Barking pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
This pub was established by 1754 and re-built in 1811. In 1882 the pub was re-named the Cross Keys Tavern and later the Barking Cross Tavern, before it closed in 1912. You have the Barking Cross Tavern listed separately and also have two other variations on the name. *
Listed as Still & Sun in 1871 census
Residents at this address
1791 / Josiah Lovatt / victualler / .. / .. / Archives (Sun Fire Office records)
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1822-3/John Horsley/../../../Pigot's*
1826/John Horsley/../../../Pigot's Directory
1828/John Horsley/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
1828-9/John Horsley/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/John Ostler/../../../Pigot's
1839/John Ringer/../../../Pigot's
1840/John Ringer/../../../Pigot's*
1845/John Ringer/../../../Post Office
1848/John Ringer/../../../White's
1851/Luke Horsley/../../../Post Office
1851/Luke Horsley/victualler/47/Barking, Essex/Census ***
1851/Rosetta Horsley/wife/39/Barking, Essex/Census ***
1851/George Smith/pot boy/16/Wanstead, Essex/Census ***
1852/L. Horsley/../../../Kelly's*
1855/L. Horsley/../../../Kelly's*
1861/Henry W Earle/Victualler/35/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Earle/Wife/35/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Mary L Earle/Daughter/13/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Esther Church/General Servant/18/Does Hill, Essex/Census
1861/John Heckford/General Servant/18/Alstead, Essex/Census
1861/James Fenn/Boarder, Fisherman/21/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1861/Samuel Whisking/Boarder, Fisherman/22/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1861/William Oldman/Boarder, Fisherman/20/Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1862/Henry William Earle/../../../Kelly's
1863 / Henry William Earle / .. / .. / .. / White's Directory *+
1867/William Kent Eastgate/../../../Post Office
1870/Frederick Henry Clarke/../../../Kelly's
1871/Frederick Henry Clarke/../../../Post Office
1871/Fredk Hy Clarke/Licensed Victualler/30/Daventry, Northampton/Census
1871/Ann Clarke/Wife/31/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Fred Clarke/Son/4/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1871/Jane Clarke/Daughter/2/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Rose Clarke/Daughter/1/Barking/Census
1871/William Eade/Inn Servant/19/Bermondsey/Census
1872/Frederick Henry Clarke/../../../The Essex Annual *
July 1872/Robert Edward Beck/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1872/Alan Porter/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1874/Allen Porter/../../../Kelly's
1878/Allen Porter/../../../Kelly's
1881/Allen Porter/Licensed Victualler/50/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Caroline Porter/Wife/41/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Allen Porter/Son/13/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Bessie Porter/Daughter/11/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Porter/Daughter/2m/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/William Treebody/Lodger, Labourer/49/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Theinocin/Lodger, Labourer/45/Aveley, Essex/Census
1881/William Hayes/Lodger, Labourer/34/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/John Holmes/Lodger, Labourer/35/Barking, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/Allin Porter/../../../Kelly's
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*+ Provided by Ewan
** Provided by Mike Smith
*** Provided by John Mead