This pub was established as the Grapes in around 1515 and renamed the Hoop & Toy in 1784. **
Kensington pub index
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kensington, London.
Hoop & Toy, 34 Thurloe Place, SW7 - in March 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1792/Peter Quin, victualler, the Hoop and Toy, Brompton/../../Sun Fire
Office insurance - Access to Archives
1805/Peter Quin, the Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Holdens Directory
1825/Mr. Carncelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1826/John Carnelly, Hoop & Toy, Old Brompton/../../Middlesex Directory
1827/John Carncelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1830/Mr Carnelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/John Carnelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Pigots Directory
1836/John Carnelly, Hoop & Toy, Kings Head row, Old Brompton/../../Pigots Directory
1841/John Carnelly/Publican/64/../Census ***
1841/Martha Carnelly/../50/../Census
1841/George Carnelly/Farrier/22/../Census
1841/Harriet Carnelly/../13/../Census
1841/Ann Carnelly/Widow/60/../Census
1843/John Carnelly/../../../Kellys Directory
1845/John Carnelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Post Office Directory
By 1848, John Carnelly is at the
Black Horse, 30 Oxendon Street
1851/Mrs Eliza Pope/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Julian Pritchard/Licensed Victualler/25/Lawley Pel, Shropshire/Census
1851/Mary Pritchard/Wife/17/St James, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary A E Pritchard/Daughter/Under 6 months/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Richard Bradburn/Barman/17/Dawley, Shropshire/Census
1851/Henry Salisbury/Servant/24/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Rhodes/House Servant/18/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Lacaser Spindler/Cook/22/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1856/Julian Pritchard/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Julian Pritchard/Licensed Victualler/37/Shropshire/Census
1861/Ann Pritchard/Mother, Widow/71/Shropshire/Census
1861/Alfred Pritchard/Brother in Law, Barman/34/Shropshire/Census
1861/Sarah Lloyd/Daughter, Housekeeper/34/Shropshire/Census
1861/Thomas Lloyd/Son in Law, Iron Moulder/37/Shropshire/Census
1861/George Lloyd/Grandson/4/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1861/John Lloyd/Grandson/1/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Willis/General Servant/20/../Census
1861/Fanny Fletcher/Nursemaid/12/Lancashire/Census
1865/Mr J
Pritchard, Hoop and Toy, Thurloe place, Old Brompton/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1869/Julian Pritchard/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1870/Julian Pritchard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/George Midland Cawse, late of the Royal Standard, Sale
Street, Paddington/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/John Murry/Barman/18/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/William Owen/Waiter/15/Marylebone/Census
1871/Alice Case/Housekeeper, Widow/32/Berkshire/Census
1871/Maria Simpson/Barmaid/27/Marylebone/Census
1871/Marian Taylor/Barmaid/19/Surrey/Census
1871/C Cawse/Licensed Victualler, Widow/50/Southampton/Census
1881/Acton Phillips/Licensed Victualler/27/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amy Phillips/Wife/23/St Margarets, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Phillips/Sister/15/St Margarets, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fred Horlock/Barman/25/Christchurch, Hampshire/Census
1881/James Parks/Barman/21/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred J Cutley/Potman/21/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Louisa C Benecke/General Servant, Widow/55/Clerkenwell,
Middlesex/Census
1882/Acton Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Benj Parish/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Benj Parish/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Benjamin Parish/Publican, widow/49/Westminster, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth M Triggs/Sister, Manageress, widow/42/Pimlico, London/Census
1891/Ellen L Scott/Barmaid/21/Crayford, Kent/Census
1891/Emily E Collins/Barmaid/24/Belgravia, London/Census
1891/John B Garnall/Barman, Widow/32/Hoxton, London/Census
1891/William Moran/Barman/21/Earls Court road, London/Census
1891/Eliza Bartlett/Cook/49/Islington, London/Census
1895/Benj Parish/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Edwin Hy Gilbert/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Edwin Hy Gilbert/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Edwin Hy Gilbert/../../../Post Office Directory
The name of the pub is listed as E N (or M ] Gilbert, Hoop & Toy in the 1921 census. *
The manager is listed as Ernest Edward Parlby and his wife Amy Sarah as Manageress,
1934/Wilfred Geo Penney/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Wilfred Geo Penney/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs N E Penney/../../../Post Office Directory
2017/../Hoop & Toy,34 Thurloe Place, LONDON,SW7 2HQ,Kensington and Chelsea/../../Pub Directory
* Provided By Stephen Malcolm Parlby
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By David Wall
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