Cripplegate pub history index
Existed from at least 1805. Early address before 1832 is the Jacobs Well, Grubb street before Grub street is renamed Milton street. Grub street is now synonymous with a dirty area!
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Nicholas Pelham, the Jacobs Well, Grub street, Fore street/../../Holdens Directory
John Lockie, a descriptive London Street Directory in 1810 describes - "Grub Street, Cripplegate, at 97 Fore street, the third on the Right from Moorfields, or fifteen doors on the Left from the North end of Wood street, Cheapside, it extends to Chiswell street"
1825/Mr Webb, Jacobs Well, Grubb street/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/George Webb, Jacobs Well, Grubb street/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/George Webb/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/William Vandersteen/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/W Vandersteen/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/Matthew Nicholson/../../../Post Office Directory
February 1847/James William Pollard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1847/William Lynch/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1848/William Lynch/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Lynch/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/William Lynch/Publican/32/St Lukes/Census
1851/Elizabeth Lynch/Wife/31/Hoxton/Census
1851/John Lynch/Son/6/Hackney Fields/Census
1851/William Lynch/Son/2/Cripplegate/Census
1851/Elizh Gubbins/Relative, Laundress, Widow/60/Glamorganshire/Census
1851/Mary Lamb/House Servant/38/Glamorganshire/Census
1851/John Croxton/Servant/26/King Street, Soho/Census
1856/John Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1856/John Adams/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1856/John Francis Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
The Era 31 October 1858 - Music and dancing:
Samuel Betts, Jacobs Well, Milton street, for music
1869/Samuel Betts/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1869/Samuel Betts/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1869/Esther Benvies/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
December 1870/Mr Beaves/Outgoing Licensee/../../London City Press
December 1870/Mr H Scott/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press
January 1871/late tenant removed/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1871/Henry Scott/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
** Provided By Stephen Harris