Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1854. Until at least 1855, this pub was called the Horsford Arms and I have seen a reference from 1889 to the "Hosford Arms, known as the Royal Cricketers". ** The 1863 license transfer refers to it as the Horsford Arms and Royal Cricketers, Old Ford road. The 1866 directory for Old Ford, lists this as the Royal Cricketers, 17 Old Ford road. The 1874 license transfer also refers to the Horsford Arms.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Both pictures kindly provided by Ken Finch
[ On the local List of Listed buildings. Converted to flats (2003). *+ ]
Residents at this address.
January 1854/Charles William Lidwell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/William James Lewis/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1854/William James Lewis/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1854/Peter Marr/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1855/William James Lewis/Hosford Arms, Old Ford Road/../../P.O. Directory **
1856/William Parr/Horsford Arms, Old Ford Road/../../P.O. Directory **
4th March 1858/Charles William Lidwell/Outgoing Licensee, Horsford Arms, Old
Ford Road/../../East London Observer +
4th March 1858/James Rathway/Incoming Licensee, Horsford Arms, Old Ford
Road/../../East London Observer +
August 1859/James Roffway/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1859/James Rowe/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1861/James Rowe/Licensed Victualler, Widow/37/Suffolk/Census
1861/James Rowe/Son/12/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Rowe/Daughter/5/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1861/Fanny Rowe/Sister, Housekeeper/28/Suffolk/Census
1861/Ann Willhouse/General Servant/24/City/Census
January 1863/James Rowe/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1863/Cornelius Sutton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1863/Cornelius Sutton / Landlord /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1865/Cornelius Sutton / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1865/Emma Sutton / Wife /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1866/Cornelius Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Edward Baker/../../../Post Office Directory
14th July 1874/Phillis Bass/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
14th July 1874/George Oliver Jones/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1874/G Jones/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/John Westgarth/Licensed Victualler/51/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Westgarth/Wife/50/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Moore/Niece/19/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1882/John Westgarth/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/John Westgarth/../../../Post Office Directory
1885/John Dexter Birkin / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 20
February 1885 **
1891/William Wentzell Rowell/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Js Whitehead/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Percy Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/John Cantor/Publican/45/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Phoebe Cantor/Wife/40/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/Woolf Cantor/Son, Fruiterer/22/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Janette Cantor/Daughter, Barmaid/18/United States/Census
1901/Esther Cantor/Daughter/13/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/Abraham Cantor/Son/8/Ratcliff, London/Census
1901/Henry Cantor/Son/5/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/Jenny Hughes/Domestic Servant, Widow/35/Whitechapel, London/Census
November
1904/Transfer of licence of the Hosford Arms, Old Ford road, John Cantor to
Wilton Leftwich/../../East London Observer
1907/Fras. James Allen/../../../P.O. Directory **
1910/Francis James Allen/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Frances Allen/Publican/50/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Matilda Allen/Wife/52/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Thomas Blousfield/Son in Law, Widow/32/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Nellie Blousfield/Grandchild/12/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/William Foskett/Potman/38/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Judith Epps/Visitor/48/Bethnal Green/Census
1915/John Watson/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Mary Watson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1923/Mrs Mary Watson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1924/Mrs Mary Watson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1938/James Leaman Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/James Leaman Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/James Leaman Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided by Ewan
*+ Later information from Keith Emmerson
** Provided by Stephen Harris