Cripplegate pub history index
Existed from at least 1808 as a licensed premises. There are a confusing number of pubs called the Grapes in this area – four in Fore Street alone at one time – the pubs at 20/21 Jewin Street and at 45 Aldersgate Street were different premises. ** The address is listed as 45 & 48 Aldersgate Street in the 1848 and 1856 directories. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1808/Thomas Vickress, wine and brandy merchant, 46 Aldersgate streete/../../Holdens Directory
1823/Thomas Vickress/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1830/Mr Thomas Vickress, Grapes, Aldersgate street/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1830/Mr Thomas Vickress jun, Grapes, Aldersgate street/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1832/Vickress & Son/../../../Robsons Directory
1839/Thomas Vickress & Son/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Thomas Vickress & Son/../../../P.O. Directory **
1848/Thomas Vickress/../../../Post Office Directory *
1850/Thomas Vickress/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/Thomas Vickress/../../../Kellys Directory
1852/Thomas Vickress/../../../Watkin’s Directory **
1856/Thomas Vickress/../../../Post Office Directory *
1869/Ezra Pilgrim/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William H Brown/Licensed Victualler/33/Shoreditch/Census
1871/Elizabeth Brown/Wife/36/Foxford, Suffolk/Census
1871/Edith M Brown/Daughter/8/Holborn/Census
1871/Eleanor E Brown/Daughter/6/Twickenham/Census
1871/Elizabeth Flint/Nursemaid/17/St Lukes/Census
1871/Mary Bradley/General Servant/33/Bristol/Census
1871/Thomas G Kemp/Barman/24/Clerkenwell/Census
1871/George Heath/Barman/22/Great Marlow, Bucks/Census
1871/George Pryer/Barman/21/Lambeth/Census
1871/Jospeh Dickin/Barman/16/Salop/Census
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris