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Palmerston Arms, 184 Well Street, Hackney

This pub is long closed, the premises now housing a hairdressers and a dry cleaners. **

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

Palmerston Arms, 184 Well Street - in March 2007

Palmerston Arms, 184 Well Street - 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.

1874/George Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Margarett Partridge/Publican, Widow/75/Pann..., Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Fred Brooks/Barman, Manager/34/London Vauxhall B Rd, London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Carter/Barmaid/18/Battersea/Census
1881/Emma Sexton/Servant/18/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Malins/Potman/21/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Sharp/Lodger, Gardener And Florist/56/Blankney, Lincoln/Census
1881/Ann Simpson Sharp/Lodger Wife/54/Louth, Lincoln/Census
1881/Charles Turner/Lodger, Cheesemonger/51/Witham, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Turner/Lodger Wife/45/Diddingtin, Buckingham/Census

1896/Henry Bull/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Mrs Eliza Mack/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

My grandparents were Ernest and Alice Holford. Ernest was licensee of the Palmerston Arms on Well Street, Hackney. In the 1911 census he is registered at the pub as the manager. He bought it not long after at about the time of his marriage in 1913. My father was born in the Palmerston Arms (he was very proud of that fact!);  and that his parents owned the pub. Ernest was divorced in 1923 and moved on. According to the phone books, Ernest Holford was 'licensed victualler' of the Bishop Bonner on Bonner Street in 1924. From 1925 to 1929 he is listed as the 'licensed victualler' at 113 High Street, E9 - the Forester's Arms. He is not in the phone book in 1930 or 1931 but I'm certain he stayed at that pub until his death in 1931 at the age of 47.  ***

1914/Ernest Holford/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Ernest Holford/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Jn Geo Smith/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Peter Holford

**** 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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