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Chatterton Arms, Bromley Common

41 Chatterton Rd, Bromley BR2 9QW

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1881 Census

28 Chatterton Rd (Shop) Sarah Greenaway Daughter 10 1871 Female Scholar Bromley Kent England

28 Chatterton Rd (Shop) Mary Greenaway Daughter 9 1872 Female Scholar Bromley Kent England

28 Chatterton Rd (Shop) Emily Greenaway Daughter 7 1874 Female Scholar Bromley Kent England

28 Chatterton Rd (Shop) Annie Greenaway Daughter 3 1878 Female Bromley Kent England

28 Chatterton Rd (Shop) Robert Camp Brother in Law 28 1853 Male Bricklayers Laborer London Pimlico, London Middlesex England

1891 Census

Mary A Brown Head Female 49 1842 Enderby Leicestershire England Bromley Bromley Bromley Kent England Bromley 30 630 120

John W Brown Son Male 27 1864 Bromley Kent England Bromley Bromley Bromley Kent England Bromley 30 630 120

Agnes C Brown Daughter Female 25 1866 Bromley Kent England Bromley Bromley Bromley Kent England Bromley 30 630 120

Milicent E Cox Niece Female 29 1862 Enderby Leicestershire England Bromley Bromley Bromley Kent England Bromley 30 630 120

Maud J Jayes Visitor Female 6 1885 Enderby Leicestershire England Bromley Bromley Bromley Kent England Bromley 30 630 120

Elizabeth Beadle Servant Female 16 1875 Knockholt Kent England Bromley Bromley Bromley Kent England Bromley 30 630 120

1901 Census

207 Mary Brown Head 60 1841 Female Enderby, Leicestershire, England

207 John Brown Son 37 1864 Male Bromley, Kent, England

207 Joseph Brown Grandson 3 1898 Male Bromley, Kent, England

207 Mabel Ferris Granddaughter 4 1897 Female Bromley, Kent, England

207 Walter Ferris Grandson 5/12 1901 Male Farnborough, Kent, England

207 Annie Ellis Cousin 65 1836 Female North Kilworth, Leicestershire, England

207 Annie Ellis Niece 45 1856 Female Keston, Kent, England

1911 Census

Mary Anne Brown Head 1841 70 Female Widowed Housekeeper Enderby, Leicestershire, England Chatterton Armis, Chatterton Road, Bromley Common, Kent

Agnes Carlin Herris [Ferris] Daughter 1866 45 Female Married 20 Housekeeper Bromley, Kent, England Chatterton Armis, Chatterton Road, Bromley Common, Kent

Robert Henry Spooner Barmaid 1873 38 Married Lambeth Chatterton Armis, Chatterton Road, Bromley Common, Kent

Maud Edith Dockrill Barmaid 1887 24 Female Single West Thurrock, Essex, England Chatterton Armis, Chatterton Road, Bromley Common, Kent

1922 Post Office Directory

1922/Mrs Rose Murphy/../../../Post Office Directory / Chatterton Arms

1937 Kellys Directory

Mrs Rose Murphy, 41 Chatterton Road, Chatterton Arms

1938

1938/Mrs Rose Murphy/../../../Post Office Directory

1939 Register

14 41 295 1 Rose Murphey Female 01/09/1878 Widow Licensed 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2.

15 41 295 2 Wilhelmina V W Murphey Female 13/12/1901 Single Housekeeper 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2.

16 41 295 3 Charles G Surkitt Male 16/01/1905 Married Public House Manager 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2. Ruby T Surkitt

17 41 295 4 Ruby T Surkitt Female 26/05/1903 Married Public House Manageress 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2. Charles G Surkitt

18 41 295 5 Mary J Bolam Female 07/03/1867 Single Cook General 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2.

19 41 295 6 Helen B Muidenhall Female 26/11/1876 Single Barmaid 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2.

20 41 295 7 Frederick C Ward Male 13/11/1900 Married Barman 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2.

21 41 295 8 Edward J Blaker Male 05/11/1918 Single Barman 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2.

22 41 295 9 Robert J Scorer Male 25/03/1908 Single Barman 1939 Bromley Kent England CJNI 42.2.

1940 Kellys Directory

Chatterton Arms showing as resident Mrs Rose Murphy

1940

Frank Wood was the landlord, a typical landlord, short stout with a beer belly, always wore a 3 piece suit, wife he same shape. At the time the pub was part of Beasley Breweries. He died in the pub about 1950.

His wife took over after him, but she moved away to Brighton to run a confectionery shop.

During WW2 it is rumoured he kept a pig in the cellar.

1951

Frank Wood dies while being the licencee of the Chatterton Arms, Date taken from BMD, information from Tony

1941

Wood, Frank
Wood, Muriel D

1945

Wood, Frank
Wood, Muriel D

1946

Wood, Frank

Wood Muriel D

1960

Bob Simonds, married but the wife did not help in the pub. Not well liked, and used to run a cribbage school in a Friday evening.

1962 Kellys Directory

Entry just says Chatterton Arms, no name of Occupant

1965 Electoral Register

1003 Dunn, Michael L. 41 Chatterton Road [Chatterton Arms]

1004 Irons, William T. 41 Chatterton Road [Chatterton Arms]

1981

by Mary Walker

Tommy and Popsy Hennings were there, their daughter Amanda was my husband's secretary . They went back to Dublin after leaving the pub for family reasons in Dublin. They ran The Beech Tree prior to The Chatt. Amanda stayed here and married , unfortunately she died quite young.
I was born in Chatterton Road (no. 85) in 1946 and left in 1950. My Dad frequented the pub post war, he had been a POW. I had a lot of family in the area so I should imagine it was well visited by them.
I still shop in the road, mainly Diplocks, Chemist and PO, Co -op occasionally. I still feel at home in the area.

friends tell me he was very popular and used to push the boat out Sunday Lunchtimes, the pub being packed due to the Sunday meat and cash raffle. He might have had 2 daughters.

1982 to 1985

In 1982 the pub was run by an Irish couple, I remember the husband being called Dermont.

The pub was a real old world pub, with a real log fire, and beside it an old piano.

I dont think the couple had any children, and in 1985 they spit up, the wife taking over the pub, and Dermot taking over the Green grocers, 2 years later to sell it to Gayless and Daughters.

Apparently he commissioned a painting to be made of the Chatterton Arms.

1992

I remember Fiona quite well. he had a young son and daughter, and they all grew up in the pub. She spent a lot of her time both sides of the bar, and organised a lot of events. I remember there were a lot of Pub Quiz nights, and what were called theme nights, I remember going to what turned out to be a Scented Candle Night, I fancied the candle seller so much, paid for some candles but never picked them up. She trained her staff very well, at one point had them handing out receipts with every drink. Something happened in the end, and she moved out with her family to live near Southborough Lane, and she went on to be Manageress of the Bear Factory Shop in The Glades, Bromley.

2002 192 Information, based on the 2002 Electoral Roll

Fiona Turner in Bromley, BR2

Together with:

Krystal E Turner , Mark Jowitt

Other occupants of this address:

Clona Mcenery , Iveta Bandone , James Smith , Tracey Taylor , Adrian Robertson , Scott L Duncan , Ronald Phillips , Andrew Mclaren

2003 Residency

Name: Mr Andrew McLaren

Birth Date: 1951-1953

Residence Date: 2003-2004

Address: The Chatterton Arms, 41, Chatterton Road, BR2 9QW