Clerkenwell pub history index
Ray Street in 1869 is near the junction of Farringdon Road; at 8 Ray Street in 1811 and the 1881 census, then the White Swan is listed as 28 Farringdon Road from 1884 onwards - This pub started life as the White Swan and was re-named City Pride in 1983, and still open for business in 2018. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
White Swan, 28 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London
City Pride, 28 Farringdon Road, EC1 - in March 2007
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Residents at this address.
1811/Eliz Glossop, the White Swan, 8 Ray street, Clerkenwell/../../Holdens Directory
1832/_ Lyall/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/William Hart/../../../Pigots Directory
1842/William Hart/../../../Pigots Directory
1848/James Bowry/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/James Bowry/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1851/James Bowry/Victualler/47/Egham, Surrey/Census
1851/Henrietta Bowry/Wife/50/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Henrietta Bowry/Daughter/17/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1851/James P Bowry/Son/11/Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex/Census
1851/Edward Bowry/Son/8/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1851/Matilda Nelson/House Servant/16/Stock, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Gibson/Cook/20/Lincoln/Census
1851/Charles Stevenson/Waiter/22/St Giles, Middlesex/Census
1856/James Bowry/../../../Post Office Directory
March
1866/James Bowry/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
November 1866/James Bowry/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Maria Marshall/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Miss Marian Marshall, White Swan, 8 and 9 Ray street, Clerkenwell/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1869/Miss Marian Marshal/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Harry Kennet/Licenced Victualler/35/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Kennet/Wife/32/Blackfriars, Surrey/Census
1881/Mary Nock/Niece/14/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Norris/Servant/25/Essex/Census
1881/Martha Parish/Servant, Widow/49/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1882/Harry Kennet/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/George Gruber/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/George Gruber/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Thomas Mowbray/../../../Post Office Directory
Islington Gazette 02 November 1891 - Transfer of licences :
White Swan, 28 Farringdon road, Richard Cain to Charles Tanner
1895/Alfred King/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/George Hawkins/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/George Hawkins/Licensed Victualler/28/Holborn, London/Census
1901/Grace Hawkins/Wife/27/Holborn, London/Census
1901/Grace Hawkins/Daughter/3/Holborn, London/Census
1901/Charles Davis/Barman/23/Holborn, London/Census
1901/Mancell Skinner/Servant, Dress Naker/26/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1899/George Hawkins/../../../Post Office Directory **
My Grand father William Ware Meayers was landlord of the White Swan upto 1906 when Crouch took over. In 1901 he is shown as being a hotel manager but no indication of which pub. So he might cover all your missing period or only the latter part.
Islington Gazette. 30 September 1908 - Licence transfers
White Swan, 28 Farringdon road from Reginald James Crouch to Albert Frederick Dickenson
1909/Reginald James Crouch/../../../Post Office Directory **
1915/George Harry Blumer/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/William G Connelly/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 28 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell,
William George Connelly, Licensed Victualler, aged 40 years 8 months, born in Battersea, London, Employer
Emily Connelly, Wife, Assistant, William George Connelly, aged 42 years 10 months, born in Isle of Dogs, Middlesex
James Connelly, Son, Motor Driver, aged 21 years 10 months, born in New Cross, Kent
Winifred Emily Connelly, Daughter, Milliner, aged 16 years 5 months, born in New Cross, Kent
Beatrice Morriss, General Domestic Servant, aged 18 years 6 months, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire
1938/Stanley Northrop/../../../Post Office Directory **
1940/Stanley Northrop/../../../P.O. Directory **
1941/Stanley Northrop/../../../Post Office Directory **
1944/Mrs Florence Vetterlein/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/EC1 City Pride: Rumoured to be the name Fullers have chosen for their recently acquired pub, ‘The White Swan’ 28 Farringdon Lane. Possible opening by the end of 1983./../../Pub Directory
1991/EC1 City Pride: 28 Farringdon Lane EC1 : Fullers. CHISWICK. Formerly the White Swan (Charrington)../../../Pub Directory
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