Existed from at least 1657. Early address is the Broad Arrow, Grub street
before Grub street is renamed Milton street. Grub street is now synonymous with
a dirty area!
There are tokens from Grub street 1649-1672 including two for the Broad Arrow.
St Luke pub history index
Residents at this address.
This early farthing token for the Broad Arrow in Grub street, names R P in 1657.
B1291. Obverse. at . ye . broade . arrow = A broad arrow.
Reverse : IN . GRUB . STREETE . 5 7 = R . P. 1/4
This early half penny token for the Broad Arrow in Grub street, names Robert Pearce in 1666.
B1290. Obverse. Robert . Pearce . at . the = A broad arrow. R . P.
Reverse : IN . GRUB . STREET . 1666 = HIS HALFE PENY.
20 March 1788/Insured: William Speeding, the Broad Arrow, Grub Street, victualler/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
28 March 1789/Insured: William Speeding, the Broad Arrow, Grub Street, victualler/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
28 May 1791/Insured: Jeremiah Cater, at the Broad Arrow in Grub Street, victualler/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
John Lockie, a descriptive London Street Directory in 1810 describes - "Grub Street, Cripplegate, at 97 Fore street, the third on the Right from Moorfields, or fifteen doors on the Left from the North end of Wood street, Cheapside, it extends to Chiswell street"
1825/Mr John Langrish, Broad Arrow, Grub street, St. Luke’s/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/Jno Langrish, Broad Arrow, 88 Grubb street, City/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Edw Thirst/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/William Eldridge/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/William Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/William Wilson/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/Henry Johnson/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/Thomas Nutley/../../../Post Office Directory *
Morning Advertiser 24 January 1848
Transfer of Licences
Broad Arrow, Milton street, John Webb to James Bennett
July 1848/James Bennett/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1848/John Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1848/John Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1848/Reuben Miles/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Reuben Miles/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/Reuben Miles/../../../Post Office Directory *
1862/William Oakenfold/../../../Post Office Directory
March
1866/William Oakenfold/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Henry Main/../../../Post Office Directory *
1871/Henry Main/Publican/36/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/Georgiana Main/Wife/47/St George Hanover Square, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma S Barker/Step Daughter, Barmaid/25/Belgravia St Peters/Census
1871/Georgiana M Barker/Step Daughter, Barmaid/23/Belgravia St Peters/Census
1871/George Barker/Stepson, Porter/18/Belgravia St Peters/Census
* Provided By Ewan