All public house, restaurants, bars etc closed for the forseeable future from 20th March 2020, but this is a history site.
Formerly the Pimlico Tavern, present by at least 1609, this
pub was known as the Britannia Tavern by 1841. Rebuilt in 1858, this pub, later
the Britannia Theatre, converted to cinema use in 1923, was destroyed by bombing
in 1940, the site was replaced with housing in the early 1970s. *+
At 188 Hoxton Old Town in 1839 & 1851. The address is also
given in 1856 as 188 Hoxton High Street, Hoxton Old Town. *
Shoreditch index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.
Residents at this address
1790/John Atkins/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1811/John McArthur, Britannia, Hoxton/../../Holdens
Directory
1827/John Jefferson/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1829/Charles Paschoud, Britannia, Hoxton Old Town/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/John Worthington/../../../Pigots Directory
1836/John Freeman/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/Jno Crowder/../../../Pigots Directory
1840/John Noah Crowder/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1841/I. Noah Crowder/../../../Post Office Directory *
1842/S Lane/Britannia, 200 Hoxton Old Town/../../Robsons Directory
1848/Samuel Lane/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Sam Lane/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/Samuel Lane/../../../Post Office Directory
My 3 times great grandfather, Alfred Matthews was a porter there in 1858 as
given on his son's birth certificate. He was born in Hoxton in 1834 and
lived in the area until circa 1865 when he and his family moved to
Southwark. His father was a wine cooper but I don't know if he ever worked
there too. ***
1869/William Robert Cranford/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1872/Samuel Lane, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1872/Sarah Haycroft Lane, widow of Samuel Lane/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
1881/William Cranford/Licensed Victualler/24/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fanny Cranford/Wife/21/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Saml Cranford/Son/10 months/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred Cranford/Brother, Licenced Victualler/22/Hoxton,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hemmings/General Servant/38/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Miller/Barman/23/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1881/George Easy/Barman/21/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1882/William S & Alfred lane Cranford/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Cranford Bros/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Sl Cranford/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William S Cranford/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Charles Ozmond/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Charles Ozmond/Licensed Victualler/38/Islington, London/Census
1911/Florence Ozmond/Wife/28/Earls Court, London/Census
1911/George Ozmond/Brother, Refreshment Contractor/39/Islington,
London/Census
1911/Mabel Ozmond/Brothers Wife/27/Walworth, London/Census
1911/Albert Ozmond/../7/Dalston, London/Census
1911/Florrie Ozmond/../4/Charing Cross, London/Census
1911/Charles Ozmond/../7 months/Hoxton, London/Census
1911/Maurice Ozmond/../13/Hoxton, London/Census
1911/Clara Ady/Cook, Widow/64/Lambeth, London/Census
1914/William Samuel Craxford/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/John Challis Vine/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Edward Best/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
*+ Provided By Tris
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Robin Hagedorn