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The Kings Head in Chiswell street is also known as the Brewery Tap, 65 Lower Whitecross Street in 1881; This pub was rebuilt in 1860 - it was technically the 'Brewery Tap' for Whitbread's Brewery which stood next door. The pub closed on 24 February 2008 for conversion to a hotel. ***
Following renovation, this venture reopened in 2011 as a pub called the Jugged Hare with a restaurant to the rear. *
Kings Head, 49 Chiswell Street, EC1 - in October 2006
Kings Head, 49 Chiswell Street, EC1 - in March 2008
Both kindly provided by Stephen Harris
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Residents at this address.
1796/Peter Wilson/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1811/William Ratcliff, Kings Head, White Cross street
1825/Mr Wilson, Kings Head, Chiswell street /../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1829/W Wilson, Kings Head, 49 Chiswell street/../../Robsons Directory
1837/William Wilson / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1841/William Wilson, Kings Head, 49 Chiswell street/../../Post Office Directory ***
1845/William Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory **
1851/William Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Wilton/Licensed Victualler/69/Rippon, Yorkshire/Census
1851/Hetty Isabell Wilton/Wife/62/St James Palace/Census
1851/Hetty Isabell Wilton/Daughter/35/St Lukes/Census
1851/Robert Acton Wilton/Son, Sculptor/30/St Lukes/Census
1851/Harriett Hetty Wilson/Grand Daughter/10/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1851/Ann Wilson/Nurse, Widow/62/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/Ann Matilda West/Waitress/21/Lambeth/Census
1851/Margaret Murphy/Housemaid/22/Ireland/Census
1851/John Robinson/Potboy/19/Bethnal Green/Census
1852/William Wilson/../../../Watkins Directory ***
1851/Mrs Hetty Isabella Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1856/Mrs H I Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Hetty Isabella Wilson/Licensed Victualler, Widow/72//Census
1861/Harriet Wilson/GrandDaughter/20/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1861/William Wilson/Grandson/18/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1861/Emma Wilson/Grand Daughter/16/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Wilson/Servant, Widow, Cook/72/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Catherine Donahue/General Servant/25/Ireland/Census
1861/James Bowers/Potman/34/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1862/Mrs Hetty I Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory ***
March
1866/Owen Morey/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Mrs Martha Saunders/../../../Post Office Directory ***
February 1872/M Saunders/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1872/Har Taylor/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1876/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1879/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1880/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1881/Harry W Taylor/Wine + Spirit Merchant/38/Herne, Suffolk/Census
1881/Eliza Taylor/Wife/39/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1881/Harry J Taylor/son/6/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lizzie Lees/Niece/17/Stonewell, Stafford/Census
1881/Hannah Debenham/Visitor, Draper/72/Bottingale, Suffolk/Census
1881/Mary A Rudkin/Barmaid/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Turner/Barman/21/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Clapp/Barmaid/17/Tiverton, Devon/Census
1881/Margaret Ross/Cook, Widow/61/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Jeffreys/Potman/19/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1882/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1884/Harry W Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1885/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1889/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1891/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1892/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1899/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1901/Alice Leech/Head Barmaid/25/Tendring, Essex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Unwin/Barmaid/26/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Jessie Corry/Barmaid/20/Pimlico, London/Census
1901/Jane Johnson/Cook/30/Blackfriars, London/Census
1901/Frederick Clarke/Potman/22/St James, London/Census
1901/Alfred Pope/Barman/27/Kilburn, Middlesex/Census
1901/Mary Klenbarfor/Housemaid/18/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1904/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Harry William Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Improved Public House Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Improved Public House Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Improved Public House Co Ltd/../../../Kelly Directory
1944/Improved Public House Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/KINGS HEAD: 49 Chiswell Street EC1. Whitbread./../../Pub Listing
1991/KINGS HEAD: 49 Chiswell Street EC1. Whitbreads./../../Pub Listing
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** Provided by Peter Gamble
*** Provided By Stephen Harris
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