Clerkenwell pub history index
This pub was established by 1825. At 41 Amwell Street before 1938; This pub has been known since 1994 as Filthy MacNasty’s (2008). ** In 2013 this pub briefly became a pop-up restaurant called Meat Lover before reverting to the Fountain in 2014. ***
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Fountain, 68 Amwell Street, EC1 - circa 1986
“From the Archives of East London & City CAMRA”.
Filthy MacNasty’s, 68 Amwell Street, EC1 - in September 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1830/John Ware / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1833-34/John Ware, Fountain Head, 41 Amwell street, Pentonville/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Thomas Macey/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/Thomas Macey/../../../Post Office Directory *
1842/Thomas Macey/../../../Robson's Directory *
1848/William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/William Brown/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1856/William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *
March
1866/William Robinson/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/William Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory *
November 1869/William Robinson, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Islington
Gazette
November 1869/Louise Robinson, his widow/Incoming Licensee/../../Islington
Gazette
1872/William Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1876/Louisa Robinson/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1877/Thomas Alden/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1878/Thomas Alden/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1879/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1880/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1881/Charles Hodsdon/Licenced Victualler/36/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Anne Hodsdon/Wife/35/France/Census
1881/Charles Hodsdon/Son/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Hodsdon/Son/8/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Hodsdon/Son/6/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Francis Hodsdon/Son/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Hodsdon/Son/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Dimes/Wifes Mother, Formerly Hotel Keeper, Widow/60/Dover,
Kent/Census
1881/Paul Greenwood/Cousin, Barman/24/Newhaven, Sussex/Census
1881/William Stroud/Potman/35/Wayford, Somerset/Census
1881/Florence Currie/Domestic Servant/17/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1882/Charles Hodsdon/../../../Post Office Directory
1882/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1883/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1884/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1885/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1886/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1887/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1888/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1889/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1890/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1891/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1892/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1893/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1894/Edward Beeching [Executor]/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1895/Edward John Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1899/Hodsdon Brothers/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1910/Hodsdon Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Hodsdon Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Ernest William Barker & Son (D D's) Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Ernest William Barker & Son (D D's) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/William Barker & Son (DDs) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory *
1983/FOUNTAIN: 68 Amwell Street EC1. Allied Breweries. Comfortable two bar pub with Victorian dècor, with a "Dirty Dick's" mirror that gives the pub its alternative name./../../Pub Listing
1991/FOUNTAIN: 68 Amwell Street EC1. Ind Coope Taylor Walker./../../Pub Listing
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** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Tris