St Lukes Head, 90 Old street EC1
The address is also listed as 151 Upper Whitecross Street (or 151 Whitecross Street) in early directories, which is the adjoining street (which has since been renumbered). * Earlier address is at 24 Old Street in 1856. This pub is now closed. The premises have until recently been in use as a grocer's shop and off licence, but the building now seems to be empty (2007). ***
St Luke pub history index
St Luke's Head, 90 Old Street, EC1 - in November 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
23 January 1773, Will of Henry Bayley, Victualler of Saint Luke White Cross Street , Middlesex - Records held at the London Metropolitan Archives
The Britannia Lodge of Industry, named in 1819 meets at the St Lukes Head, Old street, London in 1810
1816/Henry Burroughs / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **
Mount Lebanon Lodge Freemasons membership initiated October 28th 1818, Henry Burroughs, Victualler, Old street, 1818 to March 1825
1818/Mary Burroughs / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **
1819/Henry Burroughs / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **
30 November 1826, Insured: William Marshall The St Lukes Head White Cross Street Cripplegate victualler - Records held at the London Metropolitan Archives
1827/William Marshall, St Lukes Head tavern, Old street/../../Pigots Directory
1832/Temple/../../../Robsons Directory
1837/Richard Temple / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **
1838/Thomas Wright / Victualler & Spirit Dealer /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **
1839/Thomas Wright/../../../Pigots Directory **
1842/Groves & Gray/../../../Robsons Directory **
1844/Daniel Wilson../../../Thompsons Directory ***
1848/Daniel Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory *
September 1849/Daniel Wilson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1849/John Rigby/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1850/Daniel Wilson / Former Licensed Victualler, now Out-of-Business
/../../London Gazette, 19 July 1850 **
1851/John Rigby/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1851/John Rigby/Victualler/47/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Maria Rigby/Wife/37/Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thos Brock/Barman/34/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Lovett/Barman/18/Epping, Essex/Census
1851/John Freedman/Barman/20/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1856/William Hart/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/William Heggles/Licensed Victualler/39/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1861/Louisa Heggles/Wife/39/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
1861/Clara Heggles/Daughter/2/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1861/Louisa Miles/Sister??//Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
+ three other servants
August 1862/John Rogers/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1862/John Walker/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March
1866/Christopher Fisher/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Christopher Fisher/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Christopher Fisher/Publican/37/Scarborough, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Julia Fisher/Wife/41/Baildon, Yorkshire/Census
1871/William N Fisher/Son/5/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1871/James Fisher/Son/4/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charles Fisher/Son/2/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Fisher/Cousin/40/Carlisle, Cumberland/Census
1871/Jane Fisher/Niece, Barmaid/18/Orton, Cumberland/Census
1871/Arthur Taylor/Barman/25/Piccadill, Middlesex/Census
1871/Helen Bagnell/Barmaid/21/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma Harriss/General Servant/31/Bristol, Gloucester/Census
1876/Dolford Jas Rose/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1881/Agnes Wright/Licensed Victualler, Widow/54/Folkstone, Kent/Census
1881/William F Wright/Son, Assistant/32/York/Census
1881/Sarah A Wright/Daughter, Assistant/27/Manchester/Census
1881/Agnes Wright/Daughter, Assistant/28/Newery, Ireland/Census
1881/Mary J Wright/Daughter, Assistant/26/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Wright/Son, Handicap: Blind, Pawnbroker Assistant/23/(B S),
Sweden/Census
1881/William D Wright/Grandson/8/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Agnes Wright/Granddaughter/4/Manchester/Census
1881/Jane Wright/Granddaughter/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Fryer/General Servant/29/Edmonton/Census
1881/Henry Christie/Barman/21/Walthamstow/Census
1881/Frances E L Mills/Nurse/19/Norwich/Census
1881/Mrs Agnes Wright/../../../Post Office Directory
1883/Mrs Agnes Wright/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1885/Mrs Agnes Wright/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1891/Henry Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Henry Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Frederick Barden/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Thomas F Bardens/Licensed Victualler/31/England/Census
1901/Edith E Bardens/Wife/23/England/Census
1901/Thomas F Bardens/Son/1/London/Census
1901/Frank E Bardens/Brother, Barman/24/London/Census
1901/William Worth/Barman/22/England/Census
1901/Albertine Hibbert/Domestic Servant/43/England/Census
1901/Sarah Brooks/Domestic Servant/16/England/Census
1910/Thomas Frederick Bardens/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Thomas Frederick Barden/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Wallace Arthur Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory
1931/Wallace Arthur Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1938/Jn Hy Hildrew/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/John Henry Hildrew/../../../Post Office Directory *
1971/J. T. Joyce/../../../BT Telephone Directory *
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris