St Luke pub history index
At 85 Whitecross Street before 1891 and prior to this at 85 Upper Whitecross Street in 1856. The address is 94 Upper Whitecross Street prior to 1891 (sometimes listed as simply 85 Whitecross Street), prior to street renumbering. * Closed by the Compensation Authority in 1908.
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Luke parish of London, Middlesex - now in East London.
Residents at this address.
1 February 1790, Insured: Samuel Silk, the Cherry Tree, White Cross Street, victualler - Other property or occupiers: Monk and Proder grocers/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
11 November 1791, Insured: Joseph Arnold, The Cherry Tree, White Cross Street, victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
8 January 1795, Insured: Joseph Arnold, the Cherry Tree, White Cross Street, victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
18 April 1797, Insured: Samuel Whitbread, Chiswell Street, esq - Other property or occupiers: The Cherry Tree, White Cross Street, Cripplegate (Arnold victualler)/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
11 January 1802, Insured: Longstaff Carter, the Cherry Tree, White Cross Street, victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1813/William Bonsfield / Publican /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1825/Mr Devereux, Cherry Tree, White Cross street /../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1829/Thomas Devereux, Cherry Tree, 85 Whitecross Street, Cripplegate/../../Pigots Directory
1832/Bunn, Cherry Tree, 85 Whitecross Street, City/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Richard Bunn, Cherry Tree, 85 Whitecross Street, City/../../Pigots Directory
1834/William Ekins / Formerly Licensed Victualler, now Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 21 March 1834 **
1836/John Baldrey, Cherry Tree, 85 Whitecross Street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/John Baldrey, Cherry Tree, 85 Whitecross Street/../../Pigots Directory
1842/John Baldrey/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1839/John Baldrey/../../../Pigots Directory
1848/John Baldrey/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/John Baldrey/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1851/John Baldrey/Licensed Victualler/51/St Faith, Norfolk/Census
1851/Margt Baldrey/Wife/47/Westmoreland/Census
1851/Fred Baldrey/Son/12/London/Census
1851/Chas Baldrey/Son/11/London/Census
1851/Mary Ann Baldrey/Daughter/13/London/Census
1851/Susana Baldrey/Daughter/9/London/Census
1851/Thos Baldrey/Son/5/London/Census
1851/John Baldrey/Son/19/London/Census
1851/Eliza Baldrey/Daughter/15/London/Census
1852/George May/../../../Trade Directory
June 1853/George William White, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1853/George William White, deceased, to his widow/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1854/Morris Harley / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1856/Maurice Hearley / Licensed Victualler & Furnishing Undertaker /../../London Gazette, 23 May 1856 **
1856/Maurice Hearley/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Henry Groves/Licensed Victualler/38/Froome, Somersetshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Grove/Wife/45/Gloucestershire/Census
1861/William H Shilling/Stepson,Apprentice to Cabinet Maker/18/Somers Town, Middlesex/Census
1861/Matilda Eliza Shilling/Stepdaughter, Assistant/15/St Botolphs, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frederick Shilling/Stepson, Assistant/13/St Botolphs, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Jacob Grove/Son/11/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Morgan/Potman/18/Chippenham, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Ann Cooper/Servant of allwork/17/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
March 1866/Elizabeth Grove/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
September 1867/Elizabeth Grove/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1867/Richard West/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Rd West/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1871/Arthur Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1871/Edwin J Desforges/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/Edwin Jas Desforges/Publican, Widow/53/Whitton, Middlesex/Census
1871/Arthur Desforges/Son/27/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Desforges/Son/21/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Collins/Servant/56/Egham, Surrey/Census
1871/Edward Wootton/Servant/31/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1874/E J Desforges/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **
1881/Thomas R Reynolds/Publican/32/Tenbury, Worcester/Census
1881/Eliza Reynolds/Wife/26/Helden..., Norfolk/Census
1882/Thomas Rose Reynolds/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/George Asdell/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/George Asdell/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **
1891/Andrew Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
1894/Aubrey Arthur Hamilton Seymour/../../../London Gazette, 20 February 1894 **
1895/Thos Hy Coles/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Edwin Woollard/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Samuel G Shenston/Licensed Victualler/44/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1901/Hannah Shenston/Wife/44/St Luke, London/Census
1901/Lilian H Shenston/Daughter, Cardboard Box Maker/19/St Luke,
London/Census
1901/Elizabeth A Shenston/Daughter, Cardboard Box Maker/17/Islington,
London/Census
1901/Frederick G Shenston/Son, Errand Boy/15/St Luke, London/Census
1901/Samuel G Shenston/Son/13/Islington, London/Census
1901/Hannah A Shenston/Daughter/9/Shoreditch, London/Census
1901/Alma A Shenston/Daughter/8/City, London/Census
1901/Henry F Shenston/Son/6/Ilford/Census
1901/Ernest Wilson/Potman Barman/32/Portsmouth/Census
London Evening Standard 12 June 1907 - List of premises to be considered by the Compensation Authority :
The Cherry Tree, 94 Whitecross street, St Lukes, Full, Emma Frances Henderson
Morning Post 28 January 1908
Extinguished London Licences.
The Compensation authority for London awarded £108,653 for the extinction of 38 public house licences in the Blackheath, Finsbury, Hanover square, Holborn and Newington divisions.
The wards were as follows :
Cherry Tree, Whitecross street, St Lukes £2437
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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