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This pub was established by 1741 within St John’s Gate. It traded variously as the Jerusalem Tavern, Old Gate and Old St John’s Gate Tavern, before settling down as the Old Jerusalem Tavern. This pub was actually originally inside the 1504 St John's Gate, originally built as the entry to the Priory of St John of Jerusalem. It closed at this site in 1874 when the gate was reclaimed by the Order of the Hospital of St John. In 1876, a new pub was built alongside the old gate at 1 St John’s Square. This closed in 1914 or 1915 to become the headquarters of the Order of St John. ** The address is 27 St Johns Square by 1910, following street renumbering. It was known as the St Johns Gate Tavern by this time. *
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Old Jerusalem Tavern, 1 St John's Gate, EC1 - in December 2006
Old Jerusalem Tavern, 1 St John’s Square, Clerkenwell, EC1 - in February 2010
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1755/William Newell/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1755/Mrs Bridget Horton / Partner./../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1755/Robert Appletree / Wine Vaults Apprentice/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1811/William Walter, Jerusalem Tavern, St Johns square, Clerkenwell/../../Holdens Directory
1812/Mr Walters/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1814/William Walter / Tavern Keeper /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1825/William Flint/victualler, St Johns Gate/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1832/William Hoar/victualler, St Johns Gate/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1833/William Hoar/victualler, St Johns Gate/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/Edward Bushell/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Henry Brett/../../../Post Office Directory *
December 1849/Philadelphia Wilson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
December 1849/Benjamin Foster/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Benjamin Foster/Licensed Victualler/35/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane Foster/Wife/42/Ripon, Yorks/Census
1851/Harriett Foster/Sister/29/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1851/Elizabeth Wheatley/House Servant/23/London/Census
1851/Alfred Sparkes/Potman/22/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/Benj Foster/../../../Kellys Directory
1855/Benj Foster/../../../Post Office Directory **
1856/Benjamin Foster/../../../Post Office Directory
Clerkenwell Dial and Finsbury Advertiser. 01 August 1863
St Johns Gate, St Johns square, from Benjamin Foster, deceased to his daughter, the sole executrix and now her husband, Samuel Wickens, who has hitherto managed the business.
March 1866/Samuel Wickens/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/S Wickens/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/William Charles Gay/Publican/44/Chelsea/Census
1881/Harriet Gay/Wife/44/Southwark/Census
1881/Alice Harriet Gay/Daughter, Apprentice/18/Pimlico/Census
1881/Jessie Maria Gay/Daughter, Apprentice/15/St Botholop City/Census
1881/Sydney Thomas Gay/Son/4/Clerkenwell/Census
1881/Louisa Betts/Barmaid/22/Clerkenwell/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hills/Domestic Servant/22/Clerkenwell/Census
1881/Amelia Millmuch/Domestic Servant/17/Smithfield/Census
1881/Emma C Par?/Domestic Servant/17/Strand/Census
1881/Arthur Whitebread/Barman/26/Blackwall/Census
1881/Charles Brecklow/Waiter/17/Hackney/Census
1881/Wm Chas Gay/../../../Post Office Directory
1882/William Charles Gay/../../../Post Office Directory *
1885/Wm. Chas. Gay/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/Henry Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Henry Drury/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Frederick Viney/../../../Post Office Directory *
1901/Francs. Deller/../../../P.O. Directory **
Islington Gazette - 01 October 1907 Transfers granted
St Johns Gate Tavern, 24 St Johns square, from George Albert Carver to Frederick Clarke
1915/George Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory *
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