Clerkenwell pub history index
At 24 St John Street Road in 1833, 1839 & 1843. At 30 St John Street Road in 1848 & 1851 - renumbered to 68 St John Street by 1871 and later to 292 St John Street, by 1910. This pub was often called the New Red Lion and has also traded as the Bull from 2000 to 2006. In 2006 it was renamed the Queen Boadicea. ** Renamed as the Blacksmith and the Toffeemaker in 2012. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
New Red Lion, 292 St John Street EC1- in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
New Red Lion, 292 St. John Street, EC1 - in June 2013
Kindly provided by Tris
Residents at this address.
1809/Charles Barron/victualler, Red Lion/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *+
1826/Charles Barron/victualler, Red Lion/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *+
1827/James Jones, Red Lion, 24 St John street road/../../Pigots Directory
1829/William Griffith/victualler, Red Lion/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *+
Old Union Lodge Freemasons membership initiated January 1832, Joseph Ashford, Publican, Red Lion, St John street road, 1832 to 1833
1833-34/Joseph Ashford, Red Lion, 24 St John street road/../../Pigot's
Directory
George Testar is previously at the
Cock, 20 Bow lane, Cheapside
1839/George Testar sen/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/George Testar, sen./../../../Post Office Directory *+
1841/George Testar/Publican/55/../Census
1841/Sarah Testar/../45/../Census
1841/Sarah Testar/../23/../Census
1841/Frederick Testar/../19/../Census
1841/Amelia Testar/../15/../Census
1841/William Testar/../7/Middlesex/Census
1841/Alfred Testar/../5/Middlesex/Census
1841/Henry Testar/../3/Middlesex/Census
1841/Peter Andrews/Independent/75/../Census
1841/Sarah White/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/Betsy Addis/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Samuel Russell/Potboy/14/Middlesex/Census
1843/George Testar sen/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/James Testar/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1849/Richard Reeve Pryke/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1849/Thomas Morris Hawey/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/James Testar/../../../Kellys Directory
November 1853/Harriet Harling/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
November 1853/Sarah Pearce/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/William Goodchild/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/John Curtis/../../../Post Office Directory **
August 1862/Jonathan Jons/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1862/William Hatswell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
Morning Advertiser 23 November 1863
Red Lion, St John street road, John Curtis to Emily Susannah Alderman
March 1866/William Hatswell/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
March 1866/Emily S Alderman/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
November 1868/Ann Mills Hatswell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1868/Benjamin Nicholas Verge/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Mrs E S Alderman/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Emily S Alderman/Licensed Victualler, Widow/60/Cowes, Isle of
Wight/Census
1871/Emily S Alderman/Daughter/21/Brompton/Census
1871/Lucy Boorer/Visitor/40/Chichester/Census
1871/Lizzie Goodwin/Barmaid/22/Brighton/Census
1871/Mary Kuliney/Barmaid/21/Warley, Essex/Census
1871/Ann Hughes/Servant/38/Shrewsbury/Census
1871/Richard Boyle/Servant/21/Chelsea/Census
January 1872/Emily S Aldermann/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1872/Thomas Lansdown/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1879/Nathan Harris/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Nathan Harris/Licenced Victualler/48/Chatham, Kent/Census
1881/Louisa E Harris/Wife/35/Commercial Rd, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Harris/Daughter/13/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Esther Harris/Daughter/11/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert Harris/Son/10/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Winifred Harris/Daughter/8/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Blanche Harris/Daughter/7/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Harris/Son/6/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Harris/Son/3/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Harris/Daughter/2/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred Harris/Son/1/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edwd Collard/Barman/19/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Geo Rain/Barman/23/Aldham, Essex/Census
1881/Emily Easton/Cook, Widow/43/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Laura McCarthy/Nurse/17/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Charles Figby/Potman/21/Essex/Census
1882/Nathan Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Nathan Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Nathan Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Nathan Harris/Licenced Victualler/62/Chatham, Kent/Census
1891/Louisa Harris/Wife/42/Stepney/Census
1891/Emily Harris/Daughter/23/Limehouse/Census
1891/Albert Harris/Son, Barman/20/Limehouse/Census
1891/Winifred Harris/Daughter, Florist/18/Limehouse/Census
1891/Blanche Harris/Daughter/17/Limehouse/Census
1891/Arthur Harris/Son/16/Limehouse/Census
1891/Henry Harris/Son/13/Clerkenwell/Census
1891/Florry Harris/Daughter/12/Limehouse/Census
1891/Alfred Harris/Son/10/Limehouse/Census
1891/Lawrence Harris/Son/9/Limehouse/Census
1895/Nathan Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Nathan Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Nathan Harris/../../../Post Office Directory **
By the 1901 census, Nathan Harris and family are now at 25 Myddelton Road,
Wood Green, as a publican still
I am the great-grandson of Florence Eveline Harris who was step-mum and
landlady of the Earl of Essex pub, 25 Essex Road , Islington at the turn of
the century. The landlord was Herbert Peacock who had two sons (Herbert and
Charlie) and a daughter (Gladys).
AND on my grandmother's side of the family we owned the Red Lion in
Clerkenwell, 68 St. John Street Road. The landlord Nathan Harris being my
great-grandfather. ***
1910/Frans John Thomas/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Albert Jonathan Hills/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Arthur Jonathan Hills/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Arthur Jonathan Hills/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Walter Percy Mole/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Walter Percy Mole/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/C W Balsom & R L Hanlon/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/NEW RED LION: 292 St John Street EC1. Watney Combe./../../Pub Listing
1991/NEW RED LION: 292 St John Street EC1. Grand Met-Watneys./../../Pub Listing
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*+ Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By David Elisha
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