Three Cups, 82 High Holborn, Holborn WC1
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The Three Cups is at about 82 High Holborn from looking at street numbering in the 1799 John Rocques Map.
In the Morgans 1682 Map of London on the north side of High Holborn are listed 354 Blew boar Inne ; 355 Red lion Inne ; 356 Three Cups Inne ; and on the south side 352 Castle Inne ; 359 Unicorne Inne ; 360 Sword & buckler Inne ; 362 John Baptist Inne and 363 Star Inne.
In John Rocques 1746 Map of London on the north side of High Holborn are the New Inn ; Three Cups Inn ; Blue Boar Inn ; and on the south side are the Bull Inn ; George Inn and Unicorn brewhouse.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Holborn - St Andrew, London.
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In 1658, a token exists for the Three Cups in Holborn. Initials on the token are M. D. B.
#617 AT THE THREE CUPS In the field, M. D. B.
Rev. IN HOLBORNE . 1658: Three cups, in the field.
Winstanley, who has recorded many interesting traits of his contemporaries, notices his being with Richard Head, the author of the English Rogue, on the coming forth of the first part, " drinking a glass of Rhenish, at the Three Cup tavern in Holborn." The commendatory verses written on that occasion are printed in his Lives of the English Poets, 1687, 8vo, p. 208.
Heywood, noticing the appliances of the taverners, says " Come to plate, every taverne can afford you flat bowles, French bowles, prounet cups, beare bowles, beakers ; and private householders in the citie, when they make a feast to entertaine their friends, can furnish their cupbords with flagons, tankards, beere-cups, wine-bowles ; some white, some parcell guilt, some guilt all over, some with covers, others without, of sundry shapes and qualities." Philocothonista: the Drunkard opened, 1635, 4to, p. 45.
In 1682 Morgans map of London, listed as '356 Three Cups Inne' where Red Lion street is later built.
In John Rocques 1746 Map of London, listed as 'Three Cups Inn' on the north side of High Holborn.