Johnstones 1818 directory index
This is the 1818 Johnstones London commercial guide which also includes a little pub history detail.
John Lockie in 1810 describes as :
"Hackney Road, commences at Shoreditch church on the R. its extent from thence to Hackney church is about 2 miles."
Hackney road, Shoreditch
Length 1820 yards. No. of Houses 18.
Allport, G. & J. Nursery & seedsmen
Chislet, Isaac, Dyer and printer
Corderoy, Aronmon. & gimblet maker
French, Thomas, Oil and colour man
Hillyard, John, Dyer and scourer
Hitchcock, Jno. Conch & harness maker
Linschoten & Co. Pat, colour manufacturer
Osborne, Wm. Timber & deal merchant
Perry, Jos. Wm. Statuury and mason
Rhodes, William, File manufacturer
Sampson & Wilson, Timber & deal merchant
Van Heson, George, Salpetre refiner
Wood, Mary, Grocer & tea dealer
Wright, W. & J. Floor cloth manufacturer