This pub was first licenced in around 1744 and closed and was demolished in 1902. At 29 & 30 Poplar High Street before 1871 due to renumbering **
Poplar pub history index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1811/Sarah Hunter, victualler, Black Horse, High street, Poplar/../../Holdens Directory
Eastern Star Lodge Freemasons membership initiated April 1814, James Hunter, Victualler, Poplar, 1814 to March 1817
1827/Sarah Hunter, Black Horse, High street, Poplar/../../Pigots Directory
1832/Hunter, Black Horse, Poplar High street/../../Robsons Directory
1833/James Hunter/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/James Hunter/../../../Pigots Directory
1835/James Hunter/../../../Robsons Directory **
1837/Valentine Williams / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
Guildhall Library **
1837/Valentine Williams / Victualler, deceased /../../Records of the
Prerogative Court of Canterbury **
1839/Mary Halstead, Black Horse, 29 High Street, Poplar/../../Pigots Directory **
1837/William Price / Barman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1842/Samuel Nash/../../../Robsons Directory **
1846/Charles Coles/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 05 July 1847 - Transfers
Black Boy, High street, Henry Brundell to William Escott
1848/William Escott, Black Horse, 30 High Street, Poplar/../../Post Office Directory
1848/William Escott / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday August 13,
1848 **
1848/Robert Sanderson / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday August 13,
1848 **
1848/Robert Saunderson / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
July 1849/Robert Saunderson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1849/Alfred Crawley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Alfred Crawley/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/George Bennett/Licensed Victualler/27/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1851/Matilda Bennett/Wife/25/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1851/M E Bennett/Daughter/2/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1851/H M Bennett/Daughter/1/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Ash/Servant/24/Ireland/Census
1851/H Robins/Lodger, Mason/31/South Shields/Census
1856/George William Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/George William Bennett/Licensed Victualler/37/Limehouse,
Middlesex/Census
1861/Matilda Bennett/Wife/36/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/Matilda Bennett/Daughter/12/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Harriet M Bennett/Daughter/11/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Wm Bennett/Son/8/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Robert J Bennett/Son/6/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alice E Bennett/Daughter/1/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/infant male Bennett/Son/1 month/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Amelia Goozee?/Assistant/16/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Richard/General Servant/39/Aberdare, Wales/Census
1861/Phillip Wells/Potman/22/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Ward/Nurse/48/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1862/George William Bennett/../../../P.O. Directory **
May 1862/George W Bennett/LV Association, Governor/../../Era
1869/James Landon/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/James Landon/Publican/60 ?/London/Census
1871/Ellen A Landon/Wife/58/Briggworth, Shropshire/Census
August 1871/James Landon/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
August 1871/Charles Henry Schmidt/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
30th September 1871/James Landon/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
30th September 1871/Jasper Millard/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
October 1872/Jasper Millard/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1872/Thomas Joseph Harrington/Incoming Licensee/../../East
London Observer
May 1873/Thomas Joseph Harrington/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
May 1873/Michael Joseph Harrington/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
23rd May 1874/William Quir?/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
23rd May 1874/Thomas Pavey/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1874/Thomas Pawley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1874/Daniel Hickey/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1876/Daniel Hickey/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1878/P Carew, Licensed Victualler, High street, Poplar, three measures
defective, fined 25s/../../Lloyds Weekly Newspaper
August 1878/Patrick Carew/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1878/Thomas Fitzgerald/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Charles Manzi/Licensed Victualler/39/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susan E Manzi/Wife/29/Blackwall, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily E Dixon/Sister, Barmaid/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Mills/Potman/17/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliz J Flabell/General Servant/20/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1882/Charles Manzi/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Charles Manzi/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Charles Manzi/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/William Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
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