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The address is often listed as the Woolpack, 6 Corbet court, Gracechurch street.
On the opposite side of Gracechurch Street is the Woolpack, a high class luncheon house, that a few years ago obtained a certain celebrity from the fact that it was patronized by the late Nitrate King, Colonel North. It was formerly a quiet chop-house, after the style of Baker's, in Change Alley.
Up a court that leads in a winding sort of way both into Gracechurch and Lombard Streets is a small restaurant and dining-room, the Langbourn. Between thirty and forty years ago it was a good deal frequented by young Stock Exchange and other go-ahead men from Mincing Lane, fond of racy gossip, and the very latest bon mot or tale was related to them in a sort of stage whisper by Charles, the tall, curly-headed chief waiter, who had a fresh anecdote every day.
A very few, if any, of Charles' tales were ever repeated by his hearers when they arrived at home.
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1808/_ Williams, the Woolpack, Corbet court, Gracechurch street/../../Holdens Directory
1813/Robert Simper & Henry Parry/victuallers/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1815/Henry Parry/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1819/Henry Parry/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1822/Elizabeth Parry/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1836/Thomas Gilbey, Woolpack Tavern, 6 St Peters alley & 6 Corbet court, Cornhill/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Thomas Gilbey, Woolpack, 6 Corbet Street, Gracechurch Street/../../Pigots Directory
1841/Thomas Gilby/../../../Post Office Directory *
1844/Thomas Gilbey/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1851/Thomas Gilby, Woolpack tavern, 6 Corbet Court,Gracechurch Street/../../Kellys Directory
1851/Thos Gilby/Tavern Keeper/38/Bath, Somerset/Census
1851/Mary Dutson/Housekeeper/40/Arlingham, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Jane Tring/Barmaid/25/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Clarissa Williams/Barmais/22/Huntingdon/Census
1851/Mary Ann Flux/House Servant/24/Cowes, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/Mary Ann Rowland/House Servant/20/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Moss/House Servant/22/St Johns Wood, Middlesex/Census
1851/George Giggs/Porter/24/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1851/David Harper/Waiter/24/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1852/Thomas Gilbey/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/Thomas Gilby/../../../Post Office Directory
1860/Thos. Gilbey/../../../The Draper & Clothier, Travellers’ Hand-Book **
1869/Thomas Gilby/../../../Post Office Directory *
1871/Edward Farrow/Hotel Manager/44/London/Census
1871/Mary Farrow/Wife/44/London/Census
1871/Selina Farrow/Daughter/23/London/Census
1871/Alice Farrow/Daughter/21/London/Census
1871/Florence Farrow/Daughter/19/London/Census
1871/Louisa Farrow/Daughter/8/London/Census
1871/Elizabeth West/Barmaid/24/London/Census
1871/Emma Hogarth/Barmaid/24/London/Census
1871/John Nightingale/Waiter/19/London/Census
1871/Alfred Hunt/Porter/33/Herts/Census
1871/Mary Palvin/Cook/32/Ireland/Census
1871/Margaret Hughes/Kitchenmaid/25/Wales/Census
1871/Eliza Driver/Housemaid/25/Suffolk/Census
1871/Julia Farrow/Daughter/1/London/Census
1874/T Gilby/../../../H D Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers
Directory **
1876/Thomas Gilbey/../../../P.O. Directory **
1878/Aug. Rd. Hawkins/../../../P.O. Directory **
1882/Augustus Richard Hawkins/../../../Post Office Directory *
1894/J B Lee/../../../City of London Directory **
1895/John B. Lee/../../../Post Office Directory *
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References :
Lots of references are made to two sources on the
internet archive
:
Edward Callows, Old London Taverns &
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