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Acton Arms, 296 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch E8

at 1 Acton Place, Kingsland Road in 1856 & earlier; This pub closed in 2001 and was converted to a hairdresser's salon, but by November 2006 the premises were empty. **

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

Acton Arms, 296 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch - in November 2006

Acton Arms, 296 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch - 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.

1839/Edward Spering/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1851/Edward Wm Spiring/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1856/E W Spiring/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/E W Spiring/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Francis Warren/Publican/37/Strand/Census ****
1881/Annie Warren/Wife/35/Cheapside/Census
1881/Sarah Benbow/General Servant/28/Walworth/Census
1881/Edward Morris/Barman/24/Rotherhithe/Census
1881/James Rooke/Potman/24/Strand/Census
1881/Edith Warren/Daughter/15/Islington/Census

1882/J Dyke/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Robert Feltham/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1889/Joseph Lethbridge/../../../Post Office Directory **

1891/Samuel Sansom/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/James Leigh Gosling/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Thomas McCarthy/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/James Cromwell Guillam/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Charles Hewitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1914/Charles Hewitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Charles Hewitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Edgar Robt Hyett/../../../Kelly's ****

1938/Edgar Robt Hyett/../../../Kelly's ****

1944/Edgar Robt Hyett/../../../Kelly's ****

** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By
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Updated in April 2008 by Kevan.
And Last updated on: Tuesday, 15-Jul-2008 15:59:01 PDT