White Horse, 11 High Street, Poplar
At 279 Poplar High Street before 1871 and renumbering
A tavern has existed here since at least 1690, rebuilt about 1868-70 and the current tavern was built about 1927 ***
The pub was rebuilt in 1870 and again in 1928. It closed and was demolished in 2003 after 313 years. The pub sign is all that remains. **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Poplar, London - in East London. The Poplar, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
White Horse, Poplar High Street - in May 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
The landlord in 1745 (and I think until her death in 1780) was listed as James Howes. There is more to this than meets the eye as 'James Howes' was in fact a woman called Mary East who lived as "man and wife" with a 'Mrs Howes' (who was also a woman, real name Miss How). **
1851/Edward Hodges/../../../Kellys Directory ****
[Sittingbourne was spelt Citinbourne, so a little error in census enumerator transcription may occur here]
1851/Eliza Hodges/Inn
Keeper/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charlotte Ceson/Cousin, House Keeper/27/Sittingbourne,
Kent/Census
1851/Edward Curse/Cousin, Visitor/18/Rochester, Kent/Census
1851/Charles Mills/Barman/19/Strand/Census
1851/Mary Ann Lewis/House Servant/22/Strand/Census
1851/Caroline Crever/House Servant/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Wield/Publican
Manager/21/Gravesend, Kent/Census
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1861/Elizabeth Ferguson/House Keeper/21/Poplar/Census
1861/Sarah Cadie/Visitor, Widow/72/Chelham, Kent/Census
1861/Thomas Bentley/Barman/19/Stanfield, Essex/Census
1861/Lucilla Chalk/Servant/40/Poplar/Census
1869/Harry Thos Brown/../../../Post
Office Directory ****
1881/James
Bloxham/Licensed
Victualler/30/Northampton/Census
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1881/Ann Bloxham/Wife/32/Northampton/Census
1881/Lilly Bloxham/Daughter/1/Chiselhurst, Kent/Census
1881/Frances Bloxham/Sister, Domestic Servant/20/Northampton/Census
1881/Jno Steedon/Barman/20/Northampton/Census
1882/James Bloxham/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1884/James Bloxham/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1891/Charles Farrance/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1895/John Wm Reeves/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1899/Mrs Rebecca Miller/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1910/James Meeds/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1915/Harry Scott/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1934/Harry Scott/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1938/Mrs E Scott/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1944/H L & Mrs Isabella M Hellmers/../../../Post Office Directory ****
J Mercer, of the White Horse, Poplar, entertained six Limehouse widows to a turley lunch, after hearing that they had a solitary Christmas. One of the guests had never tasted turkey before!
1950/J Mercer/../../../Black Eagle Journal *
* Provided by Alex Wilkinson
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Survey of London - Athlone Press 1944
**** Provided By Kevan