This pub was re-built in its present form in 1888. The pub closed in 2012. ** Now a trendy wine bar called Sager + Wilde which sells bottles of wine at up to �500 a pop (2014). ***
Shoreditch index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.
British Lion, 193 Hackney Road - in January 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1859/Edward Henry Leary / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1859/Francis Thomas Potter / Barman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
May 1865/Edward Knightley/Appeal Licensee refused/../../East London Observer +
1869/William Davis/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1872/William T Davis/../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
1875/John Winfield/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/John Winfield/Beer House Keeper/37/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Winfield/Wife/37/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susan Winfield/Daughter/11/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Winfield/Daughter/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Winfield/Son/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/John Winfield/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1895/John Winfield/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Thomas Grain/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1904/William House/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1910/William House/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1911/William House/Beer House Keeper/50/West Drayton, Middlesex/Census
1911/Mary Ann House/Wife, Assistant/39/Hoxton, London/Census
1911/Arthur William House/Son, Barman/23/Hoxton, London/Census
1911/Robert House/Brother, Barman, Widow/31/West Drayton, Middlesex/Census
1914/William House/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1915/William House/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1921/William House/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
In 1921 census at 193 Hackney Road, Shoreditch
Mary Ann House, Wife, aged 49 years, and born in Hoxton, London
Robert House, Visitor, Cellarman, Mr William House Beer & Wine Merchant, 193 Hackney Road, aged 43 years, and born in Yewsley, Middlesex
Ethel Annie House, Visitor, aged 38 years, and born in Camden Town, Middlesex
Robert House, Visitor, aged 4 years 4 months, and born in Bethnal Green, London
1922/William House/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1928/William House/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1929/William House/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1944/Henry Wilkes/../../../Post Office Directory *
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* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Tris