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At 1 Britannia Street in 1882; and at 2 Britannia Street by 1899; This pub was established in 1792 and re-built in 1848. The address in 1856 is at 36 Britannia street. iT closed in 2008, and is now a private members club.
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Golden Lion, 2 Britannia Street, WC1 - in May 2007
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Residents at this address.
April 1827/Elizabeth Coleman/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/Eliz Coleman, Golden Lion, Lions place, Bagnigge wells road/../../Pigots Directory
1836/James Wilson, Golden Lion, 34 Britannia street, Kings cross/../../Pigots Directory
1839/William Parsons/../../../Pigots Directory **
1842/Charlotte Strange, Golden Lion, Britannia Street, Bagnigge Wells road/../../Robsons Directory
1851/Mrs C Strange/../../../Post Office Directory
1856/John Greenwood/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/John Greenwood/Licensed Victualler and Cab Master/32/St Pancras,
Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Elizabeth Greenwood/Wife/26/Wakefield, Yorkshire/Census
1861/John Greenwood/Son/7/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Greenwood/Son/4/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Greenwood/Son/2/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Greenwood/Father, Former Licensed Victualler, widow/70/Heptonstall,
Yorkshire/Census
1861/William Clark/Brother in Law, Foreman at Brick Field/35/High Ongar,
Essex/Census
1861/Mary Clark/Sister in Law/35/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Curwick/Niece, Nursemaid/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Benjamin Warren/Barmaid/31/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Smith/House Servant/41/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Nayler England/Boarder, Horse Keeper/18/Newmarket, Cambridge/Census
September 1861/John Greenwood/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1861/George Lewin/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
The Era 10 June 1866 - Transfers :
Golden Lion, Britannia street, George Westover to John Hellsdon
1869/J Helsdon/../../../Post Office Directory
June 1872/John Helsden/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1872/Archibald Trew/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1881/Henry Blythers/Licensed Victualler/45/Hoo, Kent/Census
1881/Mary E Blythers/Wife/30/St Bridges Farringham, Kent/Census
1881/Isaac John Blythers/Son/3/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred G Blythers/Son/1/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Luke C Blythers/Son/3 months/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Catherine Read/Cook/40/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Porter/Housemaid/35/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Hill/Housemaid/20/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Samuel Collins/Barman/24/Oxford/Census
1881/James Blay/Barman/24/Thorpe/Census
1881/George Tye/Barman/18/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1882/Henry Blyther/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Henry Blyther/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Saunders/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Saunders/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Charles Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
Islington Gazette - 15 July 1903:
Marked Money - Henry Gatfield, 44, a potman, was charged on remand at Clerkenwell Police court yesterday, with stealing from the till inside the "Golden Lion" public house, Britannia street, Clerkenwell, a sixpenny piece, the money of Phineas Lewis.
Evidence was given that a marked sixpence was passed over the bar of the house to the prisoner, and afterwards found upon his person, along with a number of other unmarked coins.
Mr d'Eyncourt sent Gatfield to gaol for three months.
1910/Phineas Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Phineas Lewis/Licensed Victualler/36/London/Census
1911/Elizabeth Lewis/Wife/32/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Daisy Myers/Sister in Law, Assistant/22/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Nathan Myers/Brother in Law, Assistant/20/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Frederick Wilson/Barman/22/Clifton TRaynes, Buckinghamshire/Census
1915/Phineas Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Phineas Lewis/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Phineas Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
Red Lion, 2 Britannia street :
Phineas Lewis, Licensed Victualler, widow, born 10 Jan 1875/../electoral register
George Dean, Licensed Victualler Manager, born 16 Jul 1900/../electoral register
Amy I Dean, Licensed Victualler Manageress, born 20 Sep 1903/../electoral register
Robert Brady, Barman, born 17 Apr 1911/../electoral register
1944/Phineas Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1955/Phineas Lewis of the Golden Lion 2 Britannia street Kings Cross road London died 21 February 1955
Administration London 9 January to William Lewis retired publican and Benjamin Lewis retailer. Effects £4244 4s.
Jeanette Naomi Lewis spinster is appointed administrator in place of William Lewis since deceased.
1966/I P H Co & E Wajzner, Golden Lion, 2 Britannia street WC1/../../Licensed Victuallers
Association
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