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Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street EC2

Shoreditch index

The address was earlier given as 84 Curtain Road and 113 Curtain Road. The Pub first established in 1700 - re-built 1876 in current form - remains open **

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

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street - circa 1930's 

 Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street - circa 1930's - The four gentlemen standing at the front of the pub (Old Blue Last) are Harold Seear (2nd from right) and three of his sons, William, Arthur and Frank.

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street - circa 1930's - The four gentlemen standing at the front of the pub (Old Blue Last) are Harold Seear (2nd from right) and three of his sons, William, Arthur and Frank.

Kindly provided by David B Seear

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street EC2 - in April 2006

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street EC2 - in April 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.

1808/Robert GreenawayVictualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1812/Robert GranawayVictualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1816/William BlundellVictualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1820/Joseph FearneVictualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1824/Joseph FearnVictualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1828/Joseph Fearn/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1836/Henry CossonVictualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1839/Henry Cosson/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/Henry Cosson/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/Henry Cossen/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1851/Henry Cosson/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1856/Henry Cosson/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Samuel Coombs/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/Eliza J Coombs/Licensed Victualler, Widow/37/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census ****
1871/William F Coombs/Son, Barman/17/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Samuel E Coombs/Son, Apprentice to Printer/16/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry A Coombs/Son/12/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas H Coombs/Son/11/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary A Pipe/Visitor/24/Oxford/Census
1871/Eliza Clark/Domestic Servant/24/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sidney Blackly/Visitor, Retired Builder, Widow/38/Sheerness, Kent/Census

1872/Mrs E J Combs/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

1874/Eliza Jane Coombs/../../../H D Miles Directory of Licensed Victuallers **

1881/Francis Bryan/Licensed Victualler/47/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Matilda Bryan/Wife/43/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Adelaide Bryan/Daughter/18/Newington, Surrey/Census
1881/Thomas Statell/../23/Kennington/Census
1881/Jane Satchell/Boarder/23/St Botolph, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sydney Wheeler/Barman/22/Reading/Census
1881/Frederick Gaulder/Barman/23/Wittersham, Suffolk/Census
1881/Frederick Newman/Barman/17/Mereworth, Kent/Census
1881/Goerge Chack/Barman/21/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Stevenson/Domestic Servant/28/Huntingdon/Census
1881/Ann S Davis/Domestic Servant/28/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Satchell/../2 months/Finchly, Middlesex/Census

1882/Francis Brien/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Francis Brien/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Francis Brien/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Francis Brien/Licensed Victualler/57/Spitalfields/Census ****
1891/Elizabeth Rousham/Manageress/32/Walworth/Census
1891/Sarah E Gray/Domestic Servant/26/Lincolnshire/Census
1891/Sarah Lewis/Domestic Servant/22/London/Census
1891/Bessie McArthur/Domestic Servant/22/Kerry, Ireland/Census
1891/William H Clark/Barman/20/London/Census
1891/John McGibbons/Barman/22/St georges East/Census
1891/William J Bowers/Barman/25/Bethnal Green/Census
1891/Frank Harrison/Potman/22/Bermondsey/Census

1895/Francis Brien/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Francis Brien/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Samuel Goddard/Licensed Victualler/25/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census ****
1901/Ellen Goddard/Wife/26/Marlow, Buckinghamshire/Census
1901/Henry Goddard/Barman/21/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/George Batterham/Barman/22/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1901/Sydney Darby/Barman/18/Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1901/Albert Rogers/Potman/20/Shoreditch, London/Census
1901/Jenny Say/Cook/18/Shoreditch, London/Census

1903/Francis Brien / Licensed Victualler, deceased / Died 8 April 1903 /../../London Gazette, 3 July 1903 **

1910/Brien & Co/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Brien & Co/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Harold Seear/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Hy Jn Poll/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1952/Mr & Mrs F E Beaton/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***

Mrs Lobham, wife of Mr J A Lobham, died on May 14th, 1963 - Black Eagle Journal ***


** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Alex Wilkinson

**** 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.
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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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