Poplar pub history index
Existed from at least 1811. Listed at 1 Ord Street, Millwall, Poplar in 1869 and earlier; It was built in 1811 - to replace a pub called the Gut House which had stood nearby. It was rebuilt in its present form in 1937 and was re-named the City Pride in 1987. This pub is closing its doors in March 2012. ** Demolished in 2012. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
City Arms, 1 West Ferry Road, Poplar - Mann, Crossman Paulin
City Arms, 1 West Ferry Road - in October 2006
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Residents at this address.
1811/James Oughton/../../../Survey of London **
1833-34/Eliza Newman, City Arms, Millwall, Poplar/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Charles Newman/../../../Pigots Directory
1842/Chas. Newman/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1844/Charles Newman/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1848/William Vince/../../../Post Office Directory
1856/William Vince/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/William Vince/Victualler/53/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1861/Amelia Vince/Wife/45/St james, Westminster/Census
1861/Arthur Vince/Son/6/Newington St Mary, Surrey/Census
1861/Susan E Seymore/Barmaid/22/St Leonards Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Shea/Servant/22/Ireland/Census
1861/Abraham Chittock/Servant/20/Harwich, Essex/Census
1861/Thos Higgs/Potman/47/Willesden, Middlesex/Census
1869/Alfred Cole/../../../Post Office Directory
1872/Alfred Alexander Cole/../../../Survey of London **
October 1873/Alexander Cole/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1873/Alexander Cole (late of the Railway Tavern, West India road)/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1879/Alfred Alexander Cole/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
January 1879/Henry Cole/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Henry A H Cole/Son/13/Felixstow, Suffolk/Census
1881/Emily G Cole/Daughter/7/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Marguerite E Cole/Daughter/4/Kentish Town, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bessie Williams/House Keeper & Licensed Victualler/29/Dorsetshire/Census
1881/Bessie Carlin/Barmaid/20/Derbyshire/Census
1881/Mahalah Rumsey/Barmaid/19/Highgate, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A Linnaham/Cook, Widow/36/Tralee, Ireland/Census
1881/Anne Esplin/Housemaid/20/Aberdeen, Scotland/Census
1881/Alfred Harrison/Waiter & Licensed Victualler/18/Bristol W
Phillip/Census
1881/Sarah A Cole/Sister/42/Lisson Grove, Middlesex/Census
1882/Henry Cole/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Reeve/../../../Post Office Directory **
1886/John Reeve/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/John Reeve/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/John Reeve/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/George Francis Parsons/../../../Post Office Directory **
1900/George Francis Parsons/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Thomas Pleasance/Beer Retailer, Widow/48/Suffolk/Census
1901/Maud Pleasance/Daughter/9/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Albert Pleasance/Son/8/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Annie Nash/Domestic Servant, Widow/33/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Mary Nash/Servant/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Eve Wilkinson/Servant/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Amelia Gibbs/Domestic Servant/43/London, Middlesex/Census
1910/Thomas James Carroll/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Thomas James Carroll/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 1, Westferry Road, Millwall, Poplar
Thomas James Carroll, Licensed Victualler, aged 34 years 6 months, and born in Essex, Employer
Mary Bennett, Aunt, Housekeeper, Widow, City Arms Millwall, aged 63 years, and born in Millwall, London
Ellen Condon, Cook, Widow, City Arms Millwall, aged 56 years 9 months, and born in Poplar, London
Frances Tinton, Manageress, City Arms Millwall, aged 26 years 9 months, and born in Millwall, London
1934/Samuel Wm Hy Davis/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Jn Wass/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Rose F Saunders/../../../Post Office Directory
1971/../City Arms/../../Pub Directory
1983/../City Arms, Watneys/../../Pub Directory
1988 - 90/Glendola Leisure/City Pride/../../Watney Truman publicans list
1991/../City Pride, Grand Met - Watneys/../../Pub Directory
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