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Existed from at least 1793. Originally called the White Hart, at 1 Goswell Street in 1856 & earlier; but changed its name to the Corner Pin between around 1862 and 1900, before reverting to the White Hart. I don't think that the pub survived WWII, although I am not sure.
On 23 April 1964 a new pub opened on this site at 2 Goswell Road, which remains open today and is called the Shakespeare - recalling the pub of that name that used to stand 50 yards up the road at No. 44 (2006). **
Shakespeare, 2 Goswell Road - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
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1793/William Priestman/vintner and dealer in spirituous liquors/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1818/Thomas Glossop/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1820/Mary Glossop/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1825/Mr. Chasen, Old Corner Pin, Goswell street/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1832/D Greenley, White Hart, 1 Goswell street/../../Robson�s Directory
1833-34/David Greenley, Corner Pin, 1 Goswell street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Thomas Sheen/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Thomas Sheen/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/Thomas Sheen/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1846/George Mackey/../../../Post Office Directory **
1848/James Dowden/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/James Dowden/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1852/Edward Weaver/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/James Dickson/../../../Post Office Directory
The Era 24 April 1859 - Transfer of Licences
White Hart (generally called the Corner Pin), Goswell street, Alfred Williams to William Levitt
1862/William Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory **
1869/James & John Niven/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Haines/Licensed Victualler/38/Somerset/Census
1871/Priscilla Haines/Wife/36/Wiltshire/Census
1871/George Burn/Barman/21/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Eliza Durlan/Servant/16/Somerset/Census
1881/Henry Lyon/Licensed Victualler/54/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Esther Lyon/Wife/57/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clarence Lyon/Son/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Marion Lyon/Daughter/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clara Lyon/Daughter/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Lyon/Sister/57/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/John W Russell/Barman Assistant/25/Godalming, Surrey/Census
1881/Charles Stephens/Barman Assistant/21/St Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Phillips/Domestic, Widow/66/Hampshire/Census
1881/Louisa Hawkes/Domestic/16/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1882/Henry Lyon/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Henry Lyon / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 12 August
1881 **
1882/Henry Lyon/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/John Barber/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London **
1891/James Edward Cosham/../../../Post Office Directory
1893/Jas Edward Cosham/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/James Edward Cosham/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/John Frederick Doughty/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/John F Doughty/Publican/38/St James, London/Census
1901/Ellen M Doughty/Wife/24/City, London/Census
1901/John Capon/Barman/31/melbourne, Australia/Census
1901/Henry J Thomas/Barman/26/Borough, London/Census
1901/William J Vizars/Potman/28/Bell Alley, City/Census
1901/Ada Price/Cook/28/Hereford/Census
1901/Alice Gatward/Housemaid/28/Regents Park/Census
1901/Esther Curtis/Barmaid/26/City, London/Census
1908/John Frederick Doughty/../../../Post Office Directory **
John Frederick Doughty is at the
White Lion,
Esher by the 1911 census
1910/Daniel Thomas Birkbeck/../../../Post Office Directory *
1912/Alfred Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory **
1915/Alfred Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory *
1917/Alfred Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Alfred Pearce/../../../Hughes Directory *
In 1921 census at 2 Goswell Road, Finsbury
Alfred Pearce, Licensed Victualler, aged 32 years 10 months and born in Bickington, Devon, the Employer
Annie Pearce, Wife, aged 29 years 3 months and born in Bethnal Green, London, the Employer
Jennie Ward, Cook, Alfred Pearce, aged 55 years 3 months and born in Bow, London
Eileen Pearce, Daughter, aged 5 years 2 months and born in Glasshouse yard, Finsbury, London
Florrie Royce, Barmaid, Alfred Pearce, aged 16 years 4 months and born in Poplar, London
Holloway Press. 14 April 1934 Transfers;
White Hart, 2 Goswell road from Leslie George Marsh to Thomas Brian Bunting and Frederick Smith
1938/Improved Public House co Ltd/../../../Hughes Directory *
1971/Shakespeare, 2 Goswell road, EC1M/../../Pub Listing
1981/Shakespeare, 2 Goswell road, EC1M 7AA/../../Pub Listing
1983/SHAKESPEARE: 2 Goswell Road EC1. Allied Breweries./../../Pub Listing
1991/SHAKESPEARE: 2 Goswell Road EC1. Ind Coope Taylor Walker./../../Pub Listing
2018,The Shakespeare, 2 Goswell Road, London EC1M 7AA
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