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Half Moon, 88 Gracechurch Street, London EC3

St Peter Cornhill index

This pub was present by 1761, and started life as the very long-established Half Moon Tavern. This also had a 'Tap' bar which is listed separately in at least one old Directory. In 1881 the pub was rebuilt, and now the New Moon sometime after 1944.  ***

It is likely that the Half Moon was built by the Lee family.

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

Half Moon, 88 Gracechurch Street,London EC3 - in August 2008

Half Moon, 88 Gracechurch Street,London EC3 - in August 2008

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The following entries are in this format:

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

1793/A Abbott / Victualler /../../Universal British Directory, 1793-1798 **

1808/Joseph Blizzard/../../../London 1808 Directory **

1819/B Foot / Victualler /../../The Literary Panorama & National Register, Volume 9 **

1820/William Taylor / Victualler & Coffee man /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **

1821/William Taylor / Victualler & Coffee man /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **

1822/William Taylor / Victualler & Coffee man /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **

1823/William Taylor / Victualler & Coffee man /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **

1825/William Taylor / Tavern Keeper & Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **

1839/Charles Wilson (Tavern)/../../../Pigots Directory **

1839/Benjamin Brookman (Tap)/../../../Pigots Directory **

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

1844/Benj. Brookman (Tap)/../../../Thompson’s Directory **

1844/Chas. Wilson (Tavern)/../../../Thompson’s Directory **

1846/B Brookman/../../../Post Office Directory **

1850/Benjamin Brookman (Tap) /../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Frederick Wilson/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1851/Fredk Wilson/Licensed Victualler/38/Calcutta, East Indies/Census ****
1851/Hannah Wilson/Wife/38/East Mersea, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Hannah Wilson/Daughter/5/St Stephen Coleman, London/Census
1851/Fredk Wilson/Son/3/St Peters Cornhill, London/Census
1851/Thos Horrace Wilson/Son/9 months/St Peters Cornhill, London/Census
1851/Maria Louisa Quick/Barmaid/29/City Road, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizth Turner/Barmaid/25/Rock, Salop/Census
1851/Emma Bryant/House Servant/20/Dorchester, Dorset/Census
1851/Jane Woodland/Nursery Maid/17/Woodchurch, Kent/Census
1851/Wm Harywell/Potman/19/Woburn, Beds/Census

1852/Frederick Wilson/../../../Watkins Directory **

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

1860/H Lawrence/../../../The Draper & Clothier, Travellers’ Hand-Book **

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

1871/Thomas Parkhurst/Cellerman/45/Maidstone, Kent/Census ****
1871/Jane S Parkhurst/Wife, Domesic Cook/48/Dulwich, Surrey/Census
1871/Thos Geo Parkhurst/Son, Warehouse Clerk/16/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane C Barnes/Domestic Servant/18/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1871/George King/Barman/22/Ely, Cambridge/Census
1871/William Jackson/Porter/22/St George Hanover Square, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Martin/Clerk/25/Abargavenny, Monmouth/Census

1876/Townley Porter & Co./../../../P.O. Directory **

1878/Townley Porter & Co./../../../P.O. Directory **

1883/Townley Porter & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **

1884/Townley Porter & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **

1891/George Reeves/../../../Post Office Directory **

1894/Chas. H Waller & Co./../../../City of London Directory **

1895/Charles Henry Waller/../../../Post Office Directory **

1899/William Henry Burney/../../../Post Office Directory **

1910/Levy & Franks/../../../Post Office Directory **

1917/Levy & Franks/../../../Post Office Directory **

1921/Levy & Franks Ltd./../../../P.O. Directory **

1926/Levy & Franks Ltd./../../../P.O. Directory **

1935/Levy & Franks Ltd./../../../P.O. Directory **

1944/Levy & Frank Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory **


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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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