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Updated in August 2008 by Kevan.

Blue Posts, 73 & 75 West India Dock Road, Limehouse

This pub was present by 1800 and was extensively re-built in 1876. It was demolished in 1987 or 1988 in a road-widening scheme. From about 1982 it had been called the Buccaneer.  **

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

The following entries are in this format:

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

1839/William Shelbourne/../../../Pigots Directory **

1841/William Shelbourne/../../../Post Office Directory **

1852/John Treble/../../../Post Office Directory **

1869/Charles Rayner Balls/../../../Post Office Directory **

1871/Charles R Balls/Licensed Victualler/61/Norfolk/Census ****
1871/Martha Balls/Wife/59/Middlesex/Census
1871/Susan Bell/Sister, Widow/61/Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Balls/Sons Wife, Barmaid/38/St Albans/Census
1871/Sarah Mann?/Barmaid/21/Suffolk/Census
1871/Hy Chapman/Waiter/50/Middlesex/Census
1871/? Curtis/Waiter/22/Limehouse/Census
1871/Eliza Dent/Cook/21/Poplar/Census
1871/Mary A McCrow/Barmaid/20/Huntingdonshire/Census

1880/Joseph Cowell/../../../Post Office Directory **

1895/
William Smith
/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1896/
William Smith
/../../../Post Office Directory **

1897/
William Smith
/../../../Post Office Directory **

1898/
Edward Euxine Foscolo/../../../Post Office Directory **

1899/Edward Buxine Foscolo/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1900/Edward Euxine Foscolo/../../../Post Office Directory **

1902/Edward Euxine Foscolo/../../../Post Office Directory **

1910/Charles Brown sen/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1914/Charles & James Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/
Charles & James Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1932/
Charles William Brown/../../../Survey of London **

1933/Charles William Brown/../../../Kellys Directory **

1934/Charles William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/
Charles William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory **

Charlie Brown junior moved on to Woodford in 1938, where his next pub became known as Charlie Brown's, a name still in use today as Charlie Brown's Roundabout was named after the pub which used to stand on the site. **

1944/Mrs Florence I Busby/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1946/Mrs Florence I Busby/../../../Post Office Directory **

** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

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Updated in April 2008 by Kevan.
And Last updated on: Tuesday, 22-Jan-2008 13:17:45 PST