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Railway Inn, South Street, Ponders End

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The Railway Inn, Ponders End was built in 1841. It originally consisted of many buildings and included bar areas, a tap room, clubroom, stables, kennels and sheds. There was a half-hour coach service to London until a railway was constructed along the Lea Valley in 1840 with a station at Ponders End. Behind was Foresters Music Hall with a stage, lobby area, bar and seating area.

Railway Inn, South Street, Ponders End

Railway Inn, South Street, Ponders End

kindly provided by Dolores Dilley

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Middlesex.

Residents at this address.

1861/William Bateman/Licensed Victualler/44/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Bateman/Wife/35/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1861/Harriett Bateman/Daughter/7/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1861/Clara Jane Bateman/Daughter/5/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1861/Samuel Chapple Bateman/Son/4/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry William Bateman/Son/2/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1861/Anne Maria Bateman/Daughter/8 months/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1861/Susannah Pharoah/Visitor, Widow/60/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1861/Anne Edwards/House Servant/18/High Cross, Hertfordshire/Census

1866/W Bateman/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/William Bateman/Licensed Victualler/53/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Bateman/Wife/44/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1871/Harriett Bateman/Daughter/17/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Clara Bateman/Daughter/16/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Samuel Bateman/Son/14/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Bateman/Son/12/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Bateman/Daughter/10/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jessie Bateman/Daughter/3/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census

1874/Wm Bateman/../../../Post Office Directory

1878/Robert Day/../../../Post Office Directory

1890/George Hollingbery/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/George Hollingbury/Publican/41/London/Census
1891/Susan Hollingbury/Wife/42/Islington, London/Census
1891/George H Hollingbury/Son/22/Old Ford, London/Census
1891/Alfred T Hollingbury/Son/20/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Alice E Hollingbury/Daughter/18/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Jessie E Hollingbury/Daughter/10/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Annie E Hollingbury/Daughter/9/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Albert W Hollingbury/Son/7/Hackney Wick, London/Census
1891/Walter F Hollingbury/Son/3/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census
1891/Ethel M Hollingbury/Daughter/10 months/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census
1891/David Odell/Potman/30/Hertfordshire/Census

1894/George Hollingbery & Sons/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Alfred Archer Dixon/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Frederick Bliss/Manager Public House/40/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1911/Mary Bliss/Wife/38/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1911/Frederick Bliss/Son/11/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1911/Adeline Bliss/Daughter/8/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1911/William Bliss/Son/3/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1911/William Lambert/Potman/29/Mildenhall, Suffolk/Census
1911/Harriet Gipps/General Servant/20/Bromley by Bow, Middlesex/Census

1914/Thomas Holland/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 at the Railway Hotel, South Street, Ponders End, Enfield
Thomas Holland, Licensed Victualler aged 58 years 5 months and born in Barking, Essex
Mary Holland, Sister, Manageress, T Irelland Licensed Victualler aged 52 years 3 months Barking, Essex
Emily Jane Baldwin, Barmaid, T Irelland Licensed Victualler aged 46 years 8 months Little Saling, Essex
Rachel Holland, Visitor, Asst Matron, West Tram Board Of Guardians aged 54 years 3 months Barking, Essex

1926/Thomas Holland/../../../Post Office Directory

1937/Frank Arthur Newton/../../../Post Office Directory



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