Clerkenwell pub history index
The address is 118 St John Street by 1869, following street renumbering from 51 St John street. * It would appear that the Criterion at 116 St John street was built, as the Rose & Punch Bowl at 118 St John street closed.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
The following entries are in this format:
Residents at this address.
1811/William White, victualler, 51 St John street/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Abm Harcourt, Red Lion & Punch Bowl, 51 St Johns street, Clerkenwell/../../Pigots Directory
1831/Mary Johnson/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1832/John Hunt/../../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/John Hunt/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1836/William John Bishop/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at
the London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/Thomas Matthews/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/T Matthews/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Thomas Mathews/Victualler/55/../Census
1841/Ann Mathews/../35/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Clayton/female Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1842/Thomas Matthews/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/Thomas Matthews/../../../Kellys Directory
Morning Advertiser 24 August 1846
Transfer of Licences
Red Lion and Punch bowl, St John street, William Robert Stedman to Ann Mills
1848/Mrs Ann Mills/../../../Kellys Directory
February 1849/Ann Mills/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1849/James Bruce/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/James Bruce/../../../Kellys Directory
April 1852/Thomas Horation Brown/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1852/George Clements/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1856/George Clemments/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/George Clemments/../../../Post Office Directory
1864/William Meadows/../../../Post Office Directory
William Easty, who was licensee of the Red Lion and Punch Bowl in
Clerkenwell in March 1866, was the father of Ernest Easty who ran the
Ship
Afloat in Lower Thames street, in 1901.
William Easty’s son Ernest was born in October 1866, and William himself
died only six months later from bronchitis, in April 1867, aged 31. His
widow Mary Easty then took over the Red Lion and Punch Bowl. In 1868 she
married Peter Tosh, a Scotsman, who is listed as outgoing licencee in
November 1870. **
March
1866/W Easty/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Mrs Mary Easty/../../../Post Office Directory *
November 1870/Peter Tosh/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1870/Frederick Boon/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Frederick Boon, Red Lion & Punchbowl, 118 St John street/../../Post
Office Directory
1873/Frederick Boon, Red Lion & Punchbowl, 118 St John street/../../Post
Office Directory
1876/Thomas Childs, Red Lion & Punchbowl, 118 St John street/../../Post
Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Lawrence Atkins