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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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The Five Bells, 535 Old Ford Road, Bow E3

Bow pubs history index

In Five Bells Row in 1871; listed as Old Ford Road in 1856 and 1869

Five Bells, Bromley by Bow

Five Bells, Bromley by Bow

Kindly provided by Colleen

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bow, East London  - in East London. The Bow, 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.

1826/Sarah Green/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1844/Isaac Green/../../../Thompson’s Directory **

1850/Abraham Green/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Abraham Green/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1856/Abraham Green/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Daniel Cook/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/John Bennett/Publican/29/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census ****
1871/Sarah Bennett/Mother, Widow/71/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Kableau/Niece/7/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/John Jennings/Barman/17/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1871/John Fenetter/Potman/16/Bromley, Middlesex/Census

1879/Mrs Mary Elizabeth Thirgood/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/Mary E Thurgood/Publican, Widow/48/Greenwich, Kent/Census ****
1881/Emily O Thurgood/Daughter/28/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza M Thurgood/Daughter/18/Southwark, Surrey/Census

1882/Mrs M E Thirgood/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Mary E Thirgood/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Mrs Mary Elizh Thurgood/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Mary E Thurgood/Licensed Victualler, Widow/58/Greenwich, London/Census ****
1891/Emily Thurgood/Daughter/30/Stoke Newington, London/Census
1891/Eliza Thurgood/Daughter/28/Southwark, London/Census

1894/Mrs M E Thurgood/../../../P.O. Directory **

1895/Mrs Mary Elizh Thurgood/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Mrs Mary Elizh Thurgood/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1907/Mrs M E Thirgood/../../../P.O. Directory **

1911/Barnett Blitsten/Licensed Victualler/26/Russia/Census ****
1911/Kitty Blitsten/Wife/25/Spitalfields, London/Census
1911/Joseph Blitsten/Son/5/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Milly Blitsten/Daughter/2/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Margaret Finn/General Servant, Widow/57/Greenwich/Census

1921/Mrs Florence Maud Ormes/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1923/Edwd. Ernest Finnett/../../../P.O. Directory **

1924/James Crowson/../../../P.O. Directory **

1934/William James Bristow/../../../Kelly's ****

1938/Wm Jas Bristow/../../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** 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.
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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