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This pub was present by 1747 and remains open. At 24 Clerkenwell Close by 1910. **
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Horseshoe, 24 Clerkenwell Close - in December 2006
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Residents at this address.
1789/John Yates/victualler, Horse Shoe/../../Sun Fire Office records held at
the London Metropolitan Archives *
1800/Daniel Bastie/victualler, Horse Shoe/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1801/Thomas Baker / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1811/William Baker, Horse Shoe, Clerkenwell close/../../Holdens Directory
1821/Simon Walsh/victualler, Horse Shoe/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/Thomas Jones/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/T Jones/../../../Post Office Directory
Elizabeth Alexander was born in Taunton in 1798; in 1820 she married Thomas
Jones, a cabinet maker in Taunton; in 1821 son Gorge Alexander Jones was
born at High street, Taunton; in 1823 a daughter Mary Sophia Jones was born
at Mary street, Taunton; and in 1824, a son Robert Jones was born at 9 Chatham Row, Bath. ***
1839/Thomas Jones/../../../Pigots Directory
1840 Thomas dies leaving a will which mentions Three Horseshoes ***
1841/T Jones/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Elizabeth Jones/Publican/40/22/Census ***
1841/George Jones/../20/../Census
1841/Ann Prowse/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/George Spears/Male Servant/50/Middlesex/Census
1842/Thomas Jones/../../../Robsons Directory
1842 Elizabeth Jones marries William Moore Ayshford (widower from Silverton
in Devon) on 27 August 1842 at St Bride, Fleet street ***
By
1845, William Ayshford, is listed at the Fishmongers' Arms 8
West street, Soho ***
1848/Robert Thompson/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Robert Thompson/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1851/Robert Thompson/Victualler/35/Northleach, Norfolk/Census
1851/Sarah Thompson/Wife/44/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Thompson/Father, Farmer, Widow/65/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1851/Eliza Burtenshaw/General Servant, Widow/29/Bromley, Kent/Census
1851/John Dowell/Potman/33/Southwark/Census
1855/Robert Thompson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1856/Rt Thompson/../../../Post Office Directory
The Era 15 June 1862 - Transfer of Licenses
Horseshoe, Clerkenwell close, Benjamin Hayne to John Quince Batty
March
1866/Robert Goodwin/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/John Callow/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1869/J Callow/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1869/Edward Stokes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
August 1872/Edward Stokes/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1872/Frederick Henry Clarke/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1874/J Adams/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
1881/James Smith/Licensed Victualler/52/Berkshire/Census
1881/Annie Smith/Wife/40/Hitchin, Hertford/Census
1881/Violet Smith/Daughter/3/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lillian Smith/Daughter/9 months/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Scoats/Niece/10/Hitchin, Hertford/Census
1881/Henry Gritton/Barman/22/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1882/James Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Wm John Kingston/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Kingston Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frederick Thomas Coupland/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Jessie Rosa Hitter/../../../Post Office Directory
Holborn and Finsbury Guardian. 31 October 1913 - License transfer
Horse Shoe, 24 Clerkenwell close, William Rowland Kerry to Anthony Castella
1915/Anthony Costella/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Anthony Costello/../../../Hughes Directory *
1934/Leslie Bernard Priming/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Sidney Mann/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Benjamin Walden/../../../Post Office Directory *
1971/../Horse Shoe, 24 Clerkenwell Close,EC1/../../Pub Directory *
1983/../Horse Shoe, 24 Clerkenwell Close,EC1 : Courage/../../Pub Directory *
1991/../Horse Shoe, 24 Clerkenwell Close,EC1 : Courage/../../Pub Directory *
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