It was built in 1890 and has been called the Bishop's Finger since at least 1981; part of the Shepherd & Neame group **
St Sepulchre index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Bishops Finger, 9 - 10 West Smithfield - in February 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1881/Frederic Moore/Licensed Victualler/35/Surrey/Census
1881/Sarah Moore/Wife/34/Hertford/Census
1881/Herbert Moore/Son/4/Berkshire/Census
1881/George Moore/Son/2/Berkshire/Census
1881/Arthur Moore/Son/1/Berkshire/Census
1881/Mary Fincham/Servant/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Gertrude Myring/Servant/15/Stafford/Census
1881/Eleanor Coalbrooke/Servant/28/Kent/Census
1881/Mary Harris/Cook/18/Greenwich/Census
1881/Alice Jones/Nurse Maid/18/Great Marlow, Buckingham/Census
1881/Frederic Edward Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Benj Beach/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Benj Pearce Lucas jun/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Robt Egan/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/William Fraser Mann/Assistant Surveyor/38/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1901/Mary Ann Mann/Wife, Licensed Victuallers Manageress/37/Hampton Court,
Middlesex/Census
1901/Ada Sudell/Barmaid/26/London/Census
1901/Emily Looseley/Barmaid/22/New Cross, Kent/Census
1901/Albert Founk/Barman/19/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1901/Henry Hartinder/Barman/20/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1901/Kate McDonald/Cook/26/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1910/Chas Pullen/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Charles Pullen/Licensed Victualler/47/London/Census
1911/Sarah Pullen/Wife/54/London/Census
1911/Constance Pullen/Daughter/25/London/Census
1911/Victor Pullen/Son/22/London/Census
1911/Stanley Pullen/Son/21/London/Census
1911/Phyllis Pullen/Daughter/20/London/Census
1911/Winn Glavin/Barmaid/20/Sutton, Surrey/Census
1911/Ada Marks/Barmaid/23/Bath/Census
1911/Anny Ayling/Servant/42/Clapton/Census
1911/Harry Roffe/Barman/24/Hendon/Census
1911/Harry Jarman/Barman/21/Brixton/Census
1921/Chas Pullen/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Nadir Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory
In the 1939 electoral register at "the Rutland" 9-10 West Smithfield are
Oliver U Millest, Licensed Victualler, born 04 Sep 1898
Phyllis Harvey, later Boomsma, Barmaid, born 24 Apr 1916
1944/Oliver Underwood Millest/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/BISHOPS FINGER: 8 West Smithfield EC1. Shepherd Neame. Large comfortable one bar pub formerly named 'The Rutland', a name still to be seen in large letters across the first floor./../../Pub Listing
1991/BISHOPS FINGER: 8 West Smithfield EC1. Shepherd Neame. Also known as the Rutland./../../Pub Listing
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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