Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Poplar pub history index
The earlier address is at 16 Gates Street in 1871. Gates Street is then a continuation of Canton Street and is part of Canton Street by 1881 *
A photograph from October 1949 shows 'The Norfolk Hero', and has the street sign 'Randall Buildings' at the junction with Canton Road in Poplar E14. On a map from 1944 it shows a PH at this location. Randalls Building, I believe is an alley linking Canton Street and Pekin Street. Again this is a badly damaged building and it shows 'Wenlock Brewery Co Ltd'. +*
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
May 1862/Henry Matthews/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1862/Elizabeth Coddington/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
October 1865/Elizabeth Coddington/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
October 1865/Henry Matthews/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Henry Matthews/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Henry Matthews/Licensed Victualler/40/Limehouuse, Middlesex/Census *
1871/Emily S Matthews/Wife/30/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1871/Emily M Matthews/Daughter/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Harriet R Matthews/Daughter/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charlotte Matthews/Daughter/15/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ada F Matthews/Daughter/1/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Anderson/Ge4neral Servant/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Edward Lavender/Potboy/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
January 1873/Henry Matthews/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1873/Charlotte Ann Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1874/Charlotte A Smith/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed
Victuallers' Directory **
1881/William H E Orchard/Licensed Victualler/27/Bethnal Green,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Orchard/Wife/29/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Orchard/Son/2/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/James G Orchard/Son/7 months/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Harrison/Barman/23/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Irmina Long/General Domestic Servant/22/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Greenfield/Nursemaid/15/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1882/William Henry Edward Orchard/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William H W Orchard/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Jas Emery/../../../Post Office Directory
1893/James Emery / Licence Holder /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1895/Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Arthur Nelson Crouch/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Ellis Frederick Rodwell/Licensed Victualler/34/Morval, Cornwall/Census
1901/Keturah Rodwell/Wife/39/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Mary Matilda Robb/Barmaid/23/Mile End, London/Census
1901/Mary Adelaide Swift/General Servant/30/Bow, London/Census
1901/Winifred Haitsch/Nephew/8/West Ham, Essex/Census
East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
Norfolk Hero, Canton street, Ellis Frederick Rodwell to John Morron
1906/Henry Rideout, Norfolk Hero, 92 Canton street, Poplar E/../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Mary Jones, Norfolk Hero, 92 Canton street, Poplar E/../../Post Office Directory
In 1911 at 92 Canton Street, Poplar E
William Henry Jones, Publican aged 50 and born in Clapham, London
Mary Jones, Wife, Assisting in the business aged 47 and born in Clapham, London
Reginald Joseph Jones, Son, Printer aged 21 and born in Clapham, London
Maude Ivy Jones, Daughter aged 11 and born in Lambeth, London
Sarah Ann Yeo, Servant, Widow aged 59 and born in St Linton, Cambridgeshire
George Henry Jone, Barman aged 25 and born in Kennington, London
In 1921 at 92, Canton Street, Poplar Borough, the Norfolk Hero
Mary Jones, Licensed Victualler aged 58 years 6 months and born in Clapham, London
Maude Ivy Jones, Daughter aged 22 years 2 months and born in Lambeth, London
Thomas Joseph Keeley, Barman, Jones Licensed Victualler 92 Canton Street aged 32 years 9 months and born in London
Emily Keeley, Cook, Jones Licensed Victualler 92 Canton Street aged 29 years 7 months and born in London
1935/Leonard J O’Brien/../../../Post Office Directory **
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