St Martins pub history index
The original Slaughter Coffee House was established in 1692 by Thomas Slaughter, being renamed "old" in about 1760 when a second "New" coffee house was also opened.
Slaughters Coffee House and more information about Thomas Slaughter
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Martins in Fields, London.
Residents at this address.
1809/Old Slaughters Coffee house & hotel, St Martins lane, John Reid/../../Holdens Directory
1811/John Reid, Old Slaughters Coffee house & hotel, St Martins lane/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Mary Read, Old Slaughters Coffee house, St Martins lane/../../Holdens Directory
1822/W G Reid and Co, Old Slaughters Coffee House, St Martins lane/../../Yorkshire Directory
1829/Reid & Co, Old Slaughters Coffee House, 75 St Martins lane/../../Robsons Directory
1832/Reid & Co, Old Slaughters Coffee House, 74 & 75 St Martins lane, Charing cross/../../Robsons Directory
1836/William G Reid & Co, Old Slaughters Coffee House and Reids Hotel, 74 & 75 St Martins lane, Charing cross/../../Pigots Directory
1841/George B Tissing/Hotel Keeper/55/../Census
1841/Maria Tissing/../50/Middlesex/Census
1841/George B Tissing/Merchants Clerk/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/William Reid Tissing/Merchants Clerk/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Eleanor Wilson/Female Servant//../Census
1841/John Thomas/Waiter/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/William Coates Calverts/Waiter/20/../Census
1841/Ann Ashutroy/Female Servant/35/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Ann East/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/Ann Reid/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
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There is a pencil drawing of " Old Slaughter's " as it was just before being pulled down in May 1843, by Edward Spencer, junr., dated May 31, 1742.
This is in the Creed Collection of Tavern Signs in the British Museum Library.
There is also an engraving of the coffee-house in Thombury's Haunted London 1880, p. 260, and a drawing of the same house by T. II. Shepherd on the walls of St. Martin's Library.
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