Charlton

44 Bridge Street

A beerhouse of Leney which opened at some time between 1823 and 1869. It was mentioned in Pigot's Directories as having the address of just Charlton, but that's close enough for me to believe it is this house in Bridge Street they are referring to. Travelling towards Charlton from Tower Hamlets the house would be on your right. Previous to 1916 the number was 44. The site remained the same. It was an effort on the part of somebody to improve the street numbering. Unfortunately its new denomination proved unlucky. Before the paint was dry it had been declared redundant and compensation was paid in 1915 as follows. Sarah Dennis the owner got £698.10s. Leney and Company got £109 and the tenant, Harry Clark, got £95.10s.

Bridge Street is part of an ancient road running from Charlton to Hougham, which continued on up Black Horse Lane (now Tower Hamlets Road) and is obviously where the pub gained its name, although there is listing of another Black Horse, now the "Eagle" on he corner of Tower Hamlets Road. This Black Horse was demolished on 4 September 1839 and I assume the one in nearby Bridge Street took its name and the premises became what is now the "Eagle".

Although Bridge Street itself probably got its name in 1829 when a brick bridge was built across the river Dour. Originally the road was crossed by a ford, with a wooden bridge for pedestrians.

LICENSEE LIST

ROBINSON M (Black Horse, Charlton) 1823

CARSWELL Benjamin (Black Horse, Charlton)

CURLING David (Black Horse, Charlton)

DAWKINS William (Black Horse, Charlton) 1840

DENNIS George 1858

MARBROOK John (Black Horse Bridge St?) 1882

DENNIS Joseph (Black Horse Bridge St?) 1895

BEER Thomas 1897-1911 end

GANN James 1911-13 end

CLARK Harry 1913-15 end

From the Pigot's Directory 1823

From the Pigot's Directory 1828-9

From the Pigot's Directory 1840

From Melville's Directory 1858

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895

From the Kelley's Directory 1899

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1909