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History of North Woolwich in 1874 Post Office Directory

North Woolwich index

North Woolwich 1874


North Woolwich is a portion of Woolwich parish, and part of the county of Kent, but being on the north bank of the Thames, is locally in the county of Essex, in the Eastern Metropolitan postal district, union and county court district of Woolwich; it is included in the ecclesiastical parish of St Mark, Victoria Docks, Here is a terminus of a branch line of the Great Eastern Railway. Steamboats ply between North Woolwich and Woolwich (Kent) every few minutes in connection with the railway. The church of St John the Evangelist has accommodation for 750 persons. The cost of the church was about £8,000, raised by voluntary contributions. There are two schoolrooms in connection with the church, containing accommodation for 500 children. North Woolwich gardens are extensive pleasure gardens, much frequented in the summer season, where a great diversity of amusements is provided. The principal landowners are the North Woolwich Land Company, Mr Henley, the War Office, and The Gas Light and Coke Company, whose works at Beckton, covering an area of 40 acres, are partly in North Woolwich and partly in Barking. The area of this portion of the parish is about 400 acres, or one-third of the whole parish of Woolwich, and the population  in 1871 was 1,455.

[ For further particulars relating to Woolwich parish, see the Post Office Directory of Kent]

Post & Money Order Office & Savings Bank & telegraph Office – Charles Peter Schramm, receiver
Insurance Agent – London, Alfred James, 11 Maryland Street, Stratford
Girls School, Miss Catherine Richards, mistress
Infant, Miss Emma Richards, mistress
Railway Station, Francis Hodges, station master


Private Residents


Allington Rev Wiliam James MA, [curate of St Johns
Harvey William, Azoff Villa
Poynter William, Albert Villa
Steele William, Victoria Villa
Trewby George C, Beckton House
Vance John, 40 Henley Terrace

  Commercial


Anglo-American Leather Cloth Co
Appleton Edward, grocer
Austin William, boot & shoe maker
Avery Thomas, dealer in marine stores
Ball James, Kent Arms
Barritt James, cheesemonger
Charrington Samuel, linen draper
Chatterton Samuel, linen draper
Clamp George, Royal Standard
Cockburn Thomas, tailor
Cocks William, baker
Cloke Henry Charles, corn dealer
Crampton Samuel, linen draper
Cullam James, beer retailer
Davey Thomas, builder
Diver Richard, marine store dealer
Fox Mark, shopkeeper
Foster M B & Sons, ale & beer merchants, agents to Arthur Guinness, Son & Co, Dublin & to M Bass & Co, Burton on Trent; export stores, Victoria Stores; offices, 27 Brook Street, Bond Street W; home stores, 1 to 8 Lisson Grove & 242 & 244 Marylebone Road NW
Gas Light & Coke Co’s Works (George C Trewby, superintendent), Beckton
Geller Frederick, butcher
Green Henry Lynnell, grocer
Harrington William, butcher & grocer
Henley William Thomas, electric telegraph engineer & submarine cable manufacturer
Henson Henry, shopkeeper
Holland William, Royal Hotel & tea gardens
Holloway Stephen (Mrs), cow keeper
Holloway Thomas, Henley Arms
Horsnell William, boot & shoe maker
Hughes Edward, shopkeeper
Hutchings Wm, grazier & cow keeper
Jackson Frederick, baker
Jones Charles, shopkeeper
Jones George, beer retailer
Jones William, greengrocer
Leach Charles, coal dealer
Lintott Emma (mrs), shopkeeper
Lucy George, Old Barge House
Miles William, farrier & blacksmith
Morse William, beer retailer
Philips William, beer retailer
Poynter Wm, flag maker, Albert Villa
Rapley Thomas, tailor
Rickett, Smith & Co, coal merchants
Sans Thomas, beer retailer
Schofield Thomas, shopkeeper
Schramm Charles Peter, baker & provision dealer & post office
Skinner John James, general dealer
Smith Edwin, tobacconist
Smith James, boot & shoe maker
Smith Clara (Mrs), chemist
Stemp Louisa (Mrs), beer retailer
Stemp John, California Arms
Strickland Eliza (Mrs), beer retailer
Syme David, grocer & cheesemonger
Vance John, surgeon, 40 HenleyTerrace & Nut Tree House, High Street, Plaistow
Warren James, coffee rooms
Watson John, ironmonger
Watson Thomas, news agent
West Edward, Three Crowns
Wild Mary (Mrs), coffee rooms
Working Mens Club & Reading Rooms
Wright John, coal dealer

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