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This pub was present by 1805. ** Was known as Compton's Bar and closed in the 2000s. Converted to residential use. *
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Harrow, 64 Compton Street EC1 - in June 2013
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Residents at this address.
1805/Edward Lincoln, Harrow, Compton street, Clerkenwell/../../Holdens Directory
1809/Jos Sewell, Harrow, 64 Compton street, Clerkenwell/../../Holdens Directory
April 1827/Mrs Sewell/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1832/Mary Elliott/../../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Mary Elliott/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1839/William Hawkes/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/William Hawks/../../../P.O. Directory **
1848/George Watson Young/../../../Post Office Directory ***
February 1849/George Watson Young/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1849/Frederick Charles Carrington/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/John Skone/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
April 1849/Frederic C Carrington/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
April 1849/Robert Magson Young/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
April 1852/Robert Magson Young/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1852/George Henry Bradley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1854/executors of George Henry Bradley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Mrs Ellen Bradly/../../../Post Office Directory ***
The Era 15 June 1862 - Transfer of Licenses
Harrow, Compton street, Richard Baker to George Gedge
March 1866/George Gedge/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/William Rickard/../../../Post Office Directory ***
January 1869/W Rickard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1869/Henry Bales/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1872/Henry Bates/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1872/John Freeman/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
Licensed Victuallers' Guardian. 25 July 1874 Transfer of Licenses
Harrow, Compton street, John Freeman to William Ferrar
Islington Gazette 26 May 1879
Transfer of Licenses
Harrow, Compton street, William Cole to William Hatfield
1881/James Knight/Inn Keeper/39/Cornwall/Census
1881/Jane Knight/Wife/34/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/James Knight/Son/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Knight/Son/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Harrison/General Servant/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/James Stevens Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Miss Annie Naish/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1899/Frederick Thomas Parry/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Charles Cullinane/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Ernest Henry Baldock/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/William Dale/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Edward George Parker/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Edward George Parker/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Edward G Parker/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Edward G Parker/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Edward R. G. W. Parker/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1983/HARROW: 64 Compton Street EC1. Watney Combe./../../Pub Listing
1991/Harrow: 64 Compton Street EC1. Grand Met-Watneys. No beer - closed./../../Pub Listing
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