Florence Tavern, 50 Florence Street, Islington N1
Islington pub history index
Florence Street was built around 1858 and trade directories show that there was a public house called The Florence Tavern since at least 1860. The address is at 50 Florence Street by 1934 or earlier *** Closed circa 2013 and is currently in limbo. Now converted to commercial use.*+
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Florence Tavern, 50 Florence Street - in 1919 with landlord Alfred Smith
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Florence Tavern, 50 Florence Street - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
Morning Advertiser 21 November 1859 - Transfer of Licenses
Florence Tavern, Florence street, Robert Wilby to Ann Agnes Willoughby
August 1862/Charles C Lewis/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1862/Joseph Freshwater/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1864/Joseph Freshwater/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1864/Sarah Anderson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1865/Sarah Anderson/Outgoing Licensee/../../North London News &
Islington Gazette
July 1865/William Giles Winn/Incoming Licensee/../../North London News &
Islington Gazette
March
1866/William G Winn/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/William Giles Winn/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1869/W G Winn, late occupier/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1869/Ann Henrietta Winn, widow of W G Winn/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
February 1872/Ann H Winn/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1872/Francis Stevens?/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1881/Charles Barber/Licensed Victualler/51/Stoke Newinggton,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Barber/Wife/40/Bath, Somerset/Census
1881/Sophia Barber/Daughter/14/Shipton, Oxford/Census
1881/Henry Barber/Son/6/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Barber/Son/4/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Barber/Daughter/3/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edith Webb/Servant/26/Bath, Somerset/Census
1881/Annie Roberts/Servant/18/Highbury, Middlese/Census
1882/Charles Barker/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Charles Barker/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/John Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frederick A Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
Thomas Goodchild is listed as the proprietor of The Florence Tavern from
1900 until at least 1905; he is no longer listed by 1909. Thomas was born in
1860 in Hoxton, London ***
1901/Thomas Goodchild/Licensed Victualler/41/Kingsbury, Middlesex/Census ***
1901/Norah Goodchild/Wife/28/Dalston, London/Census
1901/Edward G Goodchild/Son/14/Hoxton, London/Census
1901/Charles Goodchild/Son/3/Ramsgate, Kent/Census
1901/Nellie G Chescoe/Barmaid/20/Kennington, London/Census
1901/Amy A Cossey/Barmaid/18/Haggerstone, London/Census
1901/Agnes Rawley/Domestic Servant/30/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1901/Louisa Sapstead/Domestic Servant/22/Stoke Newington, London/Census
1901/Bertram Harman/Potman/27/Madras, India/Census
1910/Frederick Albert Edward Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Alfred Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Alfred Smith/../../../Hughes Directory *
Holloway Press 30 May 1925
Licensing Transfers
Florence Arms, Florence street, Upper street, from Alfred Smith to William Bryan Maynard
1934/Arth H Smythe/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Joseph Hansford/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Joseph Hansford/../../../Post Office Directory
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*** Provided By Ann Hubner