Fountain, 68 Amwell street, Clerkenwell EC1

Clerkenwell pub history index

This pub was established by 1825. At 41 Amwell Street before 1938; This pub has been known since 1994 as Filthy MacNasty’s (2008). ** In 2013 this pub briefly became a pop-up restaurant called Meat Lover before reverting to the Fountain in 2014. ***

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Fountain, 68 Amwell Street, EC1 - circa 1986

Fountain, 68 Amwell Street, EC1 - circa 1986

“From the Archives of East London & City CAMRA”.

Filthy MacNasty’s, 68 Amwell Street, EC1 - in September 2008

Filthy MacNasty’s, 68 Amwell Street, EC1 - in September 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1830/John Ware / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **

1833-34/John Ware, Fountain Head, 41 Amwell street, Pentonville/../../Pigots Directory

1839/Thomas Macey/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1841/Thomas Macey/../../../Post Office Directory *

1842/Thomas Macey/../../../Robson's Directory *

1848/William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *

1851/William Brown/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1856/William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *

March 1866/William Robinson/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News

1869/William Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory *

November 1869/William Robinson, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Islington Gazette

November 1869/Louise Robinson, his widow/Incoming Licensee/../../Islington Gazette

1872/William Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1876/Louisa Robinson/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1877/Thomas Alden/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1878/Thomas Alden/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1879/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1880/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1881/Charles Hodsdon/Licenced Victualler/36/London, Middlesex/Census

1881/Anne Hodsdon/Wife/35/France/Census
1881/Charles Hodsdon/Son/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Hodsdon/Son/8/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Hodsdon/Son/6/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Francis Hodsdon/Son/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Hodsdon/Son/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Dimes/Wifes Mother, Formerly Hotel Keeper, Widow/60/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Paul Greenwood/Cousin, Barman/24/Newhaven, Sussex/Census
1881/William Stroud/Potman/35/Wayford, Somerset/Census
1881/Florence Currie/Domestic Servant/17/London, Middlesex/Census

1881/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1882/Charles Hodsdon/../../../Post Office Directory

1882/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1883/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1884/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1885/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1886/Charles Edmond Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1887/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1888/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1889/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1890/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1891/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1892/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1893/Anne Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1894/Edward Beeching [Executor]/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1895/Edward John Hodsdon/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1899/Hodsdon Brothers/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1910/Hodsdon Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Hodsdon Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory *

1934/Ernest William Barker & Son (D D's) Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Ernest William Barker & Son (D D's) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/William Barker & Son (DDs) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory *

1983/FOUNTAIN: 68 Amwell Street EC1. Allied Breweries. Comfortable two bar pub with Victorian dècor, with a "Dirty Dick's" mirror that gives the pub its alternative name./../../Pub Listing

1991/FOUNTAIN: 68 Amwell Street EC1. Ind Coope Taylor Walker./../../Pub Listing

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