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Bombay Grab, 246 Bow Road, Bow E3

Bow pubs history index

This pub was established by 1805.  It was probably rebuilt in its current form in 1933 and it closed in 1992, since when it has been in use as a mosque. Address is at 49 Bow High Street in 1869 and earlier. **

The Bombay Grab, in recent years - Kindly provided by Philip Mernick @ http://www.mernick.co.uk/thhol/

The Bombay Grab, in recent years

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A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bow, East London  - in East London. The Bow, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

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The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1826/Jas Culyer/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1838/Robert Hall / Victualler //../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1841/Robert Ambrose Hall/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1848/Isaac Harris/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1851/Isaac Harris/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1856/Isaac Harris/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1861/Isaac Harris / Head / 67 / Victualler / Writtle, Essex //../../../census **
1861/Louisa Harris / Wife / 61 / / Writtle, Essex //../../../census
1861/Liberal Harris / Son / 23 / / Writtle, Essex //../../../census
1861/William Harris / Son / 21 / Chemist / Writtle, Essex //../../../census
1861/Eliza Millichamp / Daughter / 21 / Gentlewoman / Pimlico, Middlesex //../../../census
1861/Emily Harris / Daughter / 18 / / Writtle, Essex //../../../census
1861/Emma Crush / / 35 / Bar Maid / Writtle, Essex //../../../census
1861/William Hayter / / 26 / Pot Man / Portsmouth, Hampshire //../../../census

1862/Isaac Harris/../../../P.O. Directory **

1869/L Harris/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Robert Tate Barrett/Licensed Victuallers Manager/44/Walworth, Surrey/Census ****
1881/Harriet Dunbar Barrett/Wife/39/Belper, Derby,/Census
1881/Arabella Dunbar Barrett/Daughter/15/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Biles Barrett/Nephew/8/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Barrett/Aunt, Widow/62/Islington, Middlesex/Census

1882/Robert Barrett/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Thomas Catlin/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1886/James P Rising/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Alfred Cakebread/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Alfred Cakebread/Publican/45/London/Census ****
1891/A A Cakebread/Wife/38/Staffordshire/Census
1891/A Cakebread/Son/2/London/Census
1891/A A Cakebread/Daughter/10 months/London/Census
1891/W Watson/Barman/23/London/Census
1891/J Brad/Potman/30/London/Census
1891/R Carter/Barmaid/18/London/Census
1891/E Payne/General Servant/22/Suffolk/Census

1892/Charles Young/../../../P.O. Directory **

1899/George Peter Hans/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/William Shakespeare/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1917/William Shakespeare/../../../P.O. Directory **

1926/William Shakespeare/../../../P.O. Directory **

1934/William Shakespeare/../../../Kelly's ****

1935/William Shakespeare /../../../P.O. Directory **

1938/Donald A Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Jas C Lane/../../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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