Robin Hood (Dagenham) (1)
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 51.554777, 0.12629 |
Adm. div. | Essex, now Greater London |
Vicinity | Bennetts Castle Lane, near Lindisfarne Road |
Type | Public house |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Defunct |
First Record | 1871 |
A.k.a. | Robin Hood Inn |

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-01-09. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-05.
The Robin Hood, an inn or pub in Bennetts Castle Lane, Dagenham (formerly Essex, now Greater London), is first recorded in 1871.[1] It closed in 1929[2] or the early 1930s,[3] when the buildings or the plot were taken over by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, which in turn closed c. 1973.[4] Inbetween, the London City Mission may briefly have had part of its activities there before the London City Mission Hall (now Bethel Christian Centre) was built on the neighbouring plot, at the present 170 Bennetts Castle lane.[5] Administratively the area in which the pub was located was considered variously as belonging to Chadwell Heath and Ilford.[3] Bennetts Castle Lane is now in Dagenham as far as postal services are concerned. Information on publicans gleaned from trade directories etc. from the period 1871–1929 can be found at Pub History (see Sources below). Apparently the pub reopened at 807 Longbridge Road some time after its original premises were demolished.[6]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Sources
- Closed Pubs: Essex: Dagenham: Robin Hood
- Facebook: Dagenham in Pictures
- London Pubology: Robin Hood
- Pub History: Robin Hood, Bennetts Castle Lane, Chadwell Heath, Ilford
- Valence House: Photograph of the Robin Hood Public House in Bennetts Castle Lane.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Essex LXXIV.6 (1897; rev. 1895) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Essex LXXIV.6 (1897; rev. 1895)
- 25" O.S. map Essex (New Series) LXXIX.13 (1920; rev. 1914)
- 25" O.S. map Essex (New Series) LXXIX.13 (1946; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Essex LXXIV (1875; surveyed 1862) (pub not included)
- 6" O.S. map Essex LXXIV.NW (1897-98; rev. 1894) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Essex (New Series) LXXIX (1921; rev. 1914-15).
- 6" O.S. map Essex (New Series) LXXIX.SW (1921; rev. 1914-15)
- 6" O.S. map Essex (New Series) LXXIX.SW (c. 1946; rev. 1938).
Also see
Notes
- ↑ According to Closed Pubs: Essex: Dagenham: Robin Hood the date is 1851, but no source is cited there and the date is 1871 according to Pub History: Robin Hood, Bennetts Castle Lane, Chadwell Heath, Ilford.
- ↑ Closed Pubs: Essex: Dagenham: Robin Hood.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pub History: Robin Hood, Bennetts Castle Lane, Chadwell Heath, Ilford.
- ↑ Facebook: Dagenham in Pictures.
- ↑ Valence House: Photograph of the Robin Hood Public House in Bennetts Castle Lane.
- ↑ Closed Pubs: Essex: Dagenham: Robin Hood; Facebook: Dagenham in Pictures; Pub History: Robin Hood, Bennetts Castle Lane, Chadwell Heath, Ilford.