Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1851 when it is also named. In 1856, the address is at Old Bethnal Green Road. The early entries of 1869 and license transfers refer to the address as the Westminster Arms, Warner Place south. Gosset is often spelt Gossett. It closed in the 1990s and is now in residential use. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Westminster Arms, 163 Gosset Street, Bethnal Green E2
Westminster Arms, 163 Gosset Street - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
Westminster Arms, Warner place
1851/George Threadgold/Beer Retailer/38/Foulness, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Threadgold/Wife/46/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1856/John Everard/Old Bethnal Green road/../../Post Office Directory
November 1865/John Everard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1865/Frederick Lock/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Frederick Lock/Warner Place/../../Post Office Directory
1871/Frederick Lock/Licensed Victualler/42/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Amelia Lock/Wife/28/Shoreditch/Census
1871/Albert Lock/Son/5 months/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary J Fairclough/Niece/16/Stepney, London/Census
1871/Eliza Blenkny/General Servant/30/Kings Cross, London/Census
1873/Frederick Lock/../../../Post Office Directory **
14th July 1874/Frederick Cook (Lock?)/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
14th July 1874/John Wilson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1877/John Wilson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/JThomas John Huxley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Thomas J Huxley/Publican/41/Bethnal Green/Census
1881/Jane A Huxley/Wife/34/Windsor/Census
1881/James T Huxley/Son/16/Hackney/Census
1881/Martha M Huxley/Daughter/6/Old Ford/Census
1881/Mary Ann Huxley/Daughter/4/Bethnal Green/Census
1881/Sarah Laheup/Visitor/11/Bethnal Green/Census
1882/T. J. Huxley/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1891/Thomas J Huxley/../../../Post Office Directory
The Publican in the 1893, 1895, 1896 directories should read Raffaelle
CRITCHFIELD. He was my great grandfather. As a matter of interest
Raffaelle died in 1896 aged 34 and his widow married Henry Rattenbury,
subsequent landlord. Marcus Critchfield was Raffaelle�s brother. *
1891/Raffaelle Critchfield/Licensed Victualler/28/Walworth, Surrey/Census *
1891/Ellen Critchfield/Wife/26/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1891/Emily Ellen Critchfield/Daughter/5/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Theresa Critchfield/Daughter/4/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Jessie M Critchfield/Daughter/11 months/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Mary A Haydon/Servant/24/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Rose E Rook/Servant/15/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1893/Raffaelle Critchford/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Raffaelle Critchford/../../../Post Office Directory **
1896/Raffaelle Critchford/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Henry Rattenbury/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/William M Critchfield/Licensed Victualler, Widow/40/Walworth,
London/Census
1901/Emma P Willey/Manageress/30/Nice, France/Census
1901/Lottie Rolfe/Barmaid/19/Lambeth, London/Census
1901/Henry G Holliday/Potman/47/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1902/William Marcus Critchfield/../../../Post Office Directory **
1906/William M Critchfield/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London **
1910/Thomas Francis Salmon/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Thomas Salmon/Advertising Contractor & Publican/48/Loughton,
Essex/Census
1911/Florence Salmon/Wife/45/Hoxton/Census
1911/Thomas W Salmon/Son, Assistant/22/Shoreditch/Census
1911/Florence Salmon/Daughter/16/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Lehan Salmon/Daughter/15/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Edith Salmon/Daughter/10/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/William Salmon/Son/9/Bethnal Green/Census
1915/Thomas Francis Salmon/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Alice Maud Silverton/../../../Kellys Directory **
1934/Mrs Alice Maud Silverton/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1938/Mrs Alice Maud Silverton/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1940/Mrs Alice Maud Silverton/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1944/Mrs Alice Maud Silverton/../../../Post Office Directory *+
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Pam Richards
*+ Provided by Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris