Barking pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
This pub was present by 1609, was rebuilt in its present form in 1898 and closed in 2008. It has now been converted to residential use. *
Taken from a Photograph supplied by The Department of Education, Arts & Libraries, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1784 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Wood, at the Red Lion.
The licensee in 1806 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Jacob Mathews, at the Red Lion.
The licensee in 1816 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Haskell, at the Red Lion.
1822/William Spinks/../../../Pigots*
The licensee in 1825 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Spinks, at the Red Lion.
1826/William Spinks/../../../Pigots Directory
1828/William Spinks/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances***
1828-9/William Spinks/../../../Pigots
1832-3/William Spinks/../../../Pigots
1839/John Monins Hodges/../../../Pigots
1840/John Monins Hodges/../../../Pigots*
1845/Robert Fryer/../../../Post Office
1848/Susan Fryer/../../../Whites
1851/John Bosworth/Bricklayer/../../Post Office
1851/John Bosworth/licensed victualler/39/Barking, Essex/Census **
1851/Susannah Bosworth/wife/40/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/John Bosworth/son, apprentice/15/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/William Bosworth/son, scholar/10/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/Susannah Bosworth/daughter/01/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Thorn/visitor/53/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Nicholls/servant/42/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Woodgate/servant/17/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/Charles Moss/lodger, tailor/27/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Daley/lodger, tailor/26/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Denthorp Keys/daughter/30/Middlesex/Census
1851/Hannah Keys/niece/14/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Winch/servant/24/Barking, Essex/Census
1855/John Bosworth/../../../Kellys*
1861/Susannah Bosworth/Licensed Victualler, Widow/46/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/Susannah Bosworth/Daughter/11/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/George Bosworth/Son/9/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Robert Fryers/Son/13/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Martha Reid/Sister, Widow/53/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/Charlotte Dean/Boarder/66/?, Norfolk/Census
1861/Ann Elizabeth Skinley/House Servant/31/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/William Wells/Potman/63/Plymouth, Devon/Census
1862/John Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1863 / Susan Bosworth / .. / .. / .. / Whites Directory *+
1867/Mrs. S. Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1870/Mrs. Sussannah Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1871/Mrs. Sussannah Bosworth/../../../Post Office
1871/Susannah Bosworth/Licensed Victualler/53/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Susannah Bosworth/Daughter/21/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/George Bosworth/Son, Clerk at Factory/19/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Jester/Visitor/76/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Francis Bosworth/Nephew, Brick layer/33/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah M Milton/Niece/10/Barking, Essex/Census
1872/Susan Bosworth/../../../The Essex Annual *
1874/Mrs. Sussannah Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1878/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1881/George Bosworth/Licensed Victualler/29/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Jane Bosworth/Wife/29/St. Ives, Huntingdon/Census
1881/Susannah Bosworth/Daughter/6/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Henry W. Barnard/Potman/17/Rainham, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Fletcher/Domestic Servant/16/Barking, Essex/Census
1882/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1886/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1890/George Bosworth/../../../Kelly’s Directory *
1891 / George Bosworth / Publican / 39 / Barking / Census *+
1891 / Jane Bosworth / Wife / 38 / St Ives, Huntingdonshire / Census
1891 / Susana Bosworth / Daughter / 16 / Barking / Census
1891 / Alice Bosworth / Visitor / 18 / Barking / Census
1891 / Kate Bosworth / Servant Domestic / 15 / Barking / Census
1891 / Saml. G. Barnard / Potman / 16 / Barking / Census
1894/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1895/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1896/George Bosworth/../../../Petty Sessions
1898/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1899/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1901/George Bosworth/Licensed Victualler/49/Barking, Essex/Census
1901/Jane Bosworth/Wife/48/St Ives, Cornwall/Census
1901/Jeannie M Bosworth/Daughter/19/Barking, Essex/Census
1901/Ethel Cornwell/General Servant/16/Rainham, Essex/Census
1902/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1902/George Bosworth/../../../Petty Sessions
1906/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1908/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1910 / George Bosworth / .. / .. / .. / Kellys Directory *+
1911/George Bosworth/Licensed Victualler/59/Barking, Essex/Census
1911/Jane Bosworth/Wife. Assistant/58/St Ives, Huntingdon/Census
1911/Susannah Bosworth/Daughter, Assistant/36/Barking, Essex/Census
1911/Jennie Bosworth/Daughter, Assistant/29/Barking, Essex/Census
1912/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
1914/George Bosworth/../../../Kellys
26/9/1914/Henry James Kingston Balls & Ernest John Hills/../../../Petty
Sessions
1917/Henry J. K. Balls/../../../Kellys
1922 / Henry J. K. Balls / .. / .. / .. / Kellys Directory *+
1925/Henry J. K. Balls/../../../Kellys
1925/Ernest John Hills/../../../Kellys
1926 / Henry J. K. Balls / .. / .. / .. / Kellys Directory *+
1926 / Ernest John Hills / .. / .. / .. / Kellys Directory
25/6/1927/Henry James Kingston Balls & Robert Victor Lionel
Jones/../../../Petty Sessions
6/11/1929/Henry James Kingston Balls & Alfred Joseph Sharp/../../../Petty
Sessions
1933/Henry J. K. Balls/../../../Kellys
20/9/1933/Charlotte Daisy Carey & William Thomas Keene Carey/../../../Petty
Sessions
1937/CD & WTK Carey/../../../Kelly’s Directory *
* Provided by Stephen Harris
*+ Provided by Ewan
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by Mike Smith