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Address formerly 36 Great Alie Street in 1869 and earlier. This pub was present by 1809. **
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White Swan, 21 Great Alie Street - in September 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1809/Henry Huback, White Swan, 36 Great Alie street, Goodmans fields/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Henry Hubach, victualler, 36 Great Alie street, Goodmans fields/../../Holdens Directory
1830/Mr Helmeken, White Swan, Great Alie street, Goodmans fields makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association
1839/Claus Helmeken/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Claus Helmeken/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/C Helmeken/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1851/Mrs C Helmeken/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/Catherine Helmeken/Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/St Anns Covent Garden,
Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Helmeken/Son, Tailor/25/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charles F Helmeken/Son, Carpenter/23/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizth Helmeken/Daughter, Dressmaker/19/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/Catherine Perry/Daughter, Beer Shop Keeper, Widow/32/Whitechapel,
Middlesex/Census
1856/Mrs G Helmeken/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1864/Catherine Helmeken/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1864/Herman Hostelman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Herman Bostelman/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Joseph Wells/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
August 1867/Joseph Wells/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1867/William Fryer/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Mrs Mary Ann Fryer/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1869/Mary Ann Fryer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1869/Thomas Usher/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1872/Thomas Usher/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1872/Richard Woods/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1874/R Woods/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
1881/Richard Woods/Licensed Victualler/46/Godalming, Surrey/Census
1881/Louisa W Woods/Wife/52/Hosden, Hertford/Census
1881/Alice Hulls/Niece, Barmaid/16/Cheshunt, Hertford/Census
1881/Albert Briant/Potman/26/Halstead, Essex/Census
1881/Lydia Mason/General Servant/17/Bury St Edmunds/Census
1882/Richard Woods/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Richard Woods/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Richard Woods/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Richard Woods/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Frederick Willenbrock/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frederick Willenbrock/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/David Kingberg/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/David Kingberg/Licensed Victualler/29/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/Kate Kingberg/Wife/28/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/George Denham/Potman/41/Lambeth, London/Census
1911/Grace Sullivan/General Servant/20/Canning Town, London/Census
1914/David Kingberg/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/David Kingberg/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Jacob Streletskie/../../../Post Office Directory
1935/Patrick F McGrath /../../../PO Directory **
1938/Hyman Louis Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Joseph Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
Laurie and Dora Rosenthal at the White Swan, Great Alie Street, Whitechapel - circa late 1950s
Kindly provided by Toni Koppel
My Great Grandmother, Mrs S Rosenthal,
used to run the Frying Pan,
in Brick Lane, Spitalfields. The last time I was there, I remember
seeing a huge frying pan attached to the outside wall and before it was the
Sheraz it was an Indian Restaurant called the Frying Pan. I had never
noticed the frying pans in the terracotta work just below the roof until
seeing pictures of them today on the internet. *
My grandfather was Laurie Rosenthal, (Sarah's son) and he used to run the
White Swan in Great Alie Street. His wife, Dora, was famous around the
East End for her lunches - she would make all types of deeply filled and
delicious sandwiches and rolls, and every day she cooked something different
in the tiny kitchen upstairs. Her steak and kidney pies were as famous as
Betty's Hotpots from Corrie! As a child in the 1960s I used to stay there
overnight occasionally (huge living quarters upstairs) and help make up the
sandwiches and take them downstairs, and help my grandad washing up the
glasses whilst standing on a chair to reach the sink behind the bar! Some of
the customers used to put coppers in a Toby jug on the counter 'for the
help'! *
1956/L Rosenthal/../../../BT Telephone Directory
1961/L Rosenthal/../../../BT Telephone Directory
* Provided By Toni Koppel
*** Provided By Stephen Harris
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