Clerkenwell pub history index
At 24 St John Street in 1851 and earlier - now renumbered; It was rebuilt in its current form in 1901, and now (in 2007) trades under the name The Well. ** The address is 24 St John Street in 1856 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. * The 1854 license transfer lists this as the George, Compton Street which is at the junction with St John Street. Rebuilt in 1901 as an H. H. Finch outlet. Rebranded as part of the Simmons bar chain in mid-2017. ***
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
George, 180 St John Street - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1809/Edward Beck/victualler, George and Dragon/../../Sun Fire Office records
held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1833-34/Thomas Taylor, George, 24 St John street, Clerkenwell/../../Pigots
Directory
1836/Charles Walbancke/victualler and spirit dealer/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1838/Charles Walbancke/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/Chas. Walbancke/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Mrs Ann Walbancke/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/Mrs Ann Walbancke/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/Henry James Edward/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Henry J Edwards/Victualler/40/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emily S Edwards/Wife/40/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/Harriet G Edwards/Daughter/7/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/John B Edwards/Son/5/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry J Edwards/Son/3/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/William T Webber/Barman/29/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1851/Thomas Wells/Barman/25/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Cinnirk/House Servant/26/Ireland/Census
1851/Sarah Cooper/Nursemaid/16/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1851/Henry James Edwards/../../../Kellys Directory
April 1852/Henry J Edwards/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1852/George Bland/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
February 1854/George Bland/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
February 1854/William Thomas Webbon/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1856/William Thomas Webbon/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/William Willmer/../../../Post Office Directory **
June 1865/George Thomas Punt, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../North London
News
June 1865/Mrs Jane Punt/Incoming Licensee/../../North London News
March
1866/Jane Punt/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/William Poyser/../../../Post Office Directory *
1876/George Field/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1877/William Samuel Beale/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1878/William Samuel Beale & Jane Beale & John Lane/../../../Finsbury Petty
Sessions
1879/William Samuel Beale & Jane Beale & John Lane/../../../Finsbury Petty
Sessions
1880/William Samuel Beale & Jane Beale & John Lane/../../../Finsbury Petty
Sessions
1881/Jane Beale/Licenced Victualler, Widow/59/Essex/Census
1881/Wiliam S Beale/Son, Manager/25/Hull/Census
1881/Charles Beale/Son, Barman/23/Hull/Census
1881/Sarah Beale/Sister, Barmaid, Widow/59/Middlesex/Census
1881/William Samuel Beale & Jane Beale & John Lane/../../../Finsbury Petty
Sessions
1882/Mrs Jane Heale/../../../Post Office Directory
1882/Joseph Green/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1882/James Henry Young/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1883/James Henry Young/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1884/Joseph Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James Henry Young/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1885/James Henry Young/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1886/Frederick Cornelius Holliday/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1887/Frederick Cornelius Holliday/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1888/Frederick Cornelius Holliday/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1889/Frederick Cornelius Holliday/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1890/Henry William Gompertz/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1891/Henry William Gompertz/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1892/Henry William Gompertz/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1893/Henry William Gompertz/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1894/Henry William Gompertz/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1895/Henry William Gompertz/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1899/Henry William Gompertz/../../../Post Office Directory **
1900/Henry William Gompertz/../../../Post Office Directory **
1902/Henry Hobson Finch/../../../P.O. Directory **
1910/Henry Hobson Finch/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Henry Hobson Finch/../../../Post Office Directory *
1919/H H Finch Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Henry H. Finch Ltd/../../../Hughes Directory *
1934/H H Finch/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/H H Finch/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/H. H. Finch Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory *
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** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Tris