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The address has also been given as 23 Rosoman Street, e.g. in 1869, and 39 Rosoman Street, and is now 42 Northampton Road. It was established in 1836. This pub has been renamed several times since 1987 – most recently Leonard’s Bar – but is currently closed and empty (2009). ** Reopened in September 2014 as a restaurant and bar called Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings. *
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Red Lion, 45 Rosoman Street, EC1 - in May 2009
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Red Lion, 42 Northampton Road EC1 - in June 2013
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Residents at this address.
1792/John Burns/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives ***
1811/Rich Berry, Red Lion, Rosomon street, Clerkenwell/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Daniel Ansell, Red Lion, 20 Rosoman street, Clerkenwell/../../Pigot’s Directory
1833-34/William Mawe/../../../Pigot's Directory
1839/William Ward/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/John Dunning/../../../Robson's Directory ***
1848/Samuel Downing/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Samuel Downing/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/James Palmer/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
June 1853/Mrs Howard, Widow/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1853/Henry Maynard/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Hy Maynard/../../../P.O. Directory **
Morning Advertiser 23 November 1863
Red Lion, Rosoman street, Maria Rountree to Robert Raynham
1866/W Ayley/../../../P.O. Directory **
March 1866/Robert Raynham/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
July 1867 /John Lamont/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1867 /Edwin Benjamin Clarke/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Edwin Benjamin Clarke/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/John Freeman/Licenced Victualler/39/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/S Freeman/Wife/34/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/J G Freeman/Son/8/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/L A Freeman/Daughter/3 months/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/W Freeman/Brother, Barman/20/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Alice Freeman/Barmaid/22/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Richard Cabbin/Barman/22/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/S Mitchell/Servant/20/Swindon, Berkshire/Census
1882/John Freeman/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Freeman/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Freeman/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Stephen Edward Stanton/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Joseph Leftwich/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Joseph Leftwich/Licensed Victualler/38/Bermondsey/Census
1901/Cilla Leftwich/Wife/38/Bristol/Census
1901/Mabel Leftwich/Daughter/11/Walworth, London/Census
1901/Alice Hattimore/Sister, Widow/42/Bermondsey/Census
1901/Alice A Hattimore/Niece, Domestic Servant/16/London/Census
1901/Stanley Hattimore/Nephew/14/Finsbury, London/Census
1901/Louisa Hawkes/Barmaid/19/Berkshire/Census
1901/Rose M Dack/Barmaid/24/Newington/Census
1901/Ada Lainson/Barmaid/20/Holborn/Census
1910/Henry Walter Seear/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Henry Walter Seear/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1921/Walter Seear/../../../Hughes Directory ***
1934/Improved Public House Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Improved Public House Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/RED LION: 39 Rosoman Street EC1. Whitbread./../../Pub List
1991/THE THOMAS WETHERED: 33 Rosoman Street EC1. Whitbreads. CHISWICK. Pat Ferncombe won a landlady of the year competition. This is an extremely smart and comfortable selling food at all times. Formerly the Red Lion. Open all permitted hours./../../Pub Listing 1991
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