tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post5977043280483135634..comments2024-03-18T20:50:01.138+00:00Comments on E7 Now & Then: The Princess Alice - gone, but not forgottenMichelle Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786732761856671353noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-54760775536099533292023-12-22T21:30:40.589+00:002023-12-22T21:30:40.589+00:00I worked across the road in the BT offices for man...I worked across the road in the BT offices for many years. The Alice was the convenient lunchtime and post work watering hole, more than a couple of times a week in those days… early to mid 80’s. Brilliant memories of those days and all the great friends I worked with and drank with, a good handful of them still friends now. A time of seeing live bands all over London, in grimy pubs where your feet stuck to the floor. Some of my fondest memories 😁Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-64497744131740131762022-08-04T02:29:46.627+01:002022-08-04T02:29:46.627+01:00I lived in forest gate and drank in the princess a...I lived in forest gate and drank in the princess alice when it was first opened again by princess margaret in the 50s. The publican was ken platt an ex guardsman 6 foot six tall. Jack gresham smith was the bar manager who later managed the Eagle and child pub.<br />The private bar was the place to be with patrons like tug boat bill jones who lived in vale rd,reg clamtree entertainer drummer lived above goldburgs the tailors shop in upton lane. Joan the bar maid and stan her partner lived in a flat in palmerstone rd. we called stan soft shoes,they both move on to the Eagle an child .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-23346320352832250162022-04-17T20:53:27.691+01:002022-04-17T20:53:27.691+01:00I was a bouncer at the alice for a while. It was c...I was a bouncer at the alice for a while. It was certainly an experience and taught me a lot. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217274255884951744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-71871769848852056662021-02-09T21:48:50.094+00:002021-02-09T21:48:50.094+00:00Does anyone remember,Cliff,John & Noel who use...Does anyone remember,Cliff,John & Noel who used to drink here regularly, and where are they now,Thankyou Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011403494012612013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-24521316606603921722020-11-06T09:27:10.599+00:002020-11-06T09:27:10.599+00:00frequented this pub in the late 70's, always a... frequented this pub in the late 70's, always a good crowd, later became a yardys pub, I was gone by then TG!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-264049130768472872020-09-12T22:31:23.875+01:002020-09-12T22:31:23.875+01:00Hi, would like to get back in contact with Louise,...Hi, would like to get back in contact with Louise, my name's Lee, we used to work together about 20 years ago. seesiena@gmail.comSpeakuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368329938010236440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-27186319845262041772020-06-01T00:18:53.588+01:002020-06-01T00:18:53.588+01:00Hi I lived at palmeston rd aswell from 1971.
I re...Hi I lived at palmeston rd aswell from 1971. <br />I remembered princess Alice .<br />Another landmark was the British Leyland showroom on the corner of palmeston rd . Do you have a photos of that . I'm trying g to get any information of this place .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286845433984673534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-5700906618329352662020-05-08T13:11:05.861+01:002020-05-08T13:11:05.861+01:00I met my late husband in the pub in 1990,it was th...I met my late husband in the pub in 1990,it was the best day of my life,how times have changed for the worst.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011403494012612013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-65150801641371754632020-03-23T19:16:29.840+00:002020-03-23T19:16:29.840+00:00Can confirm after posting my query and checking c...Can confirm after posting my query and checking census pub history ancestry website etc my family did not have any ownership or licensee connection to this pub....had just used it.....connections instead are via a Digby family to The Northern Star at Colney Hatch and a previous generation Digby at Pig and Whistle Stratford also known as Lion and Lamb. Problem solved!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498572167063211321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-83696460443316922912019-08-03T17:58:04.198+01:002019-08-03T17:58:04.198+01:00Used to go to the Alice when I lived in Windsor ro...Used to go to the Alice when I lived in Windsor road 89 great pub. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438706810476582763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-51926564728822525372019-03-30T16:34:16.022+00:002019-03-30T16:34:16.022+00:00Funnily enough one of my dads favourite phrases af...Funnily enough one of my dads favourite phrases after a meal was "replete"...did he get that from the pub as evidenced by the poster above?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942304518301360204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-81743931735821523772019-03-30T16:30:48.056+00:002019-03-30T16:30:48.056+00:00My grandfather George Charles Jarvis born 1891.......My grandfather George Charles Jarvis born 1891....so presume his wifes(Elsie Jane a milliner) grandparents at the Alice c 1850's-1860's????? If any one has info on Thomas George Jarvis probably nearer Hackney area grandparents Father would be most grateful....maybe also a scrap dealer...addresses we think of his widow Elizabeth nee Coke(love info here too either self employed or working in linen manufacturing recorded living Selbert Rd ...Ridley or Ripley Rd Forest Gate c 1916...Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942304518301360204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-37928465326494157552019-03-30T16:05:03.794+00:002019-03-30T16:05:03.794+00:00My fathers bio...born 1924 Forest Gate...parents a...My fathers bio...born 1924 Forest Gate...parents and grandparents fathers side history of being in that locality....states his mothers side grandparents ran Princess Alice..daughter Elizabeth married into James Bamford family living at 19 Norwich rd....producing my grandmother Elsie Jane Bamford marrying into Jarvis family<br />James Bamford he describes as a dealer being tall with a haunting voice and a white beard working his dealings from the pub..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942304518301360204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-422454897890254432019-01-26T12:21:16.116+00:002019-01-26T12:21:16.116+00:00I believe my grandfather William Dennis Murphy and...I believe my grandfather William Dennis Murphy and possibly his brother Philip Murphy were the landlords of the Princess Alice circa 1910 or later. If anyone has any information about this, could you please let me know. Many thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622047289208735230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-58043949483672356332018-11-25T21:56:00.878+00:002018-11-25T21:56:00.878+00:00First Rock Against Racism gig there in October 197...First Rock Against Racism gig there in October 1976, featuring Carol Grimes😎Les Graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704391189997180335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-12315449821162848272018-11-15T08:37:19.358+00:002018-11-15T08:37:19.358+00:00I'm curious as to whether the Princess Alice w...I'm curious as to whether the Princess Alice who died in 1878, (the same year as the ship went down) as pubs aren't allowed to be named after living royals or have them on their signs. I assume that would have been the same in 1868 too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331994609886900254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-34871820011029313662018-06-24T11:38:37.872+01:002018-06-24T11:38:37.872+01:00fond memories the Alice and the post office over t...fond memories the Alice and the post office over the road were my playgroundsdennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525560672639662904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-88326193251784147832018-01-15T04:05:11.860+00:002018-01-15T04:05:11.860+00:00Did your Mum shop at the Maypole just up the road?...Did your Mum shop at the Maypole just up the road? We lived in The Rest Center just across the road from there.Bert hansellhttp://bertsongs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-56524562052219983002018-01-15T04:01:39.613+00:002018-01-15T04:01:39.613+00:00I lived in Forest Gate just after the war, in a re...I lived in Forest Gate just after the war, in a rest center just a block or two up Woodgrange Road. Princess Alice to us was just a hole in the ground, remembered only by the bus conductors who still called out her name when they stopped at the corner of Romford Road.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-65904734111000156792017-02-22T00:03:24.328+00:002017-02-22T00:03:24.328+00:00Site of the very first Rock Against Racism gig in ...Site of the very first Rock Against Racism gig in October 1976. Carol Grimes Boogie Band.Lost Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919254475278894888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-15947529399561334452017-01-08T12:04:58.893+00:002017-01-08T12:04:58.893+00:00Interesting article - good to know the full story ...Interesting article - good to know the full story Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855955027871832903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-48944509653627276022016-11-26T18:14:44.257+00:002016-11-26T18:14:44.257+00:00Another of the landlords of the Princess Alice was...Another of the landlords of the Princess Alice was Joseph Hardy. Not sure of exact dates but he married his wife Annie Sweetlove in 1891 so it must have been in the 1890-1910 period,maybe later. He was my late husband Alan Hardy's gt.grandad and was also a waterman/ lighterman. Any more info from others welcome.Pam hardynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060845208960850368.post-56608241322213096422015-12-14T11:00:00.911+00:002015-12-14T11:00:00.911+00:00Certainly not forgotten! I lived in Palmerston Roa...Certainly not forgotten! I lived in Palmerston Road 1949-1963. The photo 'bomb site after 1949' is exactly as I remember it. My mother talked about 'going round to the Princess Alice' when she was going shopping in Woodgrange road. This despite the fact that she had not lived in London before the war, so never knew the original pub! I hope that future generations will ask their mothers why it is called the Princess Alice, and also getting the explanation that was the name of the pub that used to stand on the corner. Motley Family Historyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879394969280156374noreply@blogger.com