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Green Gate, Greengate Street & 523 Barking Road, Plaistow E13

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

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[Later Ye Olde Green Gate, 523 Barking Road]. It closed in early 2012, and is now a Tesco. *+

The Greengate was recorded from at least 1776 and held on to its original appearance longer than any pub in Plaistow - here it is in circa 1926. Thanks to Lal & Amy

Green Gate, Greengate Street & 523 Barking Road, Plaistow E13 - in 1959

Green Gate, Greengate Street & Barking Road, Plaistow

4th October 2002

Taken by Brian Berry

Ex Green Gate, 523 Barking Road, Plaistow E13 - in 2018

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1811/Edward Croney, Greengate, Plaistow, Essex/../../Holdens Directory

1826/George Frederick Robinson/../../../Pigot's

1828/William Trott/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1832-3/William Robert Trott/../../../Pigot's

1839/William Robert Trott/../../../Pigot's

1841/William Trott/Licensed Victualler/40/Essex/Census
1841/Susannah Trott/../38/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Isben?/Female Servant/23/../Census
1841/Susannah Radnall/Female Servant/20/Essex/Census
1841/John Parker/Male Servant/31/../Census

1848/Susan Trott/../../../White's

1851/Mrs. Susannah Trott/../../../Post Office

1851/Susannah Trott/innkeeper (widow)/48/Writtle, Essex/Census **
1851/William Trott/son, barman/23/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1851/Julia May/cook/27/St George in the East, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Holleyworth/housemaid/19/Newark, Nottinghamshire/Census
1851/John Parker/ostler/40/Wennington, Essex/Census

1855/J Emmerson/../../../Essex, Herts, Kent ...Post Office Directory

1862/Samuel Maskell/../../../Kelly's

1867/Alfred Milton/../../../Post Office

1870/Alfred Thomas Milton/../../../Kelly's

1871/Alfred Milton/Inn Keeper/33/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Julia Milton/Wife/33/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Julia L Milton/Daughter/6/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Louisa Milton/Daughter/5/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Alfred J Milton/Son/3/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Eliza A Milton/Daughter/1/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Maud M Milton/Daughter/Under 1 month/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Ann Milton/Cousin/39/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Hayden/Servant/14/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Rachel Montague/General Servant/18/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Mary A Corsey/Nurse/54/Maidstone, Kent/Census

1874/William Murphy/../../../Kelly's

1878/David Legg/../../../Kelly's

1881/David Legg/Retailer Of Wines &C (Mt)/50/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1881/Mary A. Legg/Wife/51/West Ham, Essex/Census
1881/Samuel J. Legg/Son/10/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Solomon Shipp/General Labourer/16/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A. Hutton/General Servant/15/West Ham, Essex/Census
1881/Lily Y. Buliver/Barmaid/26/Romford, Essex/Census

My great-grandfather and grandfather owned the pub in the 1870's-1880's. I found out the other day that the bar maid Lily Buliver went onto marry my great-grandfather when Mary Anne - his wife - died, wonder how long that had been going on! ***

1882/David Legg/../../../Kelly's

1886/David Legg/../../../Kelly's

1891/Frederick A Gardner/Licensed Victualler/36/Newington, London/Census
1891/Matilda Gardner/Wife/34/St Pancras, London/Census
1891/Frederick Gardner/Son/10/Islington, London/Census
1891/Ethel Dora Gardner/Daughter/1/West Ham, Essex/Census
1891/William Allder/Visitor, Compositor/37/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1891/Emily Allder/Visitor/35/St Pancras, London/Census
1891/Arthur Davis/Barman/27/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1891/Harry Richard King/Barman/21/Southwark, London/Census

1896/Edward John Dyne/../../../Post Office Directory

1902/Walter Alfred Jones/../../../Kelly's

1906/Walter Alfred Jones/../../../Kelly's

1908/Walter Alfred Jones/../../../Kelly's

1912/Sydney Hill/../../../Kelly's

1914/Sydney Hill/../../../Kelly's

1917/Sydney Hill/../../../Kelly's

1922/Sydney Hill/../../../Kelly's

1925/Sydney Hill/../../../Kelly's

1934/Sydney C Hill/../../../Kelly's

1938 - 196/S C Hill/../../../Freehold

1944/A & H Hill Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

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** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by Joanne William

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