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Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address, i.e. use the search box below. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs, beer retailers, taverns and hotels; and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission. Many of the Pubs are still open, as I do not differentiate between dead and open Pubs. The site is updated every day, mainly during pub opening hours. Please contact: Kevan with any updates and additional details to the site/s. Thanks.
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Corner Pin, 2 Goswell Road, Aldersgate EC1

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Originally called the White Hart, at 1 Goswell Street in 1856 & earlier; but changed its name to the Corner Pin between around 1862 and 1900, before reverting to the White Hart.  I don't think that the pub survived WWII, although I am not sure. On 23 April 1964 a new pub opened on this site at 2 Goswell Road, which remains open today and is called the Shakespeare -  recalling the pub of that name that used to stand 50 yards up the road at No. 44.  **
 

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Aldersgate - St Botolphs, London. The Aldersgate , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Shakespeare, 2 Goswell Road - in December 2006

Shakespeare, 2 Goswell Road - in December 2006

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1839/Thomas Sheen/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/Thomas Sheen/../../../P.O. Directory **

1846/George Mackey/../../../Post Office Directory **

1851/James Dowden/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions**** 

1852/Edward Weaver/../../../Watkins Directory **

1856/James Dickson/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1862/William Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory **

1869/James & John Niven/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/William Haines/Licensed Victualler/38/Somerset/Census ****
1871/Priscilla Haines/Wife/36/Wiltshire/Census
1871/George Burn/Barman/21/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Eliza Durlan/Servant/16/Somerset/Census

1881/Henry Lyon/Licensed Victualler/54/London, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Esther Lyon/Wife/57/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clarence Lyon/Son/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Marion Lyon/Daughter/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clara Lyon/Daughter/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Lyon/Sister/57/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/John W Russell/Barman Assistant/25/Godalming, Surrey/Census
1881/Charles Stephens/Barman Assistant/21/St Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Phillips/Domestic, Widow/66/Hampshire/Census
1881/Louisa Hawkes/Domestic/16/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1882/Henry Lyon/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/John Barber/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **

1891/James Edward Cosham/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1893/Jas Edward Cosham/../../../Post Office Directory **

1899/John Fredk Doughty/../../../Post Office Directory **

1908/John Fredk Doughty/../../../Post Office Directory **

1912/Alfred Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory **

1917/Alfred Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory **

** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
site search by freefind

All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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