Ship & Whale, 2 Gulliver Street, Rotherhithe SE16

The Ship and Whale, Russell street, Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe in 1825; also the Ship and Whale, Russell street in the 1853 license transfer and also in 1869 and 1871 census. Next the Ship & Whale, 61 Derrick Street, SE16 until at least 1944. The modern address is at 2 Gulliver Street.

Rotherhithe index

The present building dates from the 1880s, though I have an idea that it was in existence long before then. it was used mainly by workers in the whaling trade at Greenland Dock, and later by dock workers working with the Liners which used the Dock later on. It must have been set up in competition with the Dog and Dock and the Black Horse in Odessa Street. The Ship and Whale is now an excellent gastropub.... ***

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Ship & Whale, 2 Gulliver Street 

Ship & Whale, 2 Gulliver Street

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Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser 02 February 1814 :
At the general meetings of the Shipwrights, held at the Blue Posts Tavern, Limehouse; and opposing the bill to repeal the Apprentice Law.
Subscriptions are received by
Mr G Keeling, Shipwrights Arms, Deptford Green;
Mr Masters, George, Grove street, Deptford;
Mr Sedger, King and Queen, Rotherhithe
Mr Clark, George and Anchor, Church street, Rotherhithe
Mr J Nevins, Admiral Tyrrell, Bermondsey wall
Mr J Siburn, Hobb Tavern, Blackwall
Mr Phillips, Ship and Whale, Russell street, Rotherhithe
Mr Robinson, Shipwrights Arms, Limehouse hole
and Mr Caswell, Bedford Arms, Wapping wall, Shadwell.

1820/James Caladine Lovelock/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1825/Ann Lovelock/Widow, Ship and Whale, Russell street./../../Petty Sessions

1825/Lovelock/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1826/Ann Lovelock/Ship and Whale, Russell street./../../Petty Sessions

1827/Lovelock/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1827/Ann Lovelock/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1828/Jonathan Hall/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1831/Jonathan Hall/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1839/Jonathan Hall/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1840/Jonathan Hall/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

December1853/Edward Groves/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

December 1853/John Dix/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1856/John Dix/../../../Post Office Directory *

1869/Richard Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Richard Smith/Licensed Victualler/40/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Smith/Wife/30/Milton, Kent/Census
1871/Thomas W Smith/Son/4/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1871/Sophia M Ellman/Cousin, Barmaid/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah C Poole/Nursemaid/17/Deptford, Kent/Census
1871/John McKensee/Pot Man/27//Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1871/Ann Marshal/Domestic Servant/27/Poplar, Middlesex/Census

1874/Richard Smith/../../../LV Directory

1882/Henry Edward Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *

1884/Henry E Brown/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/James Morgan Maud/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/James M Maud/Licensed Victualler/47/St George in the East, London/Census
1891/Mary R Maud/Wife/43/Westminster, London/Census
1891/John N Maud/Son, Merchants Clerk/21/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1891/Catherine N Maud/Daughter/17/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Mary H M Maud/Daughter/16/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/William J Maud/Son/14/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Frances Maud/Daughter/12/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/James Henry Maud/Son/10/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Ellen E Maud/Daughter/8/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Jessie Maud/Daughter/6/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Estella M Maud/Daughter/5/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/George S Maud/Son/4/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Elsie Maud/Daughter/2/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Thomas P Buckle/Barman/19/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1891/Alice M M Bastable/General Servant/21/Windsor, Berkshire/Census

1895/James Morgan Maud/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/James Morgan Maud/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Ernest James Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Thomas Farr/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Thomas Farr/../../../Post Office Directory

1923/Eleanor Farr/Ship & Whale/../../Electoral Register
1923/Thomas Farr/../../../Electoral Register

1934/Albert Geo Mimms/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Reginald Randall/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Alfred May/../../../Post Office Directory

1988/J A Knight esq, Ship & Whale, 2 Gulliver Street, Rotherhithe SE16 : Watney Truman/../../../Pub Directory

1990/J A Knight esq, Ship & Whale, 2 Gulliver Street, Rotherhithe SE16 : Watney Truman/../../../Pub Directory


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