Freemasons Arms, 244 Hillingdon Street, Walworth SE17

Newington pub history index

Residents at this address.

1869/Thos Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

December 1870/Thomas Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

December 1870/Richard Burrows/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1881/Alfred Small/Licensed Victualler/47/Fordingbridge, Hampshire/Census
1881/Ann Small/Wife/46/Amport St Mary, Hampshire/Census
1881/Alfred G Small/Son/24/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann M M Small/Daughter/20/Camden Town, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Brine/Barman/25/Sparkford, Somerset/Census
1881/Alfred Greeve/Barman/20/Cripplegate, Middlesex/Census
1881/Isabella Wiley/Barmaid/20/Old Kent Rd, Surrey/Census

1882/Alfred Small/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Alfred Small/../../../Post Office Directory

South London Press 27 September 1884 - Newington Transfer of Licenses
Freemasons Arms, Hill street, Alfred Small to Anne Small, widow and executrix.

1891/Allan Jacks Ainsley/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/William Marcus Critchfield/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/William Samuel Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/S Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/Geo L White/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Geo L White/../../../Post Office Directory

Dad's first pub was an ale house on the corner of Lafone Street and Gainsford Street SE1 which is near the docks in London. It was always known as The Roody-Doo but I know that was not the official name, which may have been The Bricklayers Arms.
The second pub was The George and Dragon in Camberwell Road, London.
The third pub was The Enterprise in Blenheim Road (renamed Bavaria Road) Holloway, north London.  I believe a bomb fell very close to the pub and we were blasted out.
The last pub was The Freemasons Arms which was in Hillingdon Street between Farmers Road and Warham Road. I remember living there and my younger brother was born in this time. On 25th June 1944 a V1 rocket landed on the doorstep demolishing the whole building. We were all sleeping in the cellar, father , mother, brother, aunt and me. Luckily for us the steel RSJs supporting the roof of the cellar prevented the building actually falling on us. My father was unconscious as the till from the bar above had fallen on him and was sticking in his head. The steelwork kept the rubble about 1 foot from us and saved our lives. Eventually, I don't know how long, we were pulled feet first from the debris and my dad was taken to hospital, the only casualty in the pub.
I discovered that in that raid 23 people died, 50 houses, 1 pub and 4 shops were destroyed. In five streets in an area of 500 yards 100 houses were severely damaged. *

1944/Wm R Jukes/../../../Post Office Directory


* Provided By Barbara C McNally (nee Jukes)

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