South Weald pub history index
Tower Arms, South Weald - certainly an early picture
Tower Arms, South Weald - circa 1915 to 1920
Both kindly provided by Julian Gooding
Tower Arms, South Weald - 9th September 1999
The Tower Arms was originally the Spread Eagle. The latter was renamed in 1878 and at the same time the pub moved across the road to a residence named 'Jewells', and its present position.
Residents at this address
1878/William Elgar Ramm/Farmer/../../Post Office
1881/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer & Innkeeper/50/Sopcliff, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Rose Ann Whitaker/Daughter, Barmaid/23/Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Ada Elizabeth Whitaker/Daughter/20/Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Hannah Martin/General Servant/16/Mountnessing, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Haye/Farm Labourer/17/Galleywood, Essex/Census
1882/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kellys
1886/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kellys
1890/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kellys
1891/George Hitchings/Farmer & Innkeeper/60/Finchingfield, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Ann Hitchings/Wife/43/Stebbing, Essex/Census
1891/Ada Spooner/Visitor/13/South Benfleet, Essex/Census
1891/Jane King/Visitor/43/Wickham Bishops, Essex/Census
Chelmsford Chronicle. 22 May 1891, Transfer of Licenses
Tower Arms Inn, South Weald, from Mr Hitchen until the annuel Brewster Session
1894/Henry Brown/../../../Kellys
1895/Henry Brown/../../../Kellys
1898/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kellys
1899/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kellys
1902/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kellys
1906/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kellys
1908/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kellys
1910/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kellys
1911/William F Barker/Licensed Victualler/59/London/Census
1911/Ann Barker/Wife/56/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Annie Owers/Barmaid/35/Hatfield peverel, Essex/Census
1911/Elsie Brand/Domestic Servant/17/Great Waltham, Essex/Census
1911/William Farrow/yardman/26/Noak Hill, Essex/Census
1912/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kellys
1914/George William King/../../../Kellys
1917/George William King/../../../Kellys
1922/George William King/../../../Kellys
1925/George William King/../../../Kellys
1929/George William King/../../../Kellys
1933/George William King/../../../Kellys
1933/Alfred King/../../../Kellys
1937/George William Alfred King/../../../Kellys