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At 87 St John Street Road until 1861 - then renumbered to 186 St John Street Road; The pub was founded in 1415 and most recently rebuilt in 1899; at 418 St John Street by 1910 **
The address is at 75 St John Street Road in 1841 and earlier. +
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Old Red Lion, 418 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London
Old Red Lion, 418 St John Street - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
St. John-street-road was, until 1818, called Islington-road. "On Tuesday next, being Shrove Tuesday, will be a fine hog barbyqu'd whole, at the house of Peter Brett, at the Rising Sun in Islington road, with other diversions. It is the house where the ox was roasted whole at Christmas last."—Mist's Journal, February 9, 1726.
1820/George Wells/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1822/John Shain/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives +
1827/John Shain/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1839/Robert Wing/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Robert Wing/../../../Post Office Directory +
On the east side of St. John's-street-road, adjoining the site of the old
almshouses founded by Lady Owen, stands the Old Red Lion public-house, which
has been recently renovated, and bears the inscription in conspicuous
characters on its front—" The Old Red Lion, established 1415." Not very many
years ago, this inn stood almost alone; opposite were pens in which sheep
were folded previously to their being taken to Smithfield for sale, and in
the midst of which stood an old house, called "Goose Farm;" and the whole
space from St. John's-street-road to the Belvidere Tavern, Penton-street, in
one direction, and to Coppice-row, Clerkenwell, in another, was, with the
exception of a few erections, entirely rural. The scene is now entirely
changed, and the whole of the ground has, for some time, been covered with
buildings, streets, &c. The Red Lion was frequently the halting-place of
some of the most distinguished ornaments of the last century in their
suburban recreations. Thomson, the author of the "SeasonsHogarth, who has
introduced the gable-end of the house in his picture of Evening; and Paine,
the author of the "Rights of Man," lived under its roof; and Dr. Johnson (it
is said) and other celebrated men of that day often refreshed themselves at
the house. - St Mary Islington History 1842
1843/Leonard Bladon/../../../Post Office Directory +
There is a gap between 1843 and 1848 and I think it's likely John Harradence took it from late 1843 to some time in 1847 *
1) 1844 John Harradence had been a butcher for 30 years who suddenly changed to a publican on receipt of inheritance some time between June 1842 and January 1844 when he was recorded as a publican on the marriage certificate of his daughter Emma - when she married as a minor they were living at 15 Gloucester Street off St John St Road so I suspect he took on the Old Red Lion late 1843 and before the wedding on 7 Jan 1844. *
2) 1845 reference: listing in a directory: John Harradence Old Red Lion PH 75 St John St Road in 1845 Post Office Directory on Ancestry p. 773 *
3) 1846 The Era Sunday 5 April 1846 an article reporting the Quarterly Court session of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers, meeting in Kennington Lane Lambeth, Mr Harradence of St John St Road was elected to the committee - so he was still at the Old Red Lion. *
He is next at the Woodsman in George Street, St Alphage parish of Greenwich
1848/George Hale/../../../Post Office Directory +
1851/Thomas Morris Harvey/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/Thos M Harvey/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Thomas H. Harvey/Licensed Victualler/42/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census +
1851/Mary Ann Harvey/Wife/34/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1851/Elizabeth Taylor/Sister-in-Law/32/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Dixon/Barman/27/Bristol, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Eliza Duggen/General Servant/29/Radcliffe, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Moolday/Potman/21/Visitor, Traveller/21/Newberry,
Berkshire/Census
1851/George Truman/Visitor, Traveller/48/Romsey, Huntingdonshire/Census
1851/William Walken/Visitor, Traveller/60/Golding, Lincolnshire/Census
1851/William Rogerson/Visitor, Traveller/66/Holbeach, Lincolnshire/Census
1851/John Everett/Visitor, Traveller/about 30/Not Known/Census
April 1852/Thomas M Harvey/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1852/Henry Burton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1856/Henry Burton/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1859/William Brooking/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
January 1859/William Thomas Simson/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1861/Alfred S. Rowlett/Licensed Victualler/37/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census +
1861/Mary E. Rowlett/Wife/30/Launceston, Cornwall/Census
1861/John Rowlett/Son/11/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Clark/House Servant/31/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Eveleigh/Barman/22/Langport, Somerset/Census
1861/William Sawyer/Potman/24/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1862/William Jones/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/Mrs Ann Mills Hatswell/../../../Post Office Directory +
February 1870/B N Verge/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1870/James Turnbull/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1879/Geo. W. Churchman/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/Robert Edwards/Licenced Victualler/39/Deal, Kent/Census
1881/Caroline Edwards/Wife/36/Deal, Kent/Census
1881/Robert E Edwards//14/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret A Edwards/Daughter/10/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frank Edwards//5/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline Edwards/Daughter/4/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Dudley Edwards//1/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Pritcherd/Barman/21/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Willis/Barmaid/20/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Douglas/Barmaid/22/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Tompkins/Lodger, Book Keeper/25/Northampton/Census
1881/Elizabeth Powell/Lodger, Nursemaid/16/Northampton/Census
1882/Robert Elvery/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Robert Elvery/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Snow/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Charles Snow/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Dickerson & North/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Dickerson & North/../../../P.O. Directory **
1910/Snow Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Snow Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Snow Brothers/../../../P.O. Directory **
1921/G. Snow & C. Snow/../../../Hughes Directory +
1934/Stanley G Saunders/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Stanley G Saunders/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Blackaby/../../../Freehold
1939 - 1948/A Martin/../../../Freehold
1944/Alfred Martin/../../../Post Office Directory
1949/Copes Taverns/../../../Freehold
1954 - 1955/S S Caterers Ltd/../../../Freehold
1956/Copes Taverns/../../../Freehold
1957 - 1961/Thomas Walker/../../../Freehold
1962 - 1966/T O'Sullivan/../../../Freehold
1967/Copes Taverns/../../../Freehold
1967/T F Flanagan/../../../Freehold
1983/OLD RED LION: 418 St John Street EC1. Charrington. Rebuilt in 1899, the pub has long literary associations going back to Dr Johnson./../../Pub Listing
1991/OLD RED LION: 418 St John Street EC1. Bass Charrington./../../Pub Listing
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* Provided By Deborah
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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