Aske Street was a different street to the south of Fanshaw Street, and was swallowed up by post-war housing estates. The modern site at 46 Fanshaw Street is about 50 metres north-east of where the pub was originally located until the mid-20th century. *
At 26 Aske Street in 1944; The pub was rebuilt after WWII. **
Shoreditch index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.
Lion & Lamb, 46 Fanshaw Street - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1824/Thomas Ward/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1825/Mr Ward, Lion and Lamb, Aske street, Pitfield street, Hoxton /../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/Richard Powell, Lion & Lamb, Aske street, Hoxton/../../Pigot's Directory
1833-34/Samuel Beminster/../../../Pigots Directory
1836/Samuel Beminster/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/Samuel Beminster/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Samuel Beminster/../../../Post Office Directory *
1848/John Platt/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/John Platt/../../../Post Office Directory *
January 1855/John Platt/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
January 1855/John Charles Kay/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/J C Kay/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1855/John Charles Kay/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
November 1855/William James Harris/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
January 1866/Nathaniel Walker King/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/Mary Anne Lawrence/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Mrs M A Lawrence/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1872/Mary Ann Lawrence/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1872/Michael Gilby/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
26th October 1872/Michael Gilbey/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
26th October 1872/Thomas Greenwood/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1879/George Pearce/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1879/William J Harrison/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/William T Richardson/Licensed Victualler/38/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1881/Edith H Richardson/Wife/36/Cheltenham, Gloucester/Census
1881/Sarah Gue/Servant & Barmaid/17/Kentish Town, Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Snellgrove/Bar Boy/13/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1882/Frederick Wm Wiegund/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/F W Wiegand/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Walter Wright/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Walt Burden/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Augustus Charles Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Henry Kent/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Charles James Tankard/Old Age pensioner/72/St Pancras/Census
1911/Herbert Tankard/Son, Licensed Victualler/33/Finsbury/Census
1911/Jane Tankard/Daughter in Law, Assistant/28/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Ivy Tankard/Daughter/5/Clerkenwell/Census
1911/Lily Tankard/Daughter/8 months/Hoxton/Census
1915/Thomas Henry Turner/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/E. J. B. Groves/../../../Hughes Directory *
In 1921 census at 35, Aske Street, Shoreditch,
Elizabeth Olive Groves, Licensed Victualler, Widow, aged 30 years 8 months, and born in Rainham, Essex, the Employer
Avis Mary Elizabeth Groves, Daughter, aged 8 years, and born in Chelsea, London
Edwin Leslie Groves, Son, aged 6 years 6 months, and born in Twickenham, Middlesex
Betty Edith Groves, Daughter, aged 5 years 3 months, and born in Twickenham, Middlesex
Albert Vernan Turner, Brother-in-law, Barman Public House, Mrs E O Groves Licenced Victualler, aged 33 years 1 month, and born in Wandsworth, London
Edith Annie Turner, Sister, aged 27 years 2 months, and born in Rainham, Essex
Charles Edward Lawrence, Nephew, aged 2 years 2 months, and born in Hertfordshire
Emily Victoria Spencer, Visitor, Shop Assistant (Boot & Shoe), Wickhams (C Barkers) Drapers, aged 24 years 1 month, and born in Stratford, Essex
Mary Ann Jane Hemmings, Domestic Servant, Mrs E C Grovers Licensed Victualler, aged 17 years 4 months, and born in Bethnal Green, London
1934/Sidney Magnus/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Sidney Magnus/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Sidney Magnus/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris