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By 1893 the address had changed from 26 Castle Street to 26 Furnival Street, which remains the pub's current address. The pub is believed to have been established in 1541 and it was rebuilt in its current form in 1901. ***
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Holborn - St Andrew, London.
Castle, 26 Furnival Street, EC4 - in February 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
Lodge of Zeal meets at the Castle, Holborn, London in 1767
1805, Sam Browne, the Castle, 26 Castle street, Holborn/../../Holdens Directory
1827/James Jervis, Castle, 26 Castle street, Holborn/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Ann Jervis, Castle, 26 Castle street, Holborn hill/../../Pigots Directory
1841/A W Francis/../../../Kellys Directory
My 2x great grandfather Richard Hill was running the
Laurie Arms with his wife at 1
Shouldham Street Marylebone on the 1841 English Census. (He had arrived in
London early 1839 from Ranskill in Nottinghamshire where had run the Bell
Inn between about 1834 and 1838.) ***
He died at the pub on the 10 Feb 1843. His wife, Sarah, took over the Castle
Pub at 26 Castle street now Furnival street in Oct 1843. She married William
Robson in December 1844 and they ran that pub together until William’s death
in 12th of June 1854 and Sarah remained on paying rent for that address
until 1860 when a Mr. Woodcock took over.
The grub must have been good at the Laurie Arms and the Castle when Sarah
was there because in her younger years she had been head-cook for William
George Monckton-Arundell, 5th Viscount Galway at his residence Serlby Hall
in Nottinghamshire! ***
1848/Wm Robson/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Robson/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/William Robson/Victualler/44/Kirby Hill, Yorkshire/Census
1851/Sarah Robson/Sife/43/Snape, Yorkshire/Census
1851/William Robson/Son/3/St Andrews Holborn/Census
1851/James Johnson/Nephew, Barman/18/Darlington, Durham/Census
1851/Catharine Kennely/House Servant/20/Ireland/Census
1851/Helen Clarke/House Servant/29/Ireland/Census
1851/Charles Couldridge/Lodger, Carpenter, Widow/48/Crediton, Devon/Census
1856/Mrs Sarah Robson/../../../Post Office Directory
1866/Hy. Sidney/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/Henry Sidney/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Henry Sidney/Licensed Victualler/51/Leicestershire/Census
1871/Mary Sidney/Wife/50/Northamptonshire/Census
1871/Caroline Pitts/Cousin, Barmaid/40/Rutlandshire/Census
1871/Fanny Everett/Visitor, Widow/56/Devonshire/Census
1871/Ann Hughes/General Servant, Widow/50/Lancashire/Census
1871/James Child/Potman/52/Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Challenger/Licensed Victualler/39/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1881/Jane Challenger/Wife/34/Blackfriars/Census
1881/Charles S Challenger/Son/14/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert E Challenger/Son/6/Peckham, Surrey/Census
1881/Louise M Challenger/Daughter/4/Peckham, Surrey/Census
1881/Lillia A Challenger/Daughter/2/Nunhead, Surrey/Census
1881/J A Wootton/Barman/18/Amersham, Buckingham/Census
1881/Jane Boots/General Servant/18/Bermondsey/Census
1881/Arthur Sykes/Manager/21/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1882/Charles Challenger/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Arthur Salter/../../../Business Directory of London **
1885/Arthur Salter/../../../Post Office Directory **
1893/Mrs Elizabeth Salter/../../../Post Office Directory **
1911/Annie Bridgman/Licensed Victualler, Widow/62/Geddington,
NOrthamptonshire/Census
1911/Thomas William Bridgman/Son, Auctioneers clerk/25/London/Census
1911/Louis Benjamin Vandean/Son in Law, Artificial Florist
Manager/32/London/Census
1911/Annie Elizabeth Vandean/Daughter/27/London/Census
1911/Ada Clara Davey/Barmaid/23/London/Census
1911/Rose Ann Hulbert/Barmaid/22/London/Census
1921 - 1927/Walter James Briggs/../../../Post Office Directory **
1944/Rd Hy Richards/../../../Post Office Directory
1950/Rd. Hy. Richards/../../../Post Office Directory **
1961/Castle, 26 Furnival street EC4/../../Pub List
1971/Castle, 26 Furnival street EC4/../../Pub List
1983/CASTLE: 26 Furnival Street EC4. Allied Breweries./../../Pub List
1991/CASTLE: 26 Furnival Street EC4. Ind Coope Friary Meux../../../Pub Listing
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