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The address is John Street in 1871 and earlier, prior to street renaming. It is named in the 1871 census (and still existed until it was closed and demolished in 2014). *
In the two photos of the Good Intent, Wedmore Street at the corner of Eaton
Grove. The first is from 1972 and shows the pub shortly before it and the
surrounding streets were demolished to create the Whittington Park as part
of Patrick Abercrombie's Greater London Plan, to create more green spaces in
urban areas.
The pub was rebuilt on the same site and the second photo shows it in 2013,
surrounded by the park, shortly before it was finally closed. It had been
renamed the Smokehouse in the 1980s but reverted to its original name by the mid
1990s, It was known to locals as the GI. A block of six houses has now been
built on the site. *+
Good Intent, Wedmore Street at the corner of Eaton Grove, Islington, N19 - in 1972
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Good Intent, Wedmore Street, Islington, N19 - in 2013
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1869/William Marshall/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1871/William Marshall/Beer Seller/32/Lincolnshire/Census *
1871/Jane Marshall/Wife/31/St Giles, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Marshall/Son/4/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jenny Marshall/Daughter/2/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1871/John C. Simmerson/Nephew/12/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Hollis/Lodger, Gardeners Labourer/52/Highgate, Middlesex/Census
1874/A Saunders/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas Graves/Beer House Keeper/25/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Graves/Wife/27/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Graves/Daughter/9 months/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susannah Reid/Visitor/23/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1896/Jn Trendell/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1899/Harry Howard/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1910/Charles David Leishman/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1915/James Kemp/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1921/John Pooler/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Mrs May Pooler/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs May Pooler/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1942/Mrs May Pooler/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Mrs May Pooler/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
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