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Clerkenwell pub history index
Name formerly given as Welch Harp. This pub was present by 1805. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Thomas Creek, the Welch Harp, 23 Aylesbury street, Clerkenwell/../../Holdens Directory
1811/James Corver, Welsh Harp, 23 Aylesbury street, Clerkenwell/../../Holdens Directory
1826/John Hodgson/victualler and wine and spirit merchant, Harp/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1827/John Hodgson/victualler and wine and spirit merchant, Harp/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1827/Hodgson/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1828/John Hodgson / Victualler and Wine and Spirit Dealer and Wine Merchant/../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1830/William Curtis/victualler, spirit dealer and wine merchant/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1832/George Marriott/../../../Robsons Directory
1839/Thomas Letford/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Parker & Co./../../../P.O. Directory **
December 1846/Mr Alfred Paste/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
December 1846/Mr John Utley, late barman at the Pitts Head/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
1848/John Walker/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Edmund Fish/Licensed Victualler/38/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Fish/Wife/27/Wales/Census
1851/Elizabeth Fish/Daughter/14/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Henry Fish/Son/13/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Alfred Fish/Son/2/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Crick/Bar Servant/20/All Hallows Barking, London/Census
1851/Mary Scott/House Servant/22/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/Edmund Simmons Fish/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
17 April 1851/Important Crown prosecution for the adulteration of beer :
Edward Simmons Fish, proprietor of the Welch Harp, Aylesbury Street,
Clerkenwell, was charged on an information, with adulteration of his beer
with burnt sugar, treacle and common salt, Fined 200l./London Standard
1856/John Whiteley/../../../Post Office Directory
October 1859/John George Benney/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1859/Reuben Wooden/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
March
1866/Edward T Hibbert/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Robert Grant/../../../Post Office Directory *
July 1869/Henry Powis/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1869/William Pettit/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1869/William Pettit/Outgoing Licensee/../../Islington Gazette
November 1869/James Frederick Harper/Incoming Licensee/../../Islington
Gazette
November 1870/William Pettit after the house had been shut up/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
June 1871/William Pettit/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1871/Richard Jones/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1881/John Halse/Licenced Victualler/27/Musbury, Devon/Census
1881/Elizabeth Halse/Wife/26/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Halse/Son/2 months/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Russell/Barman/26/Colyeson, Devon/Census
1881/Mary Chapman/General Servant/48/Exeter, Devon/Census
1882/John Halse/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Fred W Denyer/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Arnfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George John Clewa/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Robert Josiah Hall/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Chas. E Munford/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **
1910/Charles Mumford/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Edgar William Rhodes/../../../Post Office Directory *
1917/Edgar William Rhodes/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Samuel Charles Newbold/../../../Kellys Directory
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