Bethnal Green pub history index
This pub was present by 1792 and was re-named Sporting Life in later years. It closed in 1993 and was converted to residential use. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Lamb, 36 Wilmot Street, Bethnal Green E2 - in 1931
Lamb, 36 Wilmot Street - in February 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1792/Robert Terry/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1809/Mr Smart, Lamb, Wilmot street/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1825/Mr Farr/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1830/William Cecil /../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1839/William Cecil /../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/William Cecil/Licensed Victualler/45/Middlesex/Census ***
1841/Martha Cecil/../45/Middlesex/Census
1841/Samuel Cecil/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Sarah Cecil/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Cecil/../13/Middlesex/Census
1841/Daniel Cecil/../10/Middlesex/Census
1841/Eliza Cecil/../4/Middlesex/Census
1842/William Cecil/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/William Cecil /../../../Post Office Directory
March 1849/Elizabeth Hopkins/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
March 1849/James Orchent/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1851/William Beeson/Publican/27/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ***
1851/Jane Randale/Housekeeper, Bar Woman/28/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Keatch/Potman/21/Waltham, Essex/Census
1856/William Muncy Beeson/../../../Post Office Directory
19th November 1860/William Muncey Beeson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
19th November 1860/Oliver Foster/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1862/Oliver Foster / Victualler, deceased / Died 31 July 1862 /../../London
Gazette, 23 June 1863 **
August 7 1862/Burial of Oliver Foster, Frances terrace aged 40
years/Tower Hamlets Cemetery
21st August 1862/The Will of Oliver Foster late of Wilmot street Bethnal
Green road in the County of Middlesex Victualler deceased who died 31 July
1862 at 23 Francis terrace Old Ford lane Victoria Park in the said County
was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Frederick Ritchie of 5
Kingsland crescent Kingsland road in the said County Gentleman and
Wallace Ritchie
of East road Hoxton in the said County Victualler the Executors. Effects
under £5000
July 1863/Wallace and Frederick Ritchie/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/John Henry Collins/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/John Henry Collins/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/William Parker/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
March 1867/William Parker/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1867/Eugene Charles Mansfield and Charles Edwin Collins Medwin/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
1869/Eugene Mansfield/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1868/Eugene Clark Mansfield and Charles Edwin Collins Medwin/Outgoing
Licensee/../../Era
November 1868/Charles Edwin Collins Medwin/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Charles E C Medwin/Licensed Victualler/32/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Mary A Medwin/Wife/36/Peckham, Surrey/Census
1871/Charles S W Medwin/Son/8/Newington, Surrey/Census
1871/Louisa Larcher/Servant/16/Newington, Surrey/Census
1874/C E C Medwin/../../../H D Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers
Directory **
30th September 1876/Charles Edwin Collins Medwin/Outgoing
Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1876/John Cammack/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
July 1879/John Cammack/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1879/James Huxley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/John D'Ardenne/Licensed Victualler/34/Antwerp, Belgium/Census
1881/Eliza D'Ardenne/Wife/34/Isle of Wight, Hampshire/Census
1881/Emma Clark/Inn Barmaid/21/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lizzie Kent/Visitor/22/Kings Cross, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Humberton/Barman/23/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1882/John Dardenne/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/John B D'Ardenne/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frederick Charles Allen/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Henry S Burrell/Publican/29/Deptford, London/Census
1891/Sarah J Burrell/Wife/26/?/Census
1891/Harry Burrell/Son/4/Strand, London/Census
1891/George Lutin/Barman/22/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Charlotte Crouch/Barmaid/19/Bow, London/Census
1891/Mary Sunhill/Barmaid/19/Kentish Town, London/Census
1891/Thomas Thompson/Potman/23/ London/Census
1895/Robert James Tucker/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Walter Burn/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Isaac William Defries/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Thomas McCarthy/Licensed Victualler/48/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Catherine McCarthy/Wife/40/Spitalfields/Census
1911/Walter Stagg/Barman/33/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Jane Stagg/Barman/25/Whitechapel/Census
1911/Minnie Helingford/Domestic Servant/32/Mile End/Census
1911/George Cooper/Nephew/17/Tottenham/Census
1911/Ethel Cooper/Niece/15/Old Ford/Census
1911/May Cooper/Niece/15/Haggerston/Census
1911/Elsie Cooper/Niece/7/Dalston/Census
1915/Simeon Hart/../../../Post Office Directory
1924 - 1929/Thurston/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Faiers/../../../Post Office Directory
1931 - 1932/Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory
1933 - 1939/J Wilkins/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/James Wilkins/../../../Kelly's
1938/James Wilkins/../../../Post Office Directory
Mrs Alice Clarke serving behind the bar of The Lamb - circa 1945
Kindly provided by Mark Herrington (great grandchild)
1940 - 1951/Mrs A G Clarke/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Alice Clarke/../../../Post Office Directory
1952 - 1953/T R J Kirk/../../../Post Office Directory
1954 - 1955/Copes Taverns/../../../Post Office Directory
1956 - 1964/T A Kirk/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided by Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Martyn Beardsley