George & Dragon, 240 St John street, Clerkenwell EC1V
Clerkenwell pub history index
It was renamed Peasant in 2001. ** The address is 1 Northampton Place, St John Street Road in 1856 and earlier. *+
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
George & Dragon, 240 St John Street EC1- in 1986
From the Archives of East London & City CAMRA
George & Dragon, 240 St John Street EC1- in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1788/Thomas Wakeman/victualler, George/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *+
1809/Robert Simpson / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1809/Edward Beck / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1821/Felix Wills / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1823/Felix Wills / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by
Guildhall Library **
1824/Felix Wills / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by
Guildhall Library **
1825/Felix Wills / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1836/Richard Fritchley / Merchant /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1839/Richard Fritchley/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1839/R. Fritchley/../../../Robson's Directory *+
1848/Edward Flower/../../../Post Office Directory *+
Morning Advertiser 24 January 1848
Transfer of Licences
George and Dragon, Northampton place, Edward Flower to Geprge Flower
1851/James Flower/../../../Post Office Directory *+
July 1853/William Hart/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
July 1853/Stephen Neate/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/Stephen Neate/../../../Post Office Directory *+
March
1866/Edward John Davall//License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Edward John Davall/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1879/Edward John Davall/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Henry Simson/Head/30/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Simson/Wife/31/Stockbridge, Hampshire/Census
1881/Charlotte Simson/Daughter/1/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charlotte Conen/Barmaid/21/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Baker/Barmaid/24/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edmund Magness/Barman/20/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Marson/Barman/19/Poplar/Census
1882/John Morday Pierpoint/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Morday Pierpoint/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Pierpoint/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Pierpoint/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Evan Mears/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/George Wm Buffery/../../../Post Office Directory
1902/Arthur Edwin Cash/../../../P.O. Directory **
Islington Gazette - 01 October 1907 Transfers granted
George and Dragon, 240 St John street, Clerkenwell from Arthur Edwin Cash to Walter Hudson
1910/John Bell/../../../Post Office Directory
My great Aunt Beatrice Curtis lived and worked in the George & Dragon at the time of the 1911 census. *
1911/John Bell/Licensed Victualler/56/Westminster/Census *
1911/Mary Ann Bell/Wife, Assistant/54/Dartford, Kent/Census
1911/Herbert Dodkin/Barman/23/Cambridge/Census
1911/Fredrick Davidson/Barman/20/Leigh on Sea, Essex/Census
1911/Thomas Dye/Barman/22/Great yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1911/Beatrice Mary Curtis/Servant/25/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1915/Mrs Kate Dowse/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1919/Mrs Ada Dorchester/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Ada Dorchester/../../../Hughes Directory *+
1934/Mrs Ada Dorchester/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Bertie Bundy/../../../Post Office Directory
[Up until 1938, Clifford J A Mickleburgh is at the Cobdens Head, 176 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch]
In 1939 at 240 St John Street, the George & Dragon, are
Clifford J A Mickleburgh, licensee, born 27 Aug 1912
Maureen Mickleburgh, wife of licensee, born 12 May 1915
1944/J. W. C. Lynch & Alfred C. Chaumond/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1950/Mr & Mrs W F Banks/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***
1950/Mr & Mrs L Hitches/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***
1983/GEORGE & DRAGON: 240 St John Street EC1. Trumans./../../Pub Listing
1991/GEORGE & DRAGON: 240 St John Street EC1. Grand Met-Trumans./../../Pub Listing
* Provided By Frances Nelson
*+ Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Alex Wilkinson