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Bird in Hand, 126 Bow Road, Bromley

Bromley pubs history index

At London Road in 1869 and earlier. This pub is now demolished. **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bromley, Middlesex - now in East London. The Bromley, 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.

1711/Richard Cuddington / Lessee/../../Lease documents held at Lincolnshire Archives **

1821/John Maynard / Servant/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1821/Eliza Taylor / Servant/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1826/William Thomson/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1831/William Thomson / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1851/Geo. Frayling Grimes/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1855/Stephen Vanier / Outgoing Licensee/../../The Era, Sunday 15 July 1855 **

1855/Rachel Baigent / Incoming Licensee/../../The Era, Sunday 15 July 1855 **

1856/Stephen Vanier/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Thomas Cordell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/Charles Beth/Licensed Victualler/38/Essex/Census ****
1871/Frank Miscery/Barman/18/Essex/Census
1871/Mary Upsom/Servant/16/Middlesex/Census
1871/William Gray/Potman/51Essex//Census

1877/Jhn. Thos. Fielder/../../../P.O. Directory **

1882/Thomas Henry Hyams & Son/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Hyams & Son/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1886/Thomas H Hyams/../../../Business Directory of London **

1890/Edward Brown / Architect and Surveyor & latterly Licensed Victualler/../../London Gazette, 13 May 1890 **

1891/Thomas Lane/Licensed Victualler/35/Ireland/Census ****
1891/Ada Lane/Wife/25/Hammersmith, London/Census
1891/Violet Lane/Daughter/4/Bow, London/Census
1891/Rose Lane/Daughter/2/Bow, London/Census
1891/Maud Batty/Barmaid/26/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census
1891/Albert Smith/Potman/26/Chelmsford, Essex/Census

1891/Thomas Lane/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1892/Thos. Arthur Lane/../../../P.O. Directory **

1895/Thomas West/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Mrs Catherine Young/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Perry A Sly/Public House Manager/33/Yarcombe, Devon/Census ****
1901/Kate Sly/Wife/27/Commercial Road, London/Census
1901/Vera Sly/Daughter/5/Bow, London/Census
1901/Annie Corner/Barmaid/29/Stpeney, London/Census
1901/Thomas Stansbury/Potman/16/Bromley E, London/Census
1901/Hilda Tongay/General Servant/14/Walthamstow, London/Census

1906/Catherine Young/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **

1910/James Young jun/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Arthur Oliver Crane/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Arthur Victor Papworth/../../../Post Office Directory ****

My father, Norman Cockerton, was born in 1922, and the address on his birth certificate is given as 126 Bow Road, Bromley. This was a pub called The Bird In Hand, [which I believe was owned by Trumans but has now been demolished], this fits with the birth certificate as his father, Albert Richard Cockerton, is described as a Licensed Victualler. *

1926/Alfred Hur/../../../P.O. Directory **

1938/Ted Heiden/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Ted Heiden/../../../Post Office Directory ****

My husband's grandparents used to own it during the sixties and seventies. The pub was run by Arnoldus Van der Heiden and his second wife, Ivy Gladys Lawford, whom he married in 1959. I think Van's sister Josie took over from Van at some time. Van was the son of a Dutch gin distiller - William Van der Heiden. ***


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*** Provided By Jain Wykes

**** Provided By Kevan

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