In 1756 four soldiers were billeted here. Then we have transfers of licenses in 1848 and 1869. The conduit supplying water from St Catherine's Well ended at the Lamb and Flag until the building of the waterworks at Spon End in 1847. In 1876 an inquest was held at the pub into the death of a local resident, Hannah Screwby. The verdict was that she died 'through supposed starvation'.
The pub, which was on the north side of Spon Street, closed c1905 and the building then became Plaistow's fishmongers shop.
A heraldic sign, referring to the Knights Templar, The Merchant Tailors Company, St Johns College, Oxford, etc. The lamb is of great christian significance thanks to the passage in John 1:29 which reads 'behold the lamb of god, which taketh away the sins of the world' thus equating the lamb with Jesus Christ. As a saintly emblem a lamb accompanies John the Baptist, St Agnes, St Catherine, St Genevieve and St Regina. The lamb and flag sign shows the holy lamb with a banner.
LICENSEES:
1822 - 1829 John Conway
1835 William Morris
1841 John Yeomans
1845 T. Moreton
1848 William Gill
1848 John Mason
1850 - 1851 Humphrey Payne watchmaker finisher
1861 Adam Burdess
1868 - 1869 Charles Francis
1869 Mary Francis
1871 - 1874 Robert Tipping watch cap maker and publican
1879 David Marston
1881 D. Martin
1886 Mrs Weston
1890 - 1891 R. Tilt
1893 - 1905 R. R. Harris
In 1756 four soldiers were billeted here. Then we have transfers of licenses in 1848 and 1869. The conduit supplying water from St Catherine's Well ended at the Lamb and Flag until the building of the waterworks at Spon End in 1847. In 1876 an inquest was held at the pub into the death of a local resident, Hannah Screwby. The verdict was that she died 'through supposed starvation'.
The pub, which was on the north side of Spon Street, closed c1905 and the building then became Plaistow's fishmongers shop.
