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The address is 27 Brooksby Street in 1856 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. * Now in residential use, a sign can still be seen (2010). ***
Rising Sun, 55 Brooksby Street, Islington, N1
Rising Sun, 55 Brooksby Street, Islington, N1
Rising Sun, 55 Brooksby Street, Islington, N1 - in May 2010
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Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1833-34/Noah Nicholls,
Rising Sun, 27 Brooksby street, Liverpool road, Islington/../../Pigots Directory
1834/Mr H Nicholls/Rising Sun, Brooksby street/../../Licensed Victuallers
Association
1841/John Kirby/Licensed Victualler/40/../Census
1841/Caroline Kirby/../35/../Census
1841/Mary Kirby/../2/../Census
1841/John Kirby/../6 months//Census
1841/Eliza Stephens/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/Caroline Frend/Female Servant/15/../Census
1841/Caroline Petford/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/William Hares/Male Servant/45/../Census
1843/John Kirby/../../../Kellys Directory
1843/John Kirby, victualler, of the Rising Sun, Brooksby street, Islington -
bankrupt
1848/John S. Wolveridge/../../../Post Office Directory *
December 1849/John Stephen Wolveridge/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
December 1849/Edwin Franklin Pickering/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Edwin Franklin Pickering/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
November 1853/John Benjamin Watkins/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
November 1853/Henry George Cross/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/Henry George Cross/../../../Post Office Directory *
The Era 08 October 1865 - transfer of licences:
Rising Sun, Brooksby street, John Steib to Frederick James Strahan
March 1866/Frederick J Strahan/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Frederick James Strahan/../../../Post Office Directory
February 1872/F J Strahan/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1872/William J Strahan/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1881/Edward Akerman/Publican Employing 1 Man/42/City Of London,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Akerman/Wife/40/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward B Akerman/Son/15/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rose Akerman/Daughter/13/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Akerman/Son/12/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Akerman/Daughter/10/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Akerman/Son/8/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Akerman/Son/6/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frank Akerman/Son/2/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah E Foster/General Servant/17/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1882/Edward Akerman/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Edward Akerman/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Edward Akerman/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Edward Akerman/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Edgar Haysom/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Edgar Haysom/Licensed Victualler/34/Rougham, Norfolk/Census
1901/Elizabeth Haysom/Wife/28/Dalston, London/Census
1901/Bernard E Haysom/Son/2/Islington, London/Census
1901/Reginald L Haysom/Son/1/Islington, London/Census
1901/Alice A E Hayes/Barmaid/21/Islington, London/Census
1901/Joseph H Collins/Potman/24/Cairns Cross, Gloster/Census
1910/Edgar Haysom/../../../Post Office Directory
In the 1911 census, Lewis Frederick Newton, the grandson of John & Ann
Newton (formerly of the
Prince Albert, Marylebone), was working as pot lad at the Rising Sun in
Brooksby Street, Islington. He did not continue in the licensed trade. Lewis
Frederick Newton was my husbands grandfather. *+
1911/Edgar Haysom/Licensed Victualler/44/Rougham, Norfolk/Census *+
1911/Elizabeth Haysom/Wife, Assistant/38/Dalston, London/Census
1911/Bernard E C Haysom/Son/12/Islington, London/Census
1911/Reginald Haysom/Son/11/Islington, London/Census
1911/Eric B Haysom/Son/9/Islington, London/Census
1911/Lily Stockham/Barmaid/21/Islington, London/Census
1911/Lewis Frederick Newton/Pot Lad/20/Bloomsbury, London/Census
1911/Harry B Smith/Kitchen Hand/37/Stepney, London/Census
1915/Edgar Haysom/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Christopher Rudd/../../../Kellys Directory
1935-1937/Maple/../../../Freehold
1938/Albert Ernest Maple/../../../Post Office Directory
1938-1939/J Hunt/../../../Freehold
1940-1951/Langsdon/../../../Freehold
1944/Mrs Edith Langsdon/../../../Post Office Directory
1952/S A Patrick/../../../Freehold
1953 - 1964/Mrs M Brace/../../../Freehold
The publican in the sixties and early seventies were Maisie and Jack Brace,
his was the idea behind the memorabilia hanging from the walls and ceiling,
also the lighting which gave the pub it's visual atmosphere, I worked as a
barman there from 1967 to late 1971. Fantastic pub always full of
interesting people from all walks of life. Thursday night was jazz night,
Martin Nicholls who played trombone with the London Philharmonic orchestra,
would arrive late on Thursday night, along with fellow musicians from the
orchestra all wearing white tie and tails and join in with the resident
band. The pub had a life all its own. It was a real local. **
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*+ Provided By S Newton
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