Poplar index
This pub was established in around 1750 as the Rising Sun, becoming the Sun & Sawyers around ten years later when the Rising Sun name was transferred to another pub nearby. At 168 Poplar High Street before 1871 and renumbering; aka Exchange Tavern and Exchange Hotel. **
The poplar High Street Historical Directory
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1764/Richard Newcombe/../../../Survey of London **
1816/John Gill / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, at Guildhall Library **
1824/Kirby/../../../records of Sun Fire Office – held at Guildhall Library **
1834/Hugh Gill / Formerly Victualler, Fisherman & Smack Owner /../../London Gazette, 10 January 1834 **
1835/W C Gill/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1839/Peter Gee/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/H Farnes/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1851/Henry Farnes/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/George Heaverman/Victualler/26/Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Heaverman/Wife/33/Middlesex/Census
1851/Frederick Nicholson/Servant/18/Middlesex/Census
January 1854/George Heaverman/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/Henry Levy/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1855/Henry Levy / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 15 July 1855 **
1855/James Arter / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 15 July 1855 **
1856/Jas Arter/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/James Arter/Victualler/51/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Janet Arter/Wife/41/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Ann Sabill/Barmaid/22/North Ockendon, Essex/Census
1862/James Arter/../../../Post Office Directory **
July 1865/James Arter/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1865/George West/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
In his will proved 1878 London, Richard Beynon Meek left his copyhold public house 'being known as the Sun & Sawyers Public House High Street Poplar' to his son Richard Meek. Richard Beynon Meek was at the time of his death a Licensed Victualler at the Marlborough Hotel, Upper Holloway and had previously been landlord of The
Vine, Highgate Road Kentish Town. ***
1869/George West/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/George West/Publican, Widow/60/Bradwell, Essex/Census
1881/James West/Son, Engineer/23/Cubit Town, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Dixon/Daughter, Widow/40/Cubit Town, Middlesex/Census
1882/George West/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Henry Wickes jun/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Henry Wickes/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Henry Wickes/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Harry F Searly/Manager Public House/36/Dalston/Census
1901/Louisa M Searly/Wife/27/Kennington/Census
1901/Ethel D Searly/Daughter/6 months/Poplar/Census
1901/Ada Baker/Barmaid/22/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1901/Florence Baker/Housemaid/20/Islington, London/Census
1901/Emma Cowley/Cook, Widow/63/Finningham, Suffolk/Census
1901/James H Smith/Potman/17/Hammersmith, London/Census
1910/Mrs Georgina Wickes/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Jas Edwards Radford/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 241, High Street, Poplar, Poplar
George Edward Anderson, Licensed Victualler, aged 24 years 6 months, and born in London, the Employer
Grace Anderson, Wife, Assistant, aged 25 years 1 month, and born in London
Reginald George Anderson, Son, aged 6 months, and born in London
Percy Harold Goodwell, Brother-in-law, Barman & Cellarman, George Edward Anderson, aged 21 years 7 months, and born in London
William Firmin, Cousin, Union Castle Steamship Line, Out Of Work, aged 15 years 5 months, and born in London
1934/Andrew Dempster/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Amy Pluckrose/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Josephine Meek