It was first established as the Britannia in 1790 and was rebuilt in the 1850s. By 1983, the pub had been re-named Mr Pepys and was later called the Samuel Pepys, before closing and being demolished in 2000 as part of the refurbishment of the Hackney Empire, which has existed next door since the 1880s. A third version of the pub was then built, opening in October 2004. This has been named the Marie Lloyd Bar, and is shown in a November 2006 photograph. During all this time, the street numbering has varied slightly from time to time, but the site has been the same. **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hackney, Middlesex - now in East London. The Hackney, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Britannia, 272 Mare Street - in November 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.
1872/William Pitt Steggall/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1874/William Pitt Steggall/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1881/Thomas
White/Licensed
Victualler/28/Warminster, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Anne Mary White/Wife/22/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas James White/Son/4/City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret J White/Daughter/1/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter S White/Son/6 months/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane L Pakes/Barmaid/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bertha Rayment Hawkins/Barmaid/19/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Jane Webster/Nursemaid/22/City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susan Dean/Cook/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1896/Thomas Fredk Barlow/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1910/Richard John Tuckfield/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1915/Robert
Henry Lange/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1921/Alfred Blount/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1934/Sidney M Robinson/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1938/Philip Lotinga/../../../Post Office Directory ****
** Provided by Stephen Harris
**** Provided By Kevan