History of North Woolwich in 1874 Post Office Directory
North Woolwich 1874
North Woolwich is a
portion of Woolwich parish, and part of the county of Kent, but being on the
north bank of the Thames, is locally in the county of Essex, in the Eastern
Metropolitan postal district, union and county court district of Woolwich; it is
included in the ecclesiastical parish of St Mark, Victoria Docks, Here is a
terminus of a branch line of the Great Eastern Railway. Steamboats ply between
North Woolwich
and Woolwich (Kent) every few minutes in connection with the railway. The church
of St John the Evangelist has accommodation for 750 persons. The cost of the
church was about £8,000, raised by voluntary contributions. There are two
schoolrooms in connection with the church, containing accommodation for 500
children. North Woolwich
gardens are extensive pleasure gardens, much frequented in the summer season,
where a great diversity of amusements is provided. The principal landowners are
the North Woolwich Land Company, Mr Henley, the War Office, and The Gas Light
and Coke Company, whose works at Beckton, covering an area of 40 acres, are
partly in North Woolwich
and partly in Barking. The area of this portion of the parish is about 400
acres, or one-third of the whole parish of Woolwich, and the population
in 1871 was 1,455.
[ For further particulars relating to
Woolwich parish, see the Post Office Directory of Kent]
Post & Money Order Office & Savings Bank
& telegraph Office – Charles Peter Schramm, receiver
Insurance Agent –
London,
Alfred James, 11 Maryland Street, Stratford
Girls School, Miss Catherine Richards, mistress
Infant, Miss Emma Richards, mistress
Railway Station, Francis Hodges, station master
Private Residents
Allington Rev Wiliam James MA, [curate
of St Johns
Harvey William, Azoff Villa
Poynter William, Albert Villa
Steele William, Victoria Villa
Trewby George C, Beckton House
Vance John, 40
Henley
Terrace
Commercial
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Anglo-American Leather Cloth Co
Appleton Edward, grocer
Austin William, boot & shoe maker
Avery Thomas, dealer in marine stores
Ball
Barritt James, cheesemonger
Charrington Samuel, linen draper
Chatterton Samuel, linen draper
Clamp George,
Royal Standard
Cockburn Thomas, tailor
Cocks William, baker
Cloke Henry Charles, corn dealer
Crampton Samuel, linen draper
Cullam James, beer retailer
Davey Thomas, builder
Diver Richard, marine store dealer
Fox Mark, shopkeeper
Foster M B & Sons, ale & beer merchants,
agents to Arthur Guinness, Son & Co, Dublin & to M Bass & Co, Burton on Trent;
export stores, Victoria Stores; offices, 27 Brook Street, Bond Street W; home
stores, 1 to 8 Lisson Grove & 242 & 244 Marylebone Road NW
Gas Light & Coke Co’s Works (George C
Trewby, superintendent), Beckton
Geller
Green Henry Lynnell, grocer
Harrington William, butcher & grocer
Henley William Thomas, electric
telegraph engineer & submarine cable manufacturer
Henson Henry, shopkeeper
Holland William,
Royal Hotel & tea
gardens
Holloway Stephen (Mrs), cow keeper
Holloway Thomas,
Henley Arms
Horsnell William, boot & shoe maker
Hughes Edward, shopkeeper
Hutchings Wm, grazier & cow keeper
Jackson Frederick, baker
Jones Charles, shopkeeper
Jones George, beer retailer
Jones William, greengrocer
Leach Charles, coal dealer
Lintott Emma (mrs), shopkeeper
Lucy George,
Old Barge House
Miles William, farrier & blacksmith
Morse William, beer retailer
Philips William, beer retailer
Poynter Wm, flag maker, Albert Villa
Rapley Thomas, tailor
Rickett, Smith & Co, coal merchants
Sans Thomas, beer retailer
Schofield Thomas, shopkeeper
Schramm Charles Peter, baker & provision
dealer & post office
Skinner John James, general dealer
Smith Edwin, tobacconist
Smith James, boot & shoe maker
Smith Clara (Mrs), chemist
Stemp Louisa (Mrs), beer retailer
Strickland Eliza (Mrs), beer retailer
Syme David, grocer & cheesemonger
Vance John, surgeon, 40
HenleyTerrace & Nut
Tree House, High Street, Plaistow
Warren James, coffee rooms
Watson John, ironmonger
Watson Thomas, news agent
West Edward,
Three Crowns
Wild Mary (Mrs), coffee rooms
Working Mens Club & Reading Rooms
Wright John,
coal dealer
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