St Giles pub history index
This pub claims a foundation date of 1216. It was rebuilt in its current form in 1912. The 'Ye Olde Whyte Harte' in 1938 & 1944 ** The address in 1805 is also at 191 Drury lane, which suggests it is at the same location for over 200 years at least.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Giles in Fields, London.
White Hart, 191 Drury Lane WC2
White Hart, 191 Drury Lane, WC2 - in January 2010
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Residents at this address
Morgans map of London in 1682 lists '101 White Hart Inne', in Drury lane.
In 1708 : A New View of London by Edward Hatton lists White Hart In, on the North East side of Drury lane, fronting St Giles street.
John Strype Survey of London in 1720 lists '25 White Hart Inn', in Drury lane.
September 1790/James McManus/victualler, White Hart, Drury lane - Sun Fire Insurance records/../../Access to Archives
1805/John Eaton/../../../Holdens Directory
1805/William Ellis, White Hart, White Hart yard, Drury lane/../../Holdens Directory
September 1807/Thomas Wright, victualler, 191 Drury lane/../../Sun Fire Office Record - LMA
October 1808/Thomas Wright, victualler, 191 Drury lane/../../Sun Fire Office Record - LMA
1809/Mr Wright, White Hart, Drury lane/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1811/Thomas Wilson, White Hart, 191 Drury lane/../../Holdens Directory
1832/R Williams/../../../Robsons Directory
1833/John Charles Williams/Will/../../Access to Archives
1839/Robert Minchin/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Plumridge/../../../Kellys Directory
1841/William Plumridge/Victualler/30/../Census
1841/Mary A Plumridge/../25/../Census
1841/William Plumridge/../7 months/Middlesex/Census
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1842/William Plumridge/../../../Robsons Directory
June 1848/William Rogers/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
June 1848/John Bridger Palmer/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
1851/Henry Oliver/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Henry George Oliver/Licensed Victualler/45/Kent/Census
1851/Lydia Oliver/Wife/38/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Oliver/Son/19/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Casdshore/General Servant/23/Bridgwater, Somerset/Census
1851/Mary Walker/General Servant/31/Appledore, Kent/Census
1851/George Greaves/Pot Boy/19/Luton, Bedfordshire/Census
1856/Henry Oliver/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1855/Henry Oliver/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
September 1855/William Daniel Haines/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
April 1856/William Daniel Haines/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1856/Frederick Ludby/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1861/Frederick Ludby/Licensed Victualler/32/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1861/Sarah Norris/Barmaid/26/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Pattison/Potman/24/Guisborough, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Joseph Dowdell/Barman/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1869/Thomas Groves/../../../Post Office Directory
1873/Thomas Groves/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1874/Thomas Groves/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1875/Thomas Groves/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1876/Thomas Groves/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1877/Thomas Groves/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1878/Emila Ann Hitchen/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1879/George Greenfield/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1880/George Moy/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1881/George Moy/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1882/George Moy/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1884/George Moy/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/James Leftwich Warner/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/John Samuel Hall/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Charles Chalk/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/William Jas Payne/Licensed Victualler/30/London/Census
1901/Mary Emily Payne/Wife/37/Kent/Census
1901/Emma Lack/Mother, Widow/66/London/Census
1901/James Wm Payne/Son/2/London/Census
1901/Chas W Payne/Nephew/7/London/Census
1901/Katie White/Domestic Servant/18/London/Census
1901/Sarah Coppen/Servant, Widow/75/Surrey/Census
1901/Amelia Walker/Barmaid/23/London/Census
1910/William James Payne/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Allens (Caterers) Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Henry & Frank (Caterers) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Henry & Frank (Caterers) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1971/Henry & Frank (Caterers) Ltd/../../../Pub Directory
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