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Two Blue Posts, 79 Mount Pleasant, Holborn

Holborn index

This was at 10 Mount Pleasant in 1869 and earlier, before road renumbering. More recently a modern Pub called the Churchill was built on the same site.

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Holborn - St Andrew, London. The Holborn , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

My Grandad - Richard Bernard Tillcock - behind the bar at The Two Blue Posts, taken at the time of the blitz and the pub was thereafter structurally unsound. I remember it as a bomb site as were all the buildings running to its left.

My Grandad - Richard Bernard Tillcock - behind the bar at The Two Blue Posts, taken at the time of the blitz and the pub was thereafter structurally unsound. I remember it as a bomb site as were all the buildings running to its left. **

The following entries are in this format:

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

In the 1839 Pigots directory is listed Martha Ing, at the Two Blue Posts, 24 Laystall Street - see the mention of Laystall Street for the WW2 blitz damage ****

1841/Mrs M Ing/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1841/Maria Ing/Licensed Victualler/32/Middlesex/Census ****
1841/Mary Ing/Licensed Victualler/30/Middlesex/Census
1841/Martha Ing/Independant/24/Middlesex/Census
1841/Emma Wynne/Teacher of Music/34/Middlesex/Census
1841/Charles Wynne/../13/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Wynne/../11/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Halford/Female Seravnt/65/Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Grey/Female Seravnt/18/Middlesex/Census
1841/Thomas Wingham/Male Servant/26/Middlesex/Census

1843/Mrs Maria Ing/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1851/Misses Maria, Agnes & Mary Ann Ing/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1851/Martha Ing/Retired Victualler, Widow/83/Wales/Census ****
1851/Maria Agnes Ing/Daughter, Licensed Victualler/44/St Andrew Holborn/Census
1851/Mary Ann Ing/Daughter, Licensed Victualler/40/St Andrew Holborn/Census
1851/Emma E Wynn/Daughter, Teacher of Music, Widow/45/St Andrew Holborn/Census
1851/Mary Harford/House Servant/70/../Census
1851/George Winter/Barman/21/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary Cane/House Servant/28/Ireland/Census

1856/Misses Maria, Agnes & Mary Ann Ing/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Cornelius Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1873/John Thaviatt/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1874/Joseph Gilbert/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1875/Nicholas William Prickett/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1876/Harry Carter/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1877/John Ancott/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1878/John Ancott/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1879/John Ancott/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1880/William Allaway/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1881/Joseph Tydeman/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1881/Joseph Tydeman/Head/37/Chelmsford, Essex/Census ****
1881/Louisa C Tydeman/Wife, Licensed Victuallar/37/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census
1881/William G Tydeman/Son/15/Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/Lilly Tydeman/Daughter, Solicitor Clerk/14/Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/Louisa Tydeman/Daughter/8/Cheshunt, Hertford/Census
1881/George A Tydeman/Son/4/Cheshunt, Hertford/Census
1881/Edward Banyard/Barman/31/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census

1882/Edward Bamford/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions****

1891/Alfred Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Alfred Bennett/Publican/33/Wisbeach, Cambs/Census ****
1891/Eliza Bennett/Wife/37/Newington/Census
1891/Harry Bennett/Son/6/Westminster/Census
1891/William Keeble/Barman/21/Stradbroke, Suffolk/Census
1891/Ada Muir/Barmaid/22/Westminster/Census

1899/William Salmon/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Frederick William Salmon/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1914/Frederick William Salmon/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Sidney M Hayes/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Sidney M Hayes/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Rd Bernard Tillcock/../../../Post Office Directory ****

Also, see the Two Brewers, 32 Gough Street

The Two Blue Posts was decimated in the WWII blitz - it was structurally unsound. l do remember the buildings from 79 Mount Pleasant going away from Laystall street they were all bombed. My father said that he was thrown down the stairs when the pub was hit but luckily they survived I am not sure whether any customers died though. **

My grandparents lived in a flat in Gray's Inn Road and we lived at the Two Brewers. **

** Provided by Hazel Duxon

**** Provided By Kevan


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