It was certainly present by 1721 and probably as early as 1637. But it had closed before 1983 when my records commence. The premises are now in commercial use. ** The address is 108 St John Street in 1856 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. *
St Sepulchre index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
St John street, St Sepulchre near Hicks hall in 1682. Listed are 157 Three Cupps Inne ; 161 Windmill Inne ; 162 Swan with Two necks Inn ; 163 Golden Lion Inne ; 164 Bell Inne - St Johns street, east side and 165 Cross Keys Inn .
Cross Keys, 16 St John Street - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1797/William Sanford/victualler, Cross Keys Tap/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1809/William Meades, Cross Keys Inn, 167 St Johns street/../../Holdens Directory
1822/John Hill/../../../Pigots Directory **
1825/John Hill/../../../Pigots Directory **
1827/Samuel Wright Barringer, wine and brandy merchant, and Cross Keys Inn and Tavern, St Johns street, Smithfield/../../Pigot's Directory
1836/Eliza Kingsford, Cross Keys Inn, 108 St John street/../../Pigots Directory
1841/T. William Broderick/[Cross Keys Inn]/../../Post Office Directory *
Cross Keys Inn
1841/John Slain/Victualler/45/../Census
1841/Mary Slain/../50/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Slain/../25/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Baker/Independant/25/../Census
1841/Robert Lincoln/Male Servant/13/../Census
1841/Charles Sheppard/Male Servant/25/../Census
1841/Emma Cossey/Female Servant/25/../Census
1841/Catherine Kelly/Female Servant/35/../Census
1841/Hannah Richardson/Female Servant/25/Middlesex/Census
Cross Keys Tap
1841/John Hawkins/Inn Keeper/50/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Hawkins/../50/../Census
1841/William Hawkins/Book Keeper/22/../Census
1841/James Hawker/Porter/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/Thomas Cox/Ostler/30/Middlesex/Census
+ others
1843/John William Shain/[Cross Keys Inn]/../../Post Office Directory
July 1848/John Griffiths, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1848/Mary Anna Griffiths, his executrix/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Mrs Mary Ann Griffiths/../../../Kellys Directory
September 1850/Mary Ann Archer (late Griffiths) to her husband/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Walter Archer/Hotel Keeper/30/Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Mary Ann Archer/Wife/34/Hereford/Census
1851/Eliza Griffiths/Wifes daughter/3/St Sepulchre, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charlotte Bishop/Barmaid/18/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1851/Jane Scrivens/Cook/30/Somerset/Census
1851/Emma Ellis/Housemaid/26/../Census
1851/William Williamson/Porter/18/Middlesex/Census
1851/John Miller/Lodger, Commercial Traveller/30/Bath/Census
1851/William Redman/Lodger, Farmer/32/Bedfordshire/Census
1851/Thomas Wells/Lodger, Farmer/34/Oxfordshire/Census
1851/Henry Styles/Lodger, Farmer/40/Norfolk/Census
April 1852/Walter Edmund Archer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1852/Ann Susannah Johnson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
February 1854/George Brooks/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
February 1854/Ann Fox/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/George Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/Mrs Eliza Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory **
The Era 08 October 1865 - transfer of licences:
Cross Keys, St John street, Eliza Brooks to William Williams
March
1866/William Williams/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/J Charlton/../../../Post Office Directory
February 1870/Joseph Charlton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1870/John Thomas Sweet/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1879/Thomas Rudkin/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Mary Allen/Licensed Victualler/42/Shipdham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Sarah Allen/Niece/22/Ovington, Norfolk/Census
1881/Ellen Hannah Aldrich/Barmaid/18/Margate, Kent/Census
1881/George Brooks/Barman/32/Westley, Cambridge/Census
1881/William Lambert/Potman/31/Matching, Essex/Census
1882/Thomas Rudkin/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Mary Allen/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Collingwood/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas C Collingwood/Licensed Victualler/39/Islington, London/Census
1891/Annie J Collingwood/Wife/38/Carmarthen, Wales/Census
1891/Nellie A C Collingwood/Daughter/3/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1891/Caroline Barnes/Cousin, Widow/38/Camden Town, London/Census
1891/Caroline M Barnes/Niece/11/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1891/Maria Griffiths/Visitor, Milliner/22/Lambeth, London/Census
1891/Alice Rose Coles/Barmaid & Cashier/29/St Martins, London/Census
1891/William Jones/Barman/20/Notting |Hill, London/Census
1891/Ellen D Palser/Barmaid/24/Southwark, London/Census
1891/Alice E Denney/Barmaid/21/Ckerkenwell, London/Census
1891/Alice Lodge/Barmaid/18/Aberdeen, Scotland/Census
1891/Eliza Golding/Cook/20/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1891/Alice M Bundle/Kitchen Maid/26/Camden Town, London/Census
1891/Mary E Aldridge/Nurse/15/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Alfred W Townsend/Barman/19/Bristol, Gloucestershire/Census
1895/Alfred Wordsworth/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Vian/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/John Vian/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Robert Jackson/../../../Hughes Directory
1914/Harry Byford/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Harry Byford/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Frdk Jas Hy Gerhard/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Frdk Jas Hy Gerhard/../../../Post Office Directory **
1938/J T Davies & Sons Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
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