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 :
"Hand Court, High Holborn, at 57 , nearly opposite Great Turnstile, about 1/3 of a mile on the Right from Fleet market, it leads to Bedford row."
Hand court, Holborn
Length 110 yards. No. of Houses 14.
Goodman, W. Wine & burton ale merchant
11 Moore, Nath. Razor maker and cutler