The pub also had an entrance from Commercial Road, and I have seen the address listed as 9 Commercial Road (e.g. in 1923). It is long closed, the premises are now empty and the building is under threat of demolition. **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Whitechapel, London - in East London. The Whitechapel East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Cock, 45 Whitechapel High Street, E1 - in May 2007
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.
1839/John Williams/../../../Pigots Directory ****
1841/John Williams/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1850/John Mather Williams/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/John Mather Williams/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1852/John M Williams/../../../Watkins Directory ****
1856/John Mather Williams/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1873/William Henry Price/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1878/Kemp & Young/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1880/Kemp & Young/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1881/Henry Kemp/Licensed Vitualler/44/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Emily Kemp/Wife/26/Twickenham, Surrey/Census
1881/Ernest Charles Kemp/Son/2/Whitechapel
, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Kate Kemp/Daughter/1/Whitechapel
, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Jackson/Sister In Law, Governess (Private)/24/Twickenham,
Surrey/Census
1881/Jane Oates/Domestic Servant/19/Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Godfrey/Barman/21/Aldham, Essex/Census
1881/William Mitchell/Barman/21/Ottery St Mary, Devon/Census
1881/Charles Adams/Barman/19/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frank Adams/Barman/18/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Anthony Watts/Potman/20/Rearsby, Leicester/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hofimmer/Barmaid/19/St George E, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Berridge/Nursemaid/12/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1882/Kemp & Young/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1884/Henry Kemp/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1895/John Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1899/James Boulter/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1901/James Boulter/Publican/46/City London/Census ****
1901/Jane Boulter/Wife/45/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/George Boulter/Son, Packing case maker/22/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Louisa Daniels/Barmaid/21/Silvertown, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Copeman/Barmaid/20/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Gertrude Cooper/Barmaid/18/Poplar, London/Census
1901/George a Randall/Potman/25/Bow, London/Census
1901/Harriett Beckenham/General servant/41/Northampton/Census
1915/Harry Weingett/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1923/Alfred Webber/../../../Post Office Directory ****
*** Provided By Stephen Harris
**** Provided By Kevan