bell/Son, Printer/15/St George, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Mackey/Potman/22/Ireland/Census

March 1859/Oliver Foster/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

March 1859/Henry Baigent/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

August 1860/William Billham/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1860/John Barker/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

4th July 1868/John Barker/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

4th July 1868/Edwin Barker/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

March 1870/Edwin Barker/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer

March 1870/James Chessher/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer

July 1870/James Chessher/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

July 1870/James William Osborne/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1882/John William Connor/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/John William Connor/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Sidney Charles Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Frank A Jennings/Licensed Victualler/38/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1901/Caroline Jennings/Wife/40/Finsbury, London/Census
1901/Frank Jennings/Son/11/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Charles Jennings/Son/9/St Georges in East, London/Census
1901/Caroline A Jennings/Daughter/5/Bow, London/Census
1901/Friedrich Werffenbach Potman/23/Germany (German Subject)/Census
1901/Arthur Robinson/Barman/18/Essex/Census

1915/James Hayes/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/James Hayes/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/James Hayes/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/James Hayes/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Mrs Eliz E Barlow/../../../Post Office Directory

1946 - 49/Bernard Corr, 53 Buross street E1/../../BT Telephone Directory [STEpny Gn 1021]

By 1951, Bernard Corr lists an address of 31 Praed street - the Great WesternGreat Western.
By 1953 and up to 1957, there is a B Corr at the Roebuck, 50 Great Dover street.


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