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Hand & Shears, 1, Middle Street, Cloth Fair,  St Bartholomew

This pub has a claimed foundation date of 1123 - it was certainly present by Tudor times. It was rebuilt in its present form in 1849 and remains open. **

Hand & Shears, 1 Middle Street, EC2 prior to its rebuilding in 1849

Hand & Shears, 1 Middle Street, EC2 prior to its rebuilding in 1849

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

Hand & Shears, 1 Middle Street - in December 2006

Hand & Shears, 1 Middle Street - 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.

1684/Mr Dawson/../../../London Gazette, 30 October 1684 **

1809/William Southey / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1818/Thomas Crossland / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1822/Thomas Crossland / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1833/Thomas Wilson / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1836/Thomas Wilson / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1836/Sarah Wilson / Niece /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1838/Thomas Wilson / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1838/Ann Wilson / Wife /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1838/Sarah Wilson / Niece /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1838/Mary Cannon / Servant /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1839/Thomas Wilson/../../../Pigots Directory **

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

1848/James Robbins / Wine & Brandy Merchant and Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 29 February 1848 **

1851/James A Baker/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1854/Mary Baker / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 5 March 1854 **

1854/Alfred Webster / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 5 March 1854 **

1856/A Webster/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1859/Alfred Webster / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 30 August 1859 **

1864/William Hart / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1864/Lucy Hart / Wife /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1865/William Hart / Licensed Victualler, deceased / Died in or about the month of March 1865 /../../London Gazette, 9 June 1865 **

1869/Thomas R Farrell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1870/Thomas R Farrell/../../../Post Office Directory **

1871/Charles Tilley/Licensed Victualler/24/Kettering, Northampton/Census ****
1871/Catherine Tilley/Wife/23/St Mary Axe, Middx/Census
1871/Mary Ann Tilley/Mother/54/Kettering, Northampton/Census
1871/Thomas Tilley/Brother/17/Kettering, Northampton/Census
1871/Martha Tilley/Daughter/11 months/London, Middx/Census
1871/James Clealy/Lodger, Shoe Maker/21/Cork, Ireland/Census
1871/Hannah James/Visitor, Tailoress/19/Whitechapel, Middx/Census

1880/William Calder/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/Alfred Gordon/Licensed Victualler/28/Bideford, Devon/Census ****
1881/Catherine Gordon/Wife/22/Hatchin (I), Surrey/Census
1881/Alfred D Gordon/Son/8 months/ City Of London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William T Dawton/Potman/17/Rochester, Kent/Census
1881/Edmund James/Lodger, Butcher Journeyman/50/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/James Somerville/Lodger, Hosier/50/Abrystwith, Wales/Census
1881/George Wright/Lodger, General Labourer/24/Hayward Heath, Sussex/Census

1884/William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Frederick Roper/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/John Roper/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1896/John Roper/../../../Post Office Directory **

1899/Arthur William Priddy/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1900/Arthur William Priddy/../../../Post Office Directory **

1903/Amy Baldacci / Manager, widow /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1903/George William Jenks / Pot Man /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1905/William David Moors & Mary Ann Moors/../../../Family History *

1910/Conrad Marcus Lubeck/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Conrad Marcus Lubeck/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Jack Nickolls/../../../P.O. Directory **

1934/Hon Hy Lygon/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Percy Wm Hills/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1946/Mrs Lilian Beatrice Smith/../../../Post Office Directory ****


* Provided By Beatrice Day

** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

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