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Rainbow Tavern, 15 Fleet Street, St Dunstan in West, City of London

St Dunstan in West Index

This pub was established in 1656 or 1657 as the Rainbow Coffee House, then only the second coffee house in London, although it appears to have also functioned as a tavern from the start. The pub was rebuilt in around 1859 but is now long-gone. ***

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in  St Dunstan in West, City of London. The St Dunstan in West, City of London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

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

1657/James Farr/../../../.. ***

c.1780/Alexander Moncrieff/../../../British History on Line ***

1825/Wm. Colls/../../../Pigots Office Directory ***

1839/Isaac Argent/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/Isaac Argent/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1851/Isaac Argent/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1856/John Argent/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Henry Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1878/Henry Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1881/George Skegg/Licensed Victuallers Representative/33/Hertingfordbury, Hertford/Census ****
1881/Eliza Bartley/Housekeeper/45/Slaugham, Sussex/Census
1881/Ada Barnes/Assistant/26/Reedham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Alice Braithwaite/Housemaid/26/ (Nat B S), America/Census
1881/Ellen Condon/Kitchen Maid/19/Cork County/Census
1881/Annie Stotter/Kitchen Maid/20/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frances Saddington/Assistant/28/Appleby, Derby/Census

1882/Henry Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Henry Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory ****

*** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

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