Bermondsey pub history index
Existed from at least 1861. In 1869, only the Woolf's Arms exists in Woolf Street; by 1895 the address is at 38 Woolf street; the pub is also named in the 1911 census return. * Closed in 1931 by the compensation authority. Woolf Arms, beer on, 38 Woolf street, Bermondsey ; licensee, William Henry Abbott; owners, Courage and Co Ltd and Noakes and Co Ltd. The Woolf Arms was said to be inferior in all respects to the nearest houses, the Feathers, 50 yards, and the Dockhead Stores at 135 yards. There are 31 licences within a radius of a quarter of a mile.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1861/William Lester/Beer Retailer/37/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1861/Mary Lester/Wife/39/Malpas, Cheshire/Census
1861/Emma Lester/Daughter, Barmaid/17/London City, Middlesex/Census
1869/William Lester/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 31 March 1871 - licence applications :
Woolfs Arms, Woolf street, Dockhead, to Michael O'Neill, Licence refused.
1881/William Marchant/Beerhouse Keeper/32/Sussex/Census
1881/Elizabeth M Marchant/Wife/35/St Pancras/Census
1881/Allen Marchant/Son/3/Brixton/Census
1881/Chas Marchant/Son/1/Cambridge/Census
1881/Mary L Engham/Mother In Law, Widow/69/Clerkenwell/Census
1881/W P Munday/Uncle, Messenger/63/Middlesex/Census
1881/Geo Coppack/Waiter/49/Holborn/Census
1882/William Marchant/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1891/James Smith/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1895/Jesse Underwood/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1899/Chas Brockett/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
James Aylett was a beer house keeper at the
Wheatsheaf,
Amersham in 1891, and by 1911, his son Percy is at the
Dolphin, Kensington
1901/James Aylett/Public House Manager/60/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1901/Mary Aylett/Public House Manageress/59/Hull, Yorkshire/Census
1901/Joseph Aylett/General Labourer/24/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Charles Aylett/Licensed Victualler/22/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Percy Aylett/Wheelwright/19/Poplar, London/Census
1910/William Gibson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1911/William Gibson/Beer Retailer/45/Slinfold, Sussex/Census *
1911/Annie Gibson/Wife/41/Warnham, Sussex/Census
1911/Reginald William Gibson/Son, Wireman's Assistant (Stepney Borough
Council)/17/Battersea/Census
1911/Ronald Stanley Gibson/Son/11/Hove, Sussex/Census
1914/Paul Recknell/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1915/Leonard John Holland/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Leonard John Holland/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
Southwark and Bermondsey Recorder. 17 July 1931
Licensing, nineteen Bermondsey Licenses to GO.
Under the Licensing(Consolidation) Act 1910, the compensation authority dealt with 30 licences.
The committee renewed four. The list of houses considered is:
Ship and Pilot, full, 114 Bermondsey Wall, Bermondsey ; licensee Amelia Dorothy; owners, Hoare and Co Ltd; The house was described as inferior in all respects to the three nearest houses, the Old Justice, the Ship in Distress, and the Cherry Tree (also referred). Licence not renewed.
Cherry Tree, full, Cherry Garden street, Bermondsey ; licensee James William Taylor; owners, Watney, Combe Reid and Co Ltd. There are five full licences within 100 yards. Licence not renewed.
Havelock Arms, beer and wine on, 95 Jamaica road, Bermondsey ; licensee Mary Foster; owners, Hoare and Co Ltd. Licence not renewed.
Involved in Clearance Scheme.
Noahs Ark, full, 380 Rotherhithe street, Rotherhithe; licensee Artur Herbert Carey; owners, Whitbread and Co Ltd. This home comes within the borough of Bermondseys clearance scheme. Licence not renewed.
Dukes Head, full, 268 Rotherhithe street, Rotherhithe; licensee, Thomas Henry Davis Plummer; owners, Taylor Walker and Co Ltd. The Dukes Head is also involved in the clearance scheme. Licence not renewed.
White Bear, full, 33 Tabard street, Southwark; licensee, Thomas Ogilvie; owners, Hoare and Co Ltd. This was described as much inferior to the Royal Oak immediately opposite, the Dover Castle, 140 yards away; and the Swan Inn, 140 yards. Licence not renewed.
Tanners Arms. beer on, 8 Stanworth street, Bermondsey ; licensee, Edward Harold Munro; owners, Charrington and Co Ltd. There are two full licences within 100 yards. Licence not renewed.
Red Lion and Key, full, 8 Battle Bridge Lane, St Olave and St Thomas; licensee, Jeremiah Mahoney; owners, Barclay, Perkins and Co Ltd. It was mentioned that the Duke of Clarence (60 yards away), Shipwrights Arms (110 yards away), and Royal Oak (185 yards away), were superior in all respects. Licence not renewed.
Bricklayers Arms, full, 40 Parkers Row, Bermondsey ; licensee, Albert John Harrold Cope and Charles Leonard Colthorpe; owners, Hoare and Co Ltd ; Christopher W Parker, Faulkbourne Hall, Witham, Essex; and Oxley D Parker, Sharpham, Tootnes, Devon (trustee). A moderate sized house, the Bricklayers Arms was described as inferior to the Primce of Teck beerhouse, 100 yards away, and the Swan and Sugar Loaf, full, 120 yards. Licence not renewed.
Staver Porters, full. 1 Jacob street Bermondsey ; licensee, John Charnick; owners, Courage and Co Ltd (leaseholders) and Noakes and Co Ltd. This house was stated to be much smaller and inferior to the Ship Aground (120 yards away) and the Swan and Sugar Loaf (135 yards away). Licence not renewed.
Margate Town, full, 43 George row, Bermondsey ; licensee, Richard Wakefield; owners, Hoare and Co Ltd. The Margate Town was compared with the George, a house recently rebuilt, 120 yards. Licence not renewed.
Grapes, full, 40 Bermondsey Wall, Bermondsey; licensee, Thomas Henry Gentry; owners, Barclay, Perkins and Co Ltd and Major R J Bevan, c.o. Messrs Marson and Toulmin, 1 Southwark Bridge Road SE1 . Licence not renewed.
Queens Head, full, 130 Tanner street, Bermondsey; licensee, Charles Woods; owners, Whitbread and Co Ltd and the Governors of Aldgate and All Hallows Barking Exhibition Foundation. There are two full licences within a radius of 100 yards. Licence not renewed.
Swallow Galley, full, 446 Rotherhithe street, Rotherhithe; licensee, George John Lovett; owners, Hoare and Co Ltd. Licence not renewed.
Kings Head, full, 135 Tooley street, St Olave and St Thomas; licensee, Andrew John Smith; owners, Barclay, Perkins and Co Ltd and the London County Council. There are 25 licences within a radius of a quarter of a mile, the nearest being the Royal Oak, 85 yards, the Old Antigallican, 100 yards and St John Tavern, 135 yards. Licence not renewed.
City of Salisbury, full, Tooley street, Southwark; licensee, George Pearce; owners, Cannon Brewery Co Ltd, the London County Council and the Law Union and Crown Insurance Company. Within a radius of 200 yards there are eight full licences and two beerhouses, the nearest houses being the Kings Arms, 30 yards, the Goat, 100 yards and the Tower Bridge Hotel, 135 yards. Licence not renewed.
Strong Plea fails.
Crown and Sceptre, full, 7 Shad Thames, Southwark; licensee, Edward Condon; owners, Hoare and Co Ltd. The Crown and Sceptre was stated to be much smaller and inferior in every way to the Dockhead Stores at 95 yards, and the Feathers, at 155 yards. Within 200 yards there are 11 full licences and one beerhouse.
A plea for the owners and licensee suggested money could be spent more profitably. The tenant has been in the house for 20 years, and if refused what is he to do? Licence not renewed.
Woolf Arms, beer on, 38 Woolf street, Bermondsey ; licensee, William Henry Abbott; owners, Courage and Co Ltd and Noakes and Co Ltd. The Woolf Arms was said to be inferior in all respects to the nearest houses, the Feathers, 50 yards, and the Dockhead Stores at 135 yards. There are 31 licences within a radius of a quarter of a mile. Licence not renewed.
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