Comfort Arms Tavern, 51 Bridge street, Mile End E1

Mile End Pubs history

At 49 - 151 Bridge Street in 1901 census. This pub survived until at least 1963, by which time the address had become 49 Solebay Street. It is now demolished. **

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

1891/George Cowley/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1895/George Cowley / Beer Retailer /../../Post Office Directory **

1899/George Cowley/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1901/George C Cowley/Beer Retailer, Widow/34/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Edith B Cowley/Daughter/10/Bow, London/Census
1901/Bertha C Wainwright/Sister in Law, Dressmaker/23/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Ethel M Wainwright/Sister in Law, Milliner/17/Bermondsey, London/Census

1910/Mrs Elizh Cowley/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

Eastern Post, 17 February 1912
Beer and Wine, 51 Bridge street, Elizabeth Cowley to Edith Bertha Fraser (wife of Charles Butcher Fraser)

1914/Mrs Edith Bertha Fraser/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1921/Mrs Edith Bertha Fraser/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 49, Bridge Street, Stepney, Mile End Old Town
Edith Bertha Fraser, Wife, Beer Retailer, Licensee, aged 31 years and born in Bow, Middlesex
George Lachlan Fraser, Son, aged 6 years and born in Bow, Middlesex
Minnie Stapley, Housekeeper, E B Frasr Comfort Arms Bridge St, E, aged 41 years and born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Jack Jarvis, Barman, E B Frasr Comfort Arms Bridge St, E, aged 38 years and born in Stepney, London

1934/George Homer/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

My family came from the East End, and moved out during the War. I found a commemorative glass among my grandparents' things which was from 1935, and inscribed - "with compliments from Mr & Mrs W. G. Homer, The Comfort Arms, Bridge St. E1" ***

1938/William George Homer/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory


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