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Unicorn, 32 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch E1

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This pub was present by 1750. An 1873 photograph of the Unicorn exists at the Hackney Archive site ; it is situated at the corner of Shoreditch High Street and Commercial Street with the drinking fountain in the foreground.  It existed in the current building at least as early as 1864, but is long closed. The premises are today in use as a telephone showroom **

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.

Unicorn, 32 Shoreditch High Street - in September 2006

Unicorn, 32 Shoreditch High Street - in September 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.

1817/Thomas NorthVictualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1839/Wm Hudson Griffin/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/Wm. Hudson Griffin/../../../Post Office Directory **

1842/W H Griffin/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1844/Lewis Langhan/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1851/Joseph Moore Palmer/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1852/Joseph Moore Palmer/../../../Watkins Directory **

1856/Joseph Moore Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Wm Piper/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/William A Piper/Licensed Victualler/26/Worfield, Shropshire/Census ****
1871/Eliza Piper/Wife/25/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alexander Hicks/Brother in Law, Assistant/23/Bloomsbury, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Piper/Cousin, Barman/16/Worfield, Shropshire/Census
1871/Mahalah Greenhough/Visitor/19/Bole Null, Derbyshire/Census
1871/George Oake/Barman/23/Lincolnshire/Census
1871/Richd B Tredwin/Barman/24/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/John Scrivener/Potman/36/Wisbeachm Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/Ellen Warner/Cook/27/Walton, Suffolk/Census
1871/Mary Pinder/Housemaid/25/Farcett, Northamptonshire/Census

1872/W Pipe/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

1881/Arthur Wyborn/Licensed Victuallers Manager/27/Mustbury, Devon/Census ****
1881/Joseph Webster/Barman/21/Chipping Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/George Hills/Barman/16/Ponders End, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Humphreys/Barman/17/Diss, Norfolk/Census
1881/John Scrivener//Potman/42/Wisbeach, Cambridge/Census
1881/Matilda Grimson/Cook/48/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1881/Lelly E Palmer/Housemaid/20/Commercial Rd, Middlesex/Census

1882/Fredk George Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Frederick G Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Frederick George Brown / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1891/Matthew Jas Weston/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Rose Wesson/Daughter/22/London/Census ****
1891/Betsy J Hendle/Barmaid/24/London/Census
1891/Ellen Benslyn/Barmaid/24/London/Census
1891/Frank Holmes/Barman/22/London/Census
1891/Henry Thomas/Barman/20/London/Census
1891/Amy Pearson/Cook/26/London/Census
1891/Annie Littlejohn/Housemaid/20/London/Census

1895/Matthew Jas Weston/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Thos Edward Cross/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Alfred Knight/Licensed Victuallers Manager/26/Bermondsey, London/Census ****
1901/Emily Knight/Wife/35/Bromley, London/Census
1901/William Knight/Son/2/Pimlico, London/Census
1901/Charles Spongthorpe/Barman/26/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1901/Henry Barnes/Barman/18/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/William Payne/Barman/18/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1901/Phoebe Rause/Barmaid/21/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Maud Talbot/Barmaid/22Bridgewater, Somerset//Census
1901/Annie Randall/Barmaid/29/Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Florence Wiley/Barmaid/20/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1901/Florence Smith/Barmaid/20/Russell Square, London/Census
1901/Elsa Reid/Cook/40/Aberdeen, Scotland/Census
1901/Sophia Talham/Kitchenmaid/25/Shoreditch, London/Census
1901/Kathleen Brady/Housemaid/19/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1901/Louisa Hartwell/Nursemaid/19/Chelsea, London/Census

1910/Thos Edward Cross & Son/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1914/Thos Edward Cross & Son/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Thos Edward Cross & Son/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Thos Edward Cross & Sons/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Joseph Sharman/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Jas Turnbull/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/J W C Lynch & Ernest Samuel Tourell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Carol Stocker

**** 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.
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