The pub was established by 1790 and rebuilt in its present form in around 1855 - it remains open. It is near the junction of Cowcross Street and St John Street and varies in address in the census **
St Sepulchre index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Hope, 94 Cowcross Street EC1- in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1792/Charles Tayler/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
The Lodge of Judah meets at the Hope, St Johns street, West Smithfield, London in 1794
1809/John Hillam/victualler, Anchor and Hope/../../Sun Fire Office records
held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/David Watkins/../../../Pigots Directory **
1841/David Watkins/../../../Post Office Directory *
1841/John Watkins/Victualler/28/Middlesex/Census
1841/Catherine Watkins/../30/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Grannaway/Barman/32/../Census
1841/Thomas Jasckson/Male Servant/15/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Pigott/Female Servant/50/Middlesex/Census
1848/William Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/William Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/William Richardson/Licensed Victualler/40/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Richardson/Wife/50/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Robert Richardson/Brother, Barman/25/Ratcliff, Middlesex/Census
1851/George Priest/Servant/19/Barnstaple, Devon/Census
1851/Louisa Bricks/Servant/19/Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1856/William Samuel Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1862/William Samuel Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory **
March
1866/William S Richardson/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/William Samuel Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1879/William Walter Collier/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/William W Collier/Licensed Victualler, Widow/22//Census
1881/Arthur H Collier/Son/3/Smithfield, Middlesex/Census
1881/Georgina M Collier/Daughter/11 months/Smithfield, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Smith/Publican/36/Dickboro, Norfolk/Census
1881/Alice M A Baker/Barmaid/22/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa L Allen/Barmaid/19/Bristol, Gloucester/Census
1881/Henry Worsfold/Groom/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amelia A Allen/Cook/63/Chatham, Kent/Census
1881/Alice Emery/Waitress/17/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lydia V Giles/Housemaid/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susannah McLachlin/Nursemaid/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/William Walter Collier/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William W Collier/../../../Post Office Directory
1885/William Walter Collier/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/Wm Loftie Rutten/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Rutten/Licensed Victualler/42/Cape Town, South Africa/Census
1891/Agnes Ruttan/Wife/41/Maldon, Essex/Census
1891/Rosetta Moore/Barmaid/28/Marylebone, London/Census
1891/Louisa Harris/Barmaid/31/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1891/Elizabeth Camp/Domestic Servant/19/Brompton, London/Census
1895/Wm Loftie Rutten/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Hinchley & Reynolds/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Hinchley & Reynolds/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Chapman & Jones/../../../Post Office Directory **
1915/Chapman & Jones/../../../Post Office Directory **
1919/Harry Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Harry Harvey/../../../Hughes Directory *
1934/Harry Harvey/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Harry Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Jas W Milton/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/HOPE: 94 Cowcross Street EC1. Watney Combe./../../Pub Listing
1991/HOPE: 94 Cowcross Street EC1. Grand Met-Watneys. c1855 bowed and curved, etched windows, silver inlaid mirrors mark move of live animal market to Caledonian Market. Built as an inn during the days between the medieval and modern market in an area which was then parkland. It is alleged that the pub was erected over the Path of Hope leading to a sanctuary church, which condemned prisoners from Newgate Prison were led, if they received a last minute reprieve./../../Pub Listing
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