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Old Red Cow, 72 Long lane, St Bartholomew EC1

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Re-built in its current form in 1854 - replacing an ancient tavern. ; in 2007, renamed Long Lane ** Again Renamed the Old Red Cow. * The address by 1895 is 71 & 72 Long Lane. The name is sometimes given as Ye Old Red Cow, and as just the Red Cow in 1841 and earlier. ***

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Saint Bartholomew,  Central London. The Saint Bartholomew,; London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Old Red Cow, 72 Long Lane - circa 1850

Kindly provided by John Carnaby

Old Red Cow, 72 Long Lane, EC1 - in May 2007

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Old Red Cow, 71-72 Long Lane EC1 - in June 2013

Kindly provided by Tris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1803/Thomas & William Race/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1803/Mills / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1825/Mrs Mills, Red Cow, Long lane, West Smithfield /../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1825/Mr John Elliott, Red Cow Wine Vaults, Long lane, West Smithfield/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1833-34/Andrew Gray, Red Cow, 71 Long lane, Smithfield/../../Pigot's Directory

1837/John Cundee / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1839/Andrew Gray/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/Andrew Gray/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/John Chapman, Red Cow, 72 Long lane, West Smithfield/../../Robsons Directory

1843/John Chapman/../../../Post Office Directory

1848/Thomas Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory

1850/Thomas Palmer/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Thomas Palmer/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Thomas Palmer/Victualler/40/Dover/Census
1851/M A Palmer/Wife/50/Norfolk/Census
1851/Emma Allward/Sister/52/Norfolk/Census
1851/William Whitaker/Cousin/70/Norfolk/Census
1851/Thomas Hunt/Servant/28/Gloucestershire/Census
1851/James Watson/Servant/27/London/Census

1852/Thomas Palmer/../../../Watkins Directory **

1856/Thos Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/Thomas Palmer/Inn Keeper/50/Dover/Census
1861/Mary Ann Palmer/Wife/64/Norfolk/Census
1861/Thomas Palmer/Nephew/12/Kent/Census
1861/Eleanor Palmer/Sister/60/Norfolk/Census
1861/Abigail Hured/Wifes Sister/66/Norfolk/Census
1861/George Jennings/Barmain/21/Hertfordshire/Census

1866/T Palmer/../../../P.O. Directory **

1869/T Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory

October 1869/ John Holland, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

October 1869/Martha Holland, widow and executrix of John Holland, late occupier/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1871/Thomas Palmer/Licensed Victualler/59/River, Kent/Census
1871/Mary Ann Palmer/Wife/69/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
1871/Thomas H Palmer/Barman/22/Chilham. Kent/Census
1871/Abigail Allmed/Sister in Law/76/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1871/Edward Jarvis/Barman/28/Sutton, Notts/Census
1871/Eliza Gardiner/Domestice Servant/23/London, Middx/Census

1880/Wm Thos Dawson/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/William Thomas Dawson/Licensed Victualler/48/Ashford, Kent/Census
1881/Sarah Jane Eliz Dawson/Wife/50/Somerset/Census
1881/Charles Stephen Dawson/Nephew, Salesman/19/Middlesex/Census
1881/Matilda Adelaide Dawson/Niece/14/Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Hines/Barman/20/Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry C Rolfe/Barman/21/Buckingham/Census

1882/William T Dawson/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/William T Dawson/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Joseph A Fleck & Sons/../../../Post Office Directory

1894/Wm Harwood/../../../City of London Directory **

1895/William Harwood/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1899/Alfred Allibone/../../../City of London Directory

1901/William Joseph Riley/Licensed Victualler/39/Finsbury, London/Census
1901/Helen A Riley/Wife/37/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/William L J Riley/Son/14/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Dorothy A Riley/Daughter/9/Newmarket, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Wilfred K Riley/Son/5/Newmarket, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Edgar John Doolan/Barman/32/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/John Whelan/Barman/24/Dalston, London/Census
1901/Charles Oade/Barman/22/Brixton, London/Census
1901/Lizzie Tomlinson/Housemaid/21/Hitton, Derbyshire/Census

1910/Gerald Blewitt Manley/../../../City of London Directory

1911/Charles Drawbridge Moore/Licensed Victualler/39/Shadwell, London/Census
1911/Jennie Moore/Wife, Assistant/39/Stepney, London/Census
1911/Florence Smith/Barmaid/29/Kensington/Census
1911/Lizzie collins/Servant/30/Camden Town/Census

1915/Gerald Blewitt Manley/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1921/Manley Bright/../../../City of London Directory

1944/Frederick Monk/../../../City of London Directory

1953/Frederick Monk / Licensed Victualler/../../London Gazette, 2 February 1954 **

* Provided By Tris

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Ewan