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Pier Tavern, 283 Manchester Road, Poplar E14

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This pub was built in 1863 and remains open. **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Poplar, London  - in East London. The Poplar, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Pier Tavern, 283 Manchester Road - in March 2007

Pier Tavern, 283 Manchester Road - in March 2007

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1869/James Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/James Smith/Licenced Victualler/30/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Rose Smith/Wife/27/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Smith/Daughter/17 months/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Esther Smith/Daughter/7 months/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice J Fosgate/Cook/19/Ipswich/Census
1881/Sarah J Whitfield/Nursemaid/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Boldock/Barmaid/17/Southwold, Essex/Census

1882/James Smith/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/James Smith/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Aaron Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/Aaron Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Henry John Morley/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/George Young/Publican/45/London, Middlesex/Census ****
1901/Ellen Sampson/Barmaid/36/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1901/Emily Bailey/Barmaid/21/Bexley, Kent/Census
1901/Alice Betteridge/Barmaid/23/Surrey/Census

1908/George Hy Young/../../../Post Office Directory **

1914/George Hy Young/../../../Post Office Directory **

1921/George Hy Young/../../../Post Office ****

1934/Walter George Benee/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Chas Edwin West/../../../Post Office Directory ****

Licensees from August 1942 to February 1956 were James Herbert Shaw and his wife, Edith Maud. Edith Maud died in 1947 and James in Feb 1956. His second wife took over the licence for a short period of time. James and Edith are one set of my grandparents. ***

This is same James Herbert Shaw who was a butcher at 265 Poplar High Street in 1915. Although he ceased trading there the family lived above the shop until the went to Essex for a short period before returning to take over the Pier. At that time James was trading as a butcher in Manchester Rd, Isle of Dogs. ***

1944/Jas Edward Shaw/../../../Post Office Directory ****

The Heinrich Rock at the Old Five Bells in St Leonards Rd in 1899 is same Henry Rock who was at 281 Poplar High St in 1915 – he was Edith Maud’s father.

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Paul Watts

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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