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79 Brick Lane, Spitalfields

Firstly at 159 Brick Lane, then at 79 Brick Lane by 1895; Address formerly 180 Brick Lane.  **

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

79 Brick Lane - in September 2006

79 Brick Lane - in September 2006

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.

I have discovered that one of my husband's ancestors, Robert John Ward, ran a pub called the "Phoenix" in Brick Lane from 1828 to 1843. This was situated at No. 126 - on the corner with Hanbury Street (formerly known as Montague street?). He and his family are recorded in Brick Lane in the 1841 census and his occupation given as "victualler". No street number or pub name was given but I have been able to trace these as follows:

I have an old family document in my possession showing a 21 year lease for 126 Brick Lane granted to a William Bridges in 1809. William Bridges was a silk weaver and the step-father of Robert John Ward. It is highly probable that he used No. 126 for his silk-weaving business, but in March 1828 a licence was granted to Robert Ward for the "Phenix" (sic) in Brick Lane, with his brother-in-law, Thomas Mecham, standing as surety. I found this information in the Quarter Sessions register of victuallers at the London Metropolitan Archives Office. In 1843 Robert Ward and family moved from Brick Lane and took over a pub. called the "Britannia" in Belvidere Place, Southwark Bridge Road. His eldest son, George, also ran a pub called the "Horse & Groom" in Walworth Road in 1851. ***

The Phoenix shows in street listings to be at 159 Brick Lane from 1841 onwards, at the corner of Phoenix Street

1841/Robert John Ward/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1841/Robert Ward/Publican/45/Middlesex/Census ***
1841/Sarah Ward/../40/Middlesex/Census
1841/George Ward/Builders Apprentice/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Samuel Gill/Male Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Charlotte Clark/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/George Robinson/Male Servant/12/Middlesex/Census

1843/Robert John Ward/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1846/George Flawn/../../../P.O. Directory **

1848/Henry Squires Green/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1851/Henry Squires Green/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1852/Henry S Green/../../../Watkins Directory **

1855/Charles Ward/../../../P.O. Directory **

1856/Edward Clayton/../../../Post Office Directory ****

The Phoenix does not appear to be listed by 1869, according to the Post Office Street Directory

1870/William Hales/../../../P.O. Directory **

1873/William Profit Dukes/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/John Satcholl/Publican, Widow/40/Islington, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/John jun Satcholl/Son/20/Norton Folgate, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Satcholl/Daughter/17/Islington, Middlesex,/Census
1881/Charles Satcholl/Son/10/Brick Lane, Middlesex/Census
1881/Catherine Harly/Gen Servant/34/(BS), Germany/Census

1882/John Satcholl/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1885/John Atkins/../../../P.O. Directory **

1891/John Atkins/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/John Mills/Beer House Keeper/42/Oxton/Census ****
1891/Rebecca Mills/Wife/30/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/John Mills/Son/15/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Annie Mills/Daughter/15/Bow, London/Census
1891/Jennie Mills/Daughter/12/Bethnal Green, London/Census

1895/George Collinson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Francis Albert Bennett/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/James Goddard/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1912/John Goodson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **

1915/Samuel Watts/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Samuel Watts/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Mariegold Ward

**** 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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