White Horse, 11 High Street, Poplar
Poplar index
Existed from at least 1745. At 279 Poplar High Street before 1871 and renumbering. A tavern has existed here since at least 1690, rebuilt about 1868-70 and the current tavern was built about 1927 ***
The pub was rebuilt in 1870 and again in 1928. It closed and was demolished in 2003 after 313 years. The pub sign is all that remains. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
White Horse, High Street, Poplar - early picture
White Horse Sign, Poplar High Street
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
White Horse, 9 & 11 Poplar High Street, E14 - Marie & Joe Hutchings welcome you
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
White Horse, Poplar High Street - in May 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
The landlord in 1745 (and I think until her death in 1780) was listed as James Howes. There is more to this
than meets the eye as 'James Howes' was in fact a woman called Mary East who
lived as "man and wife" with a 'Mrs Howes' (who was also a woman, real name
Miss How). **
1833/Mrs Edward Hodges/../../../LV Assosication
1835/Edw. Hodges/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1837/John Bridal/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1839/Edward Hodges/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/Edw. Hodges/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1851/Edward Hodges/../../../Kellys Directory
[Sittingbourne was spelt Citinbourne, so a little error in census enumerator
transcription may occur here]
1851/Eliza Hodges/Inn Keeper/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charlotte Ceson/Cousin, House Keeper/27/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1851/Edward Curse/Cousin, Visitor/18/Rochester, Kent/Census
1851/Charles Mills/Barman/19/Strand/Census
1851/Mary Ann Lewis/House Servant/22/Strand/Census
1851/Caroline Crever/House Servant/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Wield/Publican Manager/21/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Elizabeth Ferguson/House Keeper/21/Poplar/Census
1861/Sarah Cadie/Visitor, Widow/72/Chelham, Kent/Census
1861/Thomas Bentley/Barman/19/Stanfield, Essex/Census
1861/Lucilla Chalk/Servant/40/Poplar/Census
1862/Edward Hodges/../../../P.O. Directory **
March 1864/James Drake/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1864/William Uffindell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
May 1865/William Uffindell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1865/William King/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1867/William King/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1867/Harry Thomas Brown/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Harry Thomas Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1870/Harvey Thomas Brown/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/John Andrew/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
May 1873/Richard Carnell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1873/Henry Josiah Moore/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1875/Henry Josiah Moore/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1875/Alfred Binnion/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1876/Alfred Binnion/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1878/George Stebbing/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1878/William Dakin/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/James Bloxham/Licensed Victualler/30/Northampton/Census
1881/Ann Bloxham/Wife/32/Northampton/Census
1881/Lilly Bloxham/Daughter/1/Chiselhurst, Kent/Census
1881/Frances Bloxham/Sister, Domestic Servant/20/Northampton/Census
1881/Jno Steedon/Barman/20/Northampton/Census
1882/James Bloxham/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James Bloxham/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Charles T Oliver/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Charles Farrance/../../../Post Office Directory
1893/John William Reeves/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/John William Reeves/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Mrs Rebecca Miller/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Lucy Meeds/Head, Widow/62/../Census
1901/James Meeds/Son, Publican/23/Sussex/Census
1901/Percy Meeds/Son/19/Sussex/Census
1901/Ada Jacobson/Barmaid/21/London/Census
1901/Jenny Matthews/Barmaid/21/Poplar, London/Census
1910/James Meeds/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Harry Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Harry Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Harry Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Harry Scott/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs E Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/H L & Mrs Isabella M Hellmers/../../../Post Office Directory
J Mercer, of the White Horse, Poplar, entertained six Limehouse widows to a
turkey lunch, after hearing that they had a solitary Christmas. One of the
guests had never tasted turkey before!
1950/J Mercer/../../../Black Eagle Journal *
1988/A M Mack/../../../Watney Truman List
* Provided by Alex Wilkinson
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Survey of London - Athlone Press 1944