The property was built circa 1870, on land purchased by stonemason Alfred Gibbins. He gained a beerhouse licence, eventually transferring it to Elizabeth Warburton in December 1876. Elizabeth was the widow of Joseph Warburton who was a pipe maker, hence the name.
In May 1878 Elizabeth was fined 10/- or seven days in prison for selling under weight bread that she had made on the premises. Each loaf had to be 2 lbs in weight at time of sale, but this time she was 4 ounces short. She didn’t learn her lesson as in December 1880 she was again fined 10/- for the same offence.
In the 1880 directory, Elizabeth was still listed as a beerhouse keeper of the Pipemakers and Alf Gibbins still owned the property. In February 1885, Elizabeth died aged about sixty, the licence being transferred to John Brown.
By 1890, the property was described as a shop with two story workshop at 71 and 73 St Saviours Rd, occupied by Alf Gibbins, butcher & grocer.
In 1906, the property transferred to Walter Henry Gibbins, butcher. and in subsequent transfers to Alf Derry for £1500 in June 1929, and to his wife, Ethel on Alf’s death In 1954.
1959 saw the last purchase by Herbert Cherry, butcher, for £1900 before the LCC compulsory purchase to clear the area.
Thanks to Chris Jinks for the deed information.
The back of this photos says St Saviours Road, but we can find no possible pub or offie it could be, so if any one knows please get in touch.
The mystery offie was at no 10 St Saviours Rd, run by a Mr Richard Revell in 1909; his neighbour at no 8 was George Beecroft, carpenter, as can be seen on the neighbouring sign. from CHRIS PYRAH.
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