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The name was changed to Crown at some point between 1862 and 1871. The pub closed in around 1895 – it has now been partially rebuilt and is in residential use. **
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An ancestor of mine is shown in his will living at the pub on 31/10/1824. He
was Godfrey Lloyds born Masbuch Germany with surname of Leitz. *
Godfrey Lloyds was the licensee when he died in 1825. I have a copy of his
will and a document headed "For Executors or Administrators, with will
annexed,when there is Leasehold Property". *
1827/John Morgan, Hoop & Adze, 37 St John street, Clerkenwell/../../Pigots Directory
1839/John Wilcox/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
On the 20th January 1840, John Wilcox, of the "Hoop and Adze, St.
John-street, Middlesex, Victualler, hath conveyed and assigned all his
estate and effects whatsoever to Joshua Penny, ot Queen street place, Thames
street, London, Wine-Merchant, and
Thomas Ashwell, of Shoe
lane, London, Victualler, trustees, upon trust, for the benefit of all the
creditors of the said John Wilcox. London Gazette.
1846/Charles Cross/../../../P.O. Directory **
Morning Advertiser 24 August 1846
Transfer of Licences
Hoop and Adze, St John street, Stephen Willington to William Lee
1848/William Lee/../../../Kellys Directory
Morning Advertiser 24 January 1848
Transfer of Licences
Hoop and Adze, St John street, Mordecai Henry Jones to Richard Charles Howell
April 1849/Charles Howell/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
April 1849/Richard Gifford/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
July 1849/Richard Gifford/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
July 1849/Thomas Waller/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
September 1849/Thomas Waller/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1849/Richard Henry Bolland/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Richard Gifford/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/William Dawson/Wine Merchant & Publican/45/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Dawson/Wife/42/Maldon, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Dawson/Daughter/20/Maldon, Essex/Census
1851/William Dawson/Son/19/Maldon, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Dawson/Son/16/Maldon, Essex/Census
1851/Kate Dawson/Daughter/12/Maldon, Essex/Census
1851/Jane Dawson/Daughter/9/Maldon, Essex/Census
February 1854/John Barnard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
February 1854/Francis James Leak/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1854/John Garner/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1854/Melchisedec Hotten/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Melchisedec Hotten/../../../Post Office Directory
June 1856/C Jefferies/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
June 1856/Thomas Lee/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1861/James Smith/../../../1861 census **
1862/James Smith/../../../P.O. Directory **
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