Romford pub history index
For the History of Romford & other areas of Havering:
Listed as far back as 1440. This building dates from the 16th and 17th centuries. Considered "a fine specimen of the old inns which abounded in the town" and "the stables behind are full of reminiscences of the days of the stage coach with its spanking team of horses before they had to give place to the more powerful "iron horse" by Tasker.
Golden Lion, Romford in 1889, from a sketch by Bamford
Kindly donated by Colleen
The 1895 Mail Coach
The back of photo states:
'The Essex Mail London (The Plough, Bow Road) to Southend On Sea (Royal Pier Hotel) about 1895. Down journey one day, up journey the day following. Horse changes 'The Golden Lion (Peter Reynolds)
Drivers: Peter Reynolds & Frank Webster.
This photo is thought to have been taken in the courtyard of the Royal Pier Hotel.
Driver Peter Reynolds. At the wheeler heads, Frank Webster. A recognisable passenger behind box seat passengers is Frank Webster foster brother Tom Osbourne. My father seems to have written a list of the boys although now mutilated. One name is recognisable 'Lusty' who would be William Lusty the turtle soup magnate. Other names partly recognisable are Hone. (Hurn). Weter(land?)'
Golden Lion, North Street, Romford - posted in 1913
Kindly provided by Colleen
Formerly known as the Lion and the Red Lion
Residents at this address.
1791/James Cooper/../../../Universal British
1822/Richard Blurton/../../../Pigots*
1823-4/Richard Blurton/../../../Pigots
1826/Richard Blurton/../../../Pigots
1828-9/Richard Blurton/../../../Pigots
1832-3/Francis Beal/../../../Pigots
1839/Noah Dunnett/../../../Pigots
1841/Noah Dunnett/Innkeeper/40/../Census
1841/Maria Dunnett/../30/Essex/Census
1841/Emma Dunnett/../4/Essex/Census
1841/Walter Dunnett/../9 months/Essex/Census
1841/Caroline Blakes/Female Servant/20/Essex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Whipps?/Female Servant/15/Essex/Census
1841/George Howard?/Male Servant/15/Essex/Census
1841/John Eley/Ag Labourer/40/Essex/Census
1841/Thomas Poare??/Ag Labourer/40/Essex/Census
1841/George ??/Ag Labourer/14/Essex/Census
1845/Noah Dunnett/../../../Post Office
1848/Noah Dunnett/../../../Whites
1851/Noah Dunnett/../../../Post Office
1851/Noah Dunnett/Innkeeper/49/Attleborough, Norfolk/Census**
1851/Maria Dunnett/Wife/44/Warley, Essex/Census**
1851/Emma Dunnett/Daughter/14/Ongar, Essex/Census**
1851/Esther Dow/Barmaid/22/Baddow, Essex/Census**
1851/Emma Lash/Waitress/19/Middlesex/Census**
1851/Ann Grayling/Cook/22/Navestock, Essex/Census**
1851/Thomas Pouttser/Boots/15/Romford, Essex/Census**
1851/Charles Siggers/Cabman/24/Clare, Suffolk/Census**
1851/James Chilcotts/Omnibus Driver/19/Croydon, Surrey/Census**
1851/William Gavad/Ostler/25/Hatfield, Essex/Census**
1855/N. Dunnett/../../../Kellys*
1861/Noah Dunnett/Cab proprietor, Innkeeper/60/Attleborough, Norfolk/Census
1861/Maria Dunnett/Wife/54/Great Warley, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Dunnett/Daughter/24/Ongar, Essex/Census
1861/Lucretia Dunnett/Daughter/22/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Thomas/Servant, Barmaid/23/Ongar, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Perryn/Servant, Chembermaid/25/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1861/Maria Salisbury/Servant, Cook/21/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/William Deekes/Servant, Boots/15/Romford, Essex/Census
1862/Noah Dunnett/../../../Kellys
1863/Noah Dunnett/../../../Whites
1867/Peter Reynolds/../../../Post Office
1870/Peter Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1871/Peter Reynolds/../../../Post Office
1871/Peter Reynolds/Innkeeper/41/Ilford, Essex/Census**
1871/Maria Reynolds/Wife/31/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Peter Reynolds/Son, Scholar/7/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Maria Edith Reynolds/Daughter, Scholar/6/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Kate Reynolds /Daughter, Scholar/5/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Reynolds/Son, Scholar/4/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Florence Reynolds/Daughter/1/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Mary A. Cork/Barmaid/27/Harlow, Essex/Census
1871/Sophia Sorrell/Cook/37/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Susan Shuford/Housemaid/32/Finchingfield, Essex/Census
1871/Emma Coutson/Nursemaid/20/Yorkshire/Census
1871/Eliza House/General Servant/17/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/James Mead/Waiter/20/Ingatestone, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Connters/Coachman/30/Romford, Essex/Census
30/08/1872/Peter Reynolds/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1874/Peter Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1878/Peter Reynolds/Wholesale & Retail Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kellys
1881/Peter Reynolds/Licensed Victualler/50/Ilford, Essex/Census
1881/Maria Reynolds/Wife/40/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Charles P. Reynolds/Son, Wine Merchant Clerk/17/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Maria E. Reynolds/Daughter/16/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Florence Reynolds/Daughter/10/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Fanny Reynolds/Daughter/8/Romford, Essex /Census
1881/Maud Reynolds/Daughter/6/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Anne Reynolds/Daughter/3/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur Reynolds/Son/1/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Agnes A. Bell/Bookkeeper/34/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Norah H. Peters/Barmaid/22/Rainham, Essex/Census
1881/Havalid Peak/Cook/30/Cambridge/Census
1881/Emily Gosling/Housemaid/29/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth How/Nursemaid/18/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/George Long/Boots/20/Colchester, Essex/Census
1882/Peter Reynolds/Wholesale & Retail Wine & Spirit Merchant
etc./../../Kellys
1886/Peter Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1890/Peter Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1891/Peter Reynolds/Licensed Victualler/62/Ilford, Essex/Census
1891/Maria Reynolds/Wife/52/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Kate Reynolds/Daughter/25/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Florence Reynolds/Daughter/21/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Fannie Reynolds/Daughter/18/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Maud M. Reynolds/Daughter/16/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Annie Reynolds/Daughter/10/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Amy Jane ?/Servant/25/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/?/General Servant/?/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/? Starling/Servant/27/Lambourne, Essex/Census
1891/William Butt/Servant/19/London/Census
1891/Henry Hallows/Barman/26/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Charles William Davison/Boarder/39/Sunderland, Durham/Census
1894/Peter Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1895/Peter Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1898/Peter Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1899/Peter Reynolds/../../../Kellys
22/11/1900/John Cannon Egan/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1901/John Egan/Licensed Victualler/32/Edmonton, Middx/Census
1901/Maria Egan/Wife/28/Earlesford, Surrey/Census
1901/Maria Egan/Daughter/2/Battersea/Census
1901/Maud Humphreys/Barmaid/22/London/Census
1901/Lilly Williams/Barmaid/18/Ireland/Census
1901/May Gilder/Cook/48/Hempstead, Essex/Census
1901/Jennie Muffat/Nurse/22/Battersea/Census
1901/Emily Everitt/Housemaid/18/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Everitt/Nursegirl/16/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Robert Fife/Potsman, Barman/25/Pitsea, Essex/Census
1901/Walter Bohamman/Boots/15/Romford, Essex/Census
1902/Duffield & John C. Egan/../../../Kellys
12/03/1903/Mrs Elizabeth Thomasin Duffield/../../../Petty Sessions
Victuallers Records
12/03/1903/Henry John Webster/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1906/Henry Tarry/../../../Kellys
1908/Henry Tarry/../../../Kellys
1910/Frederick Owen Rush/../../../Kellys
1911/Frederick Owen Rush/Hotl Proprietor/41/Heybridge, Essex/Census
1911/Edith Rush/Wife, Assistant/41/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1911/Ivy Rush/Daughter, Assistamt/18/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1911/Elsie Leggett/Barmaid/20/Watton, Norfolk/Census
1911/Alice Harding/General Servant/23/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Lizzie Granger/General Servant/16/Harold Wood, essex/Census
1911/James Hall/Barman/22/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Charles Cuthbert Langley/Visitor, Cattle Dealer/38/Hanover Square,
London/Census
1912/Frederick Owen Rush/../../../Kellys
1914/Frederick C. Suckling/../../../Kellys
1914/Charles Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1917/Frederick C. Suckling/../../../Kellys
1917/Charles Reynolds/../../../Kellys
1922/Harry Hollingshead/../../../Kellys
1922/Arthur Daer/../../../Kellys
1925/Harry Hollingshead/../../../Kellys
1925/Arthur Daer/../../../Kellys
1929/Harry Hollingshead/../../../Kellys
1929/Arthur Daer/../../../Kellys
1933/Harry Hollingshead/Proprietor/../../Kellys
1933/Arthur Daer/Proprietor/../../Kellys
1937/Harry Hollingshead/Proprietor/../../Kellys
1937/Arthur Daer/Proprietor/../../Kellys
1939/Arthur G Daer/Licensed Victualler/Born 22 November 1905/../Electoral
Register
1939/Winifred M Daer/Barmaid/Born 2 March 1917/../Electoral Register
1939/Agnes R McDermott/Kitchen Maid/Born 17 august 1912/../Electoral
Register
1965/Arthur G Daer/Golden Lion, High street/../../Electoral Register
1965/Winifred M Daer/Golden Lion, High street/../../Electoral Register
1965/Leslie Williams/Golden Lion, High street/../../Electoral Register
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by CG