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Ship, 27 Lime Street, St Dionis Backchurch, City of London EC3

Since 1985, this pub has operated in what are effectively the cellars of the former pub. **

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in  St Dionis Backchurch parish, City of London. The St Dionis Backchurch, City of London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Ship Tavern, 27 Lime Street - in September 2006

Ship Tavern,  27 Lime Street - 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.

1839/John Richards/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1869/James Connolly/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Richard J Dart/Licensed Victualler/45/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Thomas Green Dallman/Brother In Law, Licensed Victualler/35/Shacklewell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Dallman/Sister, House Keeper/32/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amelia Frances Rowell/Barmaid/18/Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Closh/Barmaid/22/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Kate Ellen Dayer/Barmaid/21/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Lipson/Domestic Servant/37/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1881/Elizabeth Leyton/Domestic Servant/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census

1882/Richard James Dart/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Keene & Rushton/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Mrs Jane Keene/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/Mrs Jane Keene/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Percival C Keene/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/James George Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Ernest William Ross/../../../Post Office Directory **

1934/Mrs Ruth Mary Groves/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Mrs Ruth Mary Groves/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/William Jas Groves/../../../Post Office Directory ****

The licence of the Ship is held jointly by Mr Wm J Groves and Mr W A Ross although as the former is eighty three years of age, Mr Ross and his wife take care of the house and live on the premises. The Ross family have been at the Ship for more than forty years, the present licensee's father coming there in 1912. After the death of his father and his mother, Mr W A Ross took over the licence (with his step father, Mr Groves), in 1946.

Mr W A Ross served in the Merchant Navy and the R N R during World War II, making many Atlantic crossings with troopships - Black Eagle Quarterly Journal [1955] ***


Mr W A Ross, joint licensee of the Ship, Lime Street in 1955

Mr W A Ross, joint licensee of the Ship, Lime Street in 1955

Kindly provided by Alex Wilkinson

J Groves, died March 16th, 1957, licensee of the Ship since 1939, at the age of 85 years - Black Eagle Quarterly Journal ***

** Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Provided by Alex Wilkinson

**** Provided By Kevan

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