Cock & Magpie, 72 Wilson Street, Shoreditch EC2

Barcelona in June 2026 was absolutely brilliant. The accessibility of Barcelona was amazing.
I will be visiting Barcelona again, but I will never be using the services of Cunard again, they were absolutely dreadful. Cunard should be ashamed. They were crap, as was ths scumbag disabled taxi which charged us 46 euros to travel from the Cunard ship back to the airport. His taxi fare always showed as 46 euros, and felt a bit like being shafted by Cunard, a member of the Carnival group. I hate scum like this, BUT sadly NOT worth a court case, but I can tell the world about the scum at Cunard, and Carnival.

I should point out that I did raise a complaint whilst on the cruise, but this was ignored and I have never heard any more of this, instead they turned their rabid dogs on me. Useless scum management at Cunard, and Carnival - getting the picture? I also believe the main law firm which takes on cases against the likes of Cunard is probably owned by Carnival, because they are absolutely a waste of time. Not a problem, as my interest is not in money, and more in awrning others about their service.
Of course you can pay me to shut up. I just like mentioning the shit Cunard service.

This pub was present by 1776. The Cock and Magpie, Worship street in 1848 license transfer. It is long closed as a pub and currently in commercial use. **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.

1825/Mr. Weston, Cock and Magpye, Wilson street, Finsbury square/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1830/William Newson/../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1833-34/George Weston, Cock & Magpie, 35 Wilson street, Finsbury/../../Pigots Directory

1842/G Weston/../../../Robson’s Directory **

July 1848/Frederick Weston and John Mudie, executors of George Weston/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

July 1848/Frederick Weston/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

December 1848/Frederick Weston/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

December 1848/Henry Collins/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1851/Henry Collins/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1851/Henry Collins/Licensed Victualler/41/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1851/Caroline Collins/Wife/31/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Collins/Son/3/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Caroline Collins/Daughter/8/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Margaret Collins/Sister, House Servant/23/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane Glitherow/Barmaid/30/Northamptonshire/Census
1851/Katherine Marshall/House Servant/27/Ingham, Hampshire/Census
1851/John Arnold/Potman/21/Lambeth, Surrey/Census

1856/H Collins/../../../Post Office Directory

1869/Hy Collins/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Henry Collins/Licensed Victualler/61/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Caroline Collins/Wife/52/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Collins/Son, Clerk Warehouse/19/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma Ward/Cook/52/Camden Town, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eliza Bennett/Barmaid/17/Hereford/Census
1871/Emma Knightly/Barmaid/21/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Weston/Potman/30/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census

1872/H Collins/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

August 1873/Henry Collins/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1873/Stephen Ballinger Medcalf/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

19th August 1876/Stephen Bellinger Metcalf/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

19th August 1876/Lovat John Fraser/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

May 1879/A Buckley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

May 1879/W Procktor and W J Ptocktor/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1881/Alfred J Lawrence/Licensed Victualler/35/March, Cambridge/Census
1881/Mary J Lawrence/Wife/26/Ronpel St/Census
1881/Mary A Crean/Mother, Widow/68/Ipswich/Census

1882/Alfred Jas Lawrence/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Alfred L Lawrence/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/Isaac Levy / late-Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 25 June 1886 **

1891/Edward Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Edward Roberts/Licensed Victualler/59/City, London/Census
1891/Caroline Green/Barmaid/26/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1891/Matilda M Castle/Cook/43/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1891/John Ganning/Boarder, Clothiers Assistant/32/Sligo, Ireland/Census
1891/Patrick Doly/Boarder, Clothiers Assistant/23/Cavan, Ireland/Census

Tower Hamlets Independent and East End Local Advertiser 01 October 1892
Applications for transfer of victuallers licences were granted:
Cock and Magpie, H H Roberts

1895/John Read/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/William Watson/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Albert C Eley/Public House Manager/21/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Mabel L Eley/Wife/21/Islington, London/Census
1901/Thomas B baths/Potman & Barman/40/Finsbury, London/Census
1901/Margaret Greatorex/Cook/25/Manchester/Census

1910/Edward Joseph Revill/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Edward Joseph Revill/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Charles Barrell/../../../P.O. Directory **

In 1921 census at 72, Wilson Street, Shoreditch
Charles Barrell, Licensed Victualler, aged 48 years 6 months, and born in Romford, Essex, the Employer
Henrietta Margaret Barrell, Wife, aged 47 years 7 months, and born in Marylebone, London
John Graham Gilling, Father-in-law, Retired, aged 77 years 6 months, and born in Penkridge, Staffordshire
Margaret Thirz Barrell, Daughter, Assistant, aged 19 years 2 months, and born in Southall, Middlesex
Mary Kathleen Dorothy Barrell, Daughter, Millinery, J K Conbros Milliner, Barbican City Of London, aged 16 years 1 month, and born in Southall, Middlesex
Stanley Joseph Barrell, Son, aged 12 years 1 month, and born in Southall, Middlesex
Edward Graham Barrell, Son, aged 6 years, and born in Shoreditch, London
Joseph Finningham, Barman, Cook & Maggie C Barrell, 72 Wilson St, Finsbury, aged 21 years 6 months, and born in Manchester, Lancashire

1934/Albert M Crowhurst/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Harold Fryer/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Henry Dunlop Butler & Albert Victor Ward/../../../Post Office Directory

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And Last updated on: Wednesday, 27-May-2026 13:22:40 BST