Bridge House / Windmill, Upminster Road, Upminster Essex RM14 2RB

Upminster pub history index

For some years now, this has been renamed the Windmill.
It was a Greene King public house in 2017, and still in March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.

Bridge House, Upminster circa 1900

Provided by Tony Fox

Bridgehouse - The Dip between Hornchurch & Upminster

Kindly provided by Colleen

Bridge House, circa 1908 - on the right is T L Wilson, Upminster historian

Kindly provided by Tony Benton

Bridge House, Upminster 30/12/2004

Provided by Kevan

Residents at this address

1871/Miss Jane Turp/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *

1871/Abraham Turp/Brother/38/Carpenter/Hutton, Essex/Census *
1871/Henry Wright/Lodger, Agr Labourer/35/South Ockendon/Census
1871/Lydia Wright/Wife/37/South Ockendon/Census
1871/Jane Wright/Daughter/16/South Ockendon/Census
1871/John Wright/Son/13/South Ockendon/Census
1871/Sarah Wright/Daughter/11/South Ockendon/Census
1871/Emma Wright/Daughter/8/South Ockendon/Census
1871/George Wright/Son/5/South Ockendon/Census
1871/Ellen Wright/Daughter/3/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1871/Henry Wright/Son/5 months/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1871/George Dalston/Boot maker/43/Edinburgh/Census
1871/Frederick Clark/Boot maker/40/Norwich/Census

30/08/1872/Jane Turp/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1874/Miss Jane Turp/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *

1878/William George Patience/Beer Retailer & Carrier/../../Post Office

11/09/1879/Wm Geo Patience/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

15/11/1883/Licence granted to Patience to open his house every day except Sunday at 5 am - New Railway Operatives/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

Note: Premises not named in 1878

1881/William Patience/Innkeeper/33/Greenstead, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Patience/Wife/29/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Alice Patience/Daughter/8/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Florence Patience/Daughter/6/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Kate Patience/Daughter/4/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1881/Margaret Patience/Daughter/2/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1881/John Patience/Brother, Helper in Stable/17/Greenstead, Essex/Census
1881/James McArthy/Visitor, Farm Servant/44/Ireland/Census
1881/Henry Copeland/Lodger, Shoemaker/42/Childerditch, Essex/Census

1882/William George Patience/Carrier/../../Kelly's

01/01/1885/Henry Robinson/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1886/Henry Robinson/../../../Kelly's

27/01/1887/Thomas Lee/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1890/Thomas Lee/../../../Kelly's

1891/Thomas Lee/Publican/56/Newington Butts/Census
1891/Emma Lee/Wife/47/Lambeth/Census
1891/Emma Lee/Daughter/20/Camberwell/Census
1891/George Henry Lee/Son, Warehouseman/18/Camberwell/Census
1891/Alice Ellen Lee/Daughter/15/Camberwell/Census
1891/Mary Ann Sarah Lee/Daughter/11/Camberwell/Census

01/12/1892/Emma Lee/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

01/12/1892/Philip Wilsher/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

09/03/1893/Putton Henry/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

27/07/1893/Saml Smale/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1894/Samuel Smale/../../../Kelly's

1895/Samuel Smale/../../../Kelly's

1898/Samuel Male/../../../Kelly's

1899/Samuel Male/../../../Kelly's

15/09/1898/James Patching/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

27/10/1898/Wm Nightingale/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1906/Herbert Wilson/../../../Kelly's

1908/Albert T. Body/../../../Kelly's

1910/Henry James Coppin/../../../Kelly's

1911/Arthur Charles Russell/Licensed Victualler/28/Paddington/Census *
1911/Catherine Gertrude Russell/Wife, Assisting in Business/30/Paddington/Census
1911/Charles John Russell/Son/6/Barnes, Surrey/Census
1911/Alys Lillian Russell/Daughter/3/Barnes, Surrey/Census
1911/Robert Henry Russell/Son/8 months/Harlington, Middlesex/Census
1911/Mathilda Hunt/General Servant (Domestic)/24/Harlington, Middlesex/Census

1912/Charles Dickens/../../../Kelly's

1914/Thomas W. Earp/../../../Kelly's

1917/Thomas W. Earp/../../../Kelly's

1922/Thomas W. Earp/../../../Kelly's

1925/William David May/../../../Kelly's

1929/William David May/../../../Kelly's

1933/William Henry Thompson/../../../Kelly's

1937/William Henry Thompson/../../../Kelly's

2017 Greene King, Windmill, Upminster Road, Upminster Essex RM14 2RB



* Provided by Ewan