Woolwich index
At 75 Powis Street in 1882 & earlier; Rebuilt in its present form in around 1900, this pub has recently closed and converted to an amusement arcade (2009). **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Woolwich, Kent .
Shakespeare, 12 Powis Street, Woolwich - in May 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1840/Thomas Lee/../../../Post Office Directory
1852/Thomas Lee/../../../Archdeacons Directory
1855/Thomas Lee/../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/William Lee/../../../Melvilles Directory
1862/William Lee, Shakespeare, 75 Powis Street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory
May 1866/Margaret Lee, as executrix to William Lee/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1867/Mrs Margaret Lee/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1867/Shakespeare, Mrs M Lee, Powis street, Woolwich /../../Post Office Directory
1871/Albert J Padgen/Licensed Victualler/30/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Sarah Padgen/Wife/26/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Selina M Padgen/Daughter/5/New Cross/Census
1871/Albert J Padgen/Son/3/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Alice Maude Padgen/Daughter/21 months/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Edith Sarah Padgen/Daughter/8 months//Census
1871/John Smith/Servant/24/Bath, Somerset/Census
1871/Mary Wixcolt/Servant/19/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Sarah Johnson/Servant/21/Saffron Walden/Census
1871/Elizabeth Emery/Servant/15/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1874/Albert Jas Padgen/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas Smith/Licensed Victualler/41/Woolwich/Census
1881/Kate Smith/Wife/35/Woolwich/Census
1881/Kate Smith/Daughter/14/Rotherhithe/Census
1881/Alice Smith/Daughter/12/Rotherhithe/Census
1881/Jane Smith/Daughter/7/Plumstead/Census
1881/William Smith/Son/6/Plumstead/Census
1881/Mary Shillam/Barmaid/23/Cork, Ireland/Census
1881/Ellen Sullivan/Cook/23/Cork, Ireland/Census
1882/Thomas Smith, Shakespeare, 75 Powis Street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory
1891/William James Young/../../../Kelly's Kent Directory **
1891/George H Campbell/Licensed Victualler/38/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/Catherine M Campbell/Wife/34/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/Walter Campbell/Son/11/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/Bertram Campbell/Son/8/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/Katie Campbell/Daughter/3/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/Mabel Campbell/Daughter/1/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/Harry Johnson/Managing Barman/25/City, London/Census
1891/Charles Piggs/Barman/22/Fulham, London//Census
1891/Walter J Pisley/Barman/17/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/William Simmons/Barman/17/Thame, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Edward J Whitlock/Bar Lad/13/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/Edwin Horton/Page Boy/15/Plumstead, London/Census
1891/John Marsh/Waiter/16/Woolwich, London/Census
1891/Mary Swift/Housekeeper/44/Friskney, Lincolnshire/Census
1891/Rose E Burch/Cook/30/Plumstead, London/Census
1891/Annette Attwell/Housemaid/19/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1891/Florena M Sheppard/Barmaid/21/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1896/William Jas Young/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Alfred Wordsworth/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Robert W Gibson/Public House Manager/39/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Lillie Gibson/Wife/39/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Nellie M Gibson/Daughter/12/Willesden, London/Census
1901/Edith Gibson/Daughter/8/Willesden, London/Census
1901/George Chilsmaid/Barman/26/Keymer, Sussex/Census
1901/Ernest Richardson/Barman/19/Tottenham, London/Census
1901/Thomas Hall/Potman/45/Cardiff, Glamorgan/Census
1901/Ernest Jackson/Potman/26/Walworth, London/Census
1901/Mary Ann Grix/General Servant/25/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Eliza Osburn/Cook/26/Aldershot, Hants/Census
1901/Alice Cooper/Barmaid/27/Plumstead, London/Census
1901/Margaret Engwell/Barmaid/29/Stone, Essex/Census
1901/Emma Wilson/Barmaid/26/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Annie Keller/Waitress/25/Newmarket, Cambs/Census
1904/Alfred Wordsworth/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Percy Norfolk/../../../Post Office Directory
1908/Charles Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Charles Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Mrs L J Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent 16 May 1919 - Transfers
Shakespeare, Powis street, Woolwich, Patrick Lawrence Condon to Sydney William Gerrard (subject to production of a contract).
1921/Sidney W Gerrard/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Mrs Emily Darnell & Fras J Webb/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Hy Dever Widdicombe & Thos R Brake/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Hy Dever Widdicombe & Thos R Brake/../../../Post Office Directory
1988/Mr G Pollock/../../../Watney Truman List
1990/Mr G Pollock/../../../Watney Truman List