Camden Head, 2 Camden Walk Islington N1 8DY

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At 2 Camden Walk by 1944, previously in Camden street. The name is given as the Camden's Head in 1882 and earlier. *
It was a Greene King public house in 2017 and March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Camden Head, 2 Camden Walk, N1 - in October 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address.

1792/Samuel Grammar/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1794/Samuel Grammer/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1805/Samuel Grammer, Camden Head, Camden street, Islington/../../Holdens Directory

1809/Samuel Grammer, Camden Head, Camden street, Islington/../../Holdens Directory

1833-34/Samuel Grammer, Camdens Head, 2 Camden street, Islington green/../../Pigots Directory

1839/Samuel Grammar/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1841/Sam Grammer/../../../Post Office Directory

1848/Thomas Nicolas/../../../Post Office Directory *

1851/Thomas Nicholls/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1856/John Thomas/../../../Post Office Directory *

Era 30 January 1859 - Licence transfers :
Camden Head, Camden Street, William Carr to James Winning Wheeler

Era 2 October 1859 - Licence transfers :
Camden Head, Camden street, William Wheeler to John Medlicote

April 1865/Henry Love/ Outgoing Licensee /../../North London News

April 1865/Henry Chown/ Incoming Licensee /../../North London News

March 1866/Henry Chown/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News

1869/J J Hough/../../../Post Office Directory

May 1872/John James Hough/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

May 1872/William Lamprey James/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1873/William Lambrey James/../../../P.O. Directory **

January 1873/William Lamprey James/Outgoing Licensee/../../Islington Gazette

January 1873/Henry Chown/Incoming Licensee/../../Islington Gazette

Islington Gazette 21 May 1877
Finsbury Licensing Sessions
Camden Head, Camden street, T Maddison to J F Brander

1881/John Brander/Licensed Victualler/39/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sophia Brander/Wife/55/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edwin Brander/Brother, Carman/18/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Brander/Son/1/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Bresbury/Potman/22/Witham, Essex/Census
1881/Harry Brander/Son/6 months/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jessie Ashton/Servant/15/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Law/Servant/16/Southwark, Surrey/Census

1882/John T. Brander/../../../Post Office Directory *

1884/John T Brander/../../../Post Office Directory

1885/John T Brander/../../../P.O. Directory **

1891/John Thomas Brander/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/George Frost/Beer House Keeper/45/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Kate Frost/Wife/37/Hoxton, London/Census
1891/Florence Frost/Daughter/16/Kingsland, London/Census
1891/Jessie E Frost/Daughter/12/Hoxton, London/Census

1895/John Thomas Brander/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Charles Dearing & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/Chas. Dearing & Co./../../../P.O. Directory **

1902/Charles Dearing/../../../P.O. Directory **

1910/Frederick Chas Potts/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Robert Ernest Thorpe/../../../Post Office Directory

Morning Advertiser. 06 February 1917
Camden Head, Camden street, Islington, Robert Ernest Thorpe and William Henry Snell to R E Thorpe and Creely Caroline Ophlelia Snell, the wife

1921/Thorpe & Snell/../../../P.O. Directory **

1934/Thorpe & Holles/../../../Kellys Directory

1935/Thorpe & Hoiles/../../../P.O. Directory **

1938/Lukey & Fairman/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/William T Canty/../../../Post Office Directory

2017 Greene King, Camden Head, 2 Camden Walk Islington N1 8DY



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