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Golden Cross, 54 Church Street, Woolwich, with Charlie Edwards, licensee - circa 1914
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Residents at this address
September 1850/Mr Linkley/ Licensee/../../Era
In 1851 at Golden Cross, Church Street
John Luntley, Publican aged 33 and born in Kingston, Hertfordshire
Jane Luntley, Wife aged 31 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Maryann Luntley, Sister aged 22 and born in Kingston, Hertfordshire
Sarah Ward, Visitor aged 19 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Ann Evans, House Servant aged 42 and born in Bristol
Sarah Ellis, House Servant aged 23 and born in Aldgate, London
William Tidy, House Servant aged 14 and born in Woolwich, Kent
1852/John Luntley/../../../Archdeacons Directory
1858/John Luntley/../../../Melvilles Directory
In 1861 at 54 Church Street, Woolwich is the Golden Cross
John Luntly, Licensed Victualler, aged 43 and born in Kington, Herefordshire
Jane Luntly, Wife aged 40 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Harry Luntly, Son aged 3 and born in Woolwich, Kent
John Luntly, Son aged 1 and born in Woolwich, Kent
John Angel, Potman aged 31 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Ellen Moggeridge, Servant aged 21 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Patience Robert, Servant aged 17 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Ann Mahon, Monthly Nurse aged 48 and born in Gillingham, Kent
1862/John Luntly, Golden Cross, 54 Church street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Golden Cross, Church Street, John Luntley
1867/Golden Cross, J Luntly, 54 Church hill, Woolwich /../../Post Office Directory
January 1869/John Luntley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1869/John Walker Moore/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/John W Moore/Licensed Victualler/49/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Emma M Moore/Wife/46/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Arthur Moore/Son, Surveyors Clerk/18/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Alice Moore/Daughter, Barmaid/15/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Jane Moore/Daughter/13/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1871/Ellen Moore/Daughter/11/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1871/Annie Moore/Daughter/7/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1871/Jessie Moore/Daughter/4/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1871/John Angel/Potman/41/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Margaret Rainbow/Servant/13/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1874/John Walker Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/J W Moore/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
1882/J Walker Moore, Golden Cross, 54 Church Street, Woolwich/../../Post
Office Directory
1896/Harry Sumner/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Harry Sumner/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Harry Sumner/Licensed Victualler/36/London/Census
1901/Emily J Sumner/Wife/39/London/Census
1901/Walter Rolfe/Visitor/25/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Sydney G Cooke/Barman/18/Sidcup, London/Census
1901/Emma A Petherick/Barmaid/18/Woolwich, London/Census
1904/Mrs B Stocks/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Mrs B Stocks/../../../Post Office Directory
My maternal grand father, Charlie Edwards was the licensee from the early 1900's (married about 1904), until his death in Aug 1946. The photo shows him outside the saloon
bar entrance before the First World War. ***
1906/Charles Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1908/Charles Oliver Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
15 March 1910/Church street houses :
Mr C Atkins, surveyor to the justices explained that Church street ran
parallel to the river, and was the main road leading from Woolwich to
Greenwich.
A great amount of traffic passed there daily, but in some parts the roadway
was very narrow, so much so that only one line of trams could be run.
The houses and shops were on one side only, the riverside being occupied by
the Government Dockyard, which was separated from the road by a wall.
With regard to the Golden Cross, Mr Atkins said that the house was well
furnished, and fitted with tables and chairs so that men from the Dockyard
could have their meals there.
There were 800 men employed in the Dockyard. There were under consideration
at present schemes for electifying the tramway line. A good deal of the
trade came from Orchard street and Orchard place.
A police officer gave evidence that there were 16 houses within a quarter of a mile.
Counsel submitted that the Golden Cross was one of the best houses in the road. It was generally agreed that the trade had been depressed at Woolwich in recent years, but the trade at the house was a big figure still. The actual bar takings were over �1,000 a year, and a large trade was done in bottle beer./Woolwich Gazette
1911/Charles Oliver Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/C Oliver Edwards/Licensed Victualler/38/Islington, London/Census
1911/Mary Edwards/Wife/38/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1911/Thomas Edwards/Father, Widow/84/Islington, London/Census
1911/Ella Edwards/Sister, Assistant/25/Islington, London/Census
1919/Charles Oliver Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Charles Oliver Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Chas Oliver Edwards/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Chas Oliver Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Chas Oliver Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
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