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Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address, i.e. use the search box below. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs, beer retailers, taverns and hotels; and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission. Many of the Pubs are still open, as I do not differentiate between dead and open Pubs. The site is updated every day, mainly during pub opening hours. Please contact: Kevan with any updates and additional details to the site/s. Thanks.
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Blue Lion, 9 Ames Street, Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green pub history index

This is a Temperance Hotel in 1921

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

The following entries are in this format:

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

1871/Abraham Preon / Head / 53 / Beer Seller / Bethnal Green, Middlesex / Census **
1871/Charlotte Preon / Wife / 51 / Beer Seller / Bethnal Green, Middlesex / Census
1871/Ann Preon / Daughter / 22 / Shirt & Front Machinist / Bethnal Green, Middlesex / Census
1871/Mary Ann Preon / Daughter / 19 / Paper Collar Machinist / Bethnal Green, Middlesex / Census
1871/Eliza Preon / Daughter / 16 / Shirt Front Machinist / Bethnal Green, Middlesex / Census
1871/Clara Preon / Daughter / 12 / Scholar / Bethnal Green, Middlesex / Census

1872/A Preon/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

A few relatives have mentioned that my great grandmother and great grand father ran a pub in the east end of London , none of them could remember the name or location. I have located them in the 1901 census – Hester Bowtell , married to Arthur Bowtell (listed as a licensed victualler) , the pub is called the Blue Lion and was in Ames street Bethnal green.
This road no longer exists it is now covered by the Cranbrook estate , the closest street that exists is Bonner Street London E2. ***
Ames Street is still listed in 1944, but no reference to the Pub exists either then or in 1938

1901/Arthur Bowtell/Licensed Victualler/40/Great Shelford, Cambs/Census ***
1901/Hester M Bowtell/Wife/28/Battersea, London/Census
1901/Jesse Bowtell/Son/8/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Herbert Bowtell/Son/6/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/May Bowtell/Daughter/2/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Rose Bowtell/Daughter/3 months/Bethnal Green, London/Census

1903/Arthur Bowtell / Beer Retailer //../../../P.O. Directory **

1910/Mrs Elizabeth Sarah Evans/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Robert Francis Russell/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/John Fletcher/Manager/../../Post Office Directory ****

** Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Provided by Paul Naylor

**** 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.
site search by freefind

All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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