The Rose and Crown, Fort street, Old Artillery ground in the 1853 license transfer. This pub is now demolished. Closed in 1912 as a pub through the compensation award scheme. **
Spitalfields index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Spitalfields, London.
Residents at this address
1805/Sarah Coleman, the Rose and Crown, Fort street, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
1809/Thomas Gozier, Rose and Crown, Fort street, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
1827/John Marshall, Rose & Crown, 24 Fort street, Spitalfields/../../Pigots
Directory
1829/J Marshall, Rose & Crown, Fort street, Spitalfields/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/James Skinner,
Rose & Crown, 24 Fort street, Spital square/../../Pigots Directory
1836/Thomas Barnett / Victualler /../../Sun
Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1839/William Carey Turner/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/W C Turner/../../../Robson’s Directory **
November 1853/George Ullmer/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
November 1853/Edward James Norris/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1854/Edward James Norriss / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the
Old Bailey **
1856/E J Norris/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1861/George Ulmer/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
March 1861/William Hearn/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
February 1864/William Hearn/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1864/David Lawford Evans/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1865/David Lawford Evans/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
October 1865/Henry Denford/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
2nd November 1867/Henry Denford/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
2nd November 1867/Mark Davis/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1870/Mark Davis / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 13 May 1870 **
1874/H W Townley/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
1881/Frederick Pilliner/Licensed Victualler/48/Surrey/Census
1881/Mary Pilliner/Wife/39/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Pilliner/Son, Clerk/17/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Richard Pilliner/Son, Clerk/16/Surrey/Census
1881/Bertha Pilliner/Daughter/11/London City/Census
1881/Minnie Pilliner/Daughter/9/London City/Census
1881/Louise Pilliner/Daughter/8/London City/Census
1881/Kate Pilliner/Daughter/6/London City/Census
1881/Avery Pilliner/Daughter/8 months/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate Hooper/Domestic Servant/17/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Fenney/Nursemaid/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Handerson/Potboy/14/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1884/Fred J Pilliner/../../../Post Office Directory
1888/Frederick James Pilliner/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/Frederick James Pilliner/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Frederick James Pilliner/../../../Post Office Directory
London Evening Standard 14 June 1911
Licensing Act 1904 Notice of principal meeting to discuss by the Compensation authority on 3rd July 1911
Tower
Rose and Crown, Fort street, Old Artillery Ground, Full, Edmund Hayes Dove
Shoreditch Observer May 1912 :
Compensation awards under the 1910 Licensing Act awarded the following total awards to be divided amongst the persons interested in the houses, which have been referred for extinction on payment:
Rose and Crown, Fort street E £767
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided by Stephen Harris