Several excellent photographs of the Plough, from 1870 to 1900, exist at the Hackney Archive site ; looking east from junction with Plough lane in 1870.
The earliest record relating to the Plough is one dated 15th
November, 1785, on which date Nathaniel, Lord Harrowby, of Lincoln, a
descendant of Dudley Ryder of Hackney, conveyed to Thomas Proctor of
Shoreditch -
All that messuage or tenement situate in Hummerton commonly called or known
by the name or sign of the Plough, together with the garden, stable,
slaughter house or appurtenances thereto belonging ..
This document records that the late Sir Dudley Ryder, father of Lord
Harrowby, had leased the property during his lifetime (1691 - 1756) to John
Wightman, who is thus the earliest known licensee of The Plough.
The sale of the property in 1785 was effected by public auction at which
Thomas Proctor paid the not inconsiderable sum of £700 for it and, passing
to his son Ambrose in due course. The Plough remained in the Proctor family
until 1815.
At this date, Ambrose Proctor sold the property together with The Last and
The Ship at Shoreditch and The Blackbirds at Leyton to Thomas and Robert
Pryor, brewers of Shoreditch
Twenty years later, on the death of Thomas Pryor, his executor, Robert, sold
The Plough to Thomas Fowell Buxton, Edward North Buxton and Robert Hanbury
"of the parish of Christchurch, brewers", and in the ownership of Messrs
Truman, Hanbury and Buxton, this long established tavern remains today.
The buildings shown in the photograph, stood on the North side of Homerton
High Street and were of considerable antiquity when it was taken (about
1870). The deed of 1785 mentioned, also records an earlier conveyance dated
1704 and the buildings may well date from a century earlier. The cannon
bollards in the foreground mark the entrance to Plough Lane, now Furrow Lane
Between 1870 and 1884 The Plough was modernised and the old houses
demolished. - Black eagle Journal ***
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.
Plough, Homerton High Street - in 1870
Kindly provided by Alex Wilkinson
The Plough Inn - demolished in 1887
Kindly provided by Colleen
The Plough, Homerton High Road (now Jerry Wine Bar) - September 2005
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1731/Charles Harper/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1734/Martha Collins/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1736/William Wilcox/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1736/Richard Herbert/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1752/Martha Herbert/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1785/John Wightman/../../../Sale Document ***
1839/Thomas Leeds/../../../Pigot's Directory **
1874/Henry Cuthbert/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1881/Nathaniel N Foley/Licensed Victualler/29/Spitalfields/Census ****
1881/Esther N Foley/Wife/25/Aldgate/Census
1881/Noah Marks/Nephew/12/Pimlico/Census
1881/Maria Hudson/Barmaid/25/../Census
1896/Edward Page/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1902/Edward Page/../../../Kelly's ****
1904/Edward Page/../../../London Trade Directory ****
1905/Edward Page/../../../London Trade Directory ****
1911/Arthur Edgar Gordon/../../../London Trade Directory ****
1919/Marlow Hyman/../../../London Trade Directory ****
1921/Marlow Hyman/../../../London Trade Directory ****
1934/Fredk Empringham/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1938/Albert Victor Panton/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1944/Ernest Wm West/../../../London Trade Directory ****
Mrs Daly, wife of Mr P J Daly, died May 26th, 1970 at 36 years old -- Black
Eagle Journal ***
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Alex Wilkinson
**** Provided By Kevan