Fountain, 4 Foster lane, St Leonard Foster lane EC2
St Leonard Foster Lane index
At 4 Foster Lane in 1869 and earlier; The circa 1890 photo is of the Fountain, Foster Lane EC2, with landlord William Green. Next to the pub is the church of St Vedast. Both church and pub were badly damaged in the Blitz on the night of December 29th 1940. The church was restored, the pub was not. *
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Leonard Foster Lane parish, City of London.
Fountain, 4 Foster Lane, St Leonard Foster lane EC2 - circa 1890 with landlord W Green
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Residents at this address.
1827/David Wilson, Fountain, Cheapside/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1829/D Wilson, Fountain, Foster court, Cheapside/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/David Wilson, Fountain, Foster court, Cheapside/../../Pigots Directory
1836/David Wilson, Fountain, 4 Foster Lane, Cheapside/../../Pigots Directory
1841/J Brodie/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/James Brodie/Victualler/35/Scotland/Census
1841/Jane G Brodie/../35/Scotland/Census
1841/Margaret Brodie/../13/Scotland/Census
1841/James Striblet/Male Servant/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/George Dance/Male Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Hannah Seller/Female Servant/30/../Census
1842/James Brodie/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/James Brodie/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/Mrs Elizabeth Matts/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Mrs Elizabeth Matts/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/Mrs M H Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory
December 1860/Mary Head Sutton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
December 1860/Thomas Bourke/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1861/Thos Rourke/Inn Keeper/30/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1861/Emma Rourke/Wife/34/Tamworth, Staffordshire/Census
1861/George Garward/Son/9/Westminster, London/Census
1861/Amelia Garward/Daughter/8/Westminster, London/Census
1861/Charlott Garward/Daughter/6/Westminster, London/Census
1861/Catherine Dillon/Servant/24/Ireland/Census
1869/Mrs Ann Eve/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/W M Hartridge/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
1881/William Green/Licensed Victualler/50/Paddington/Census
1881/Marian Green/Wife/42/St Pancras/Census
1881/Alice Maud Green/Daughter, Licensed Victualler/22/Camberwell/Census
1881/Sarah Green/Visitor, Licensed Victualler, Widow/81/Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Anderson/General Servant, Widow/45/(City)/Census
1882/William Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Benjamin Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Benjamin Green & Sons/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Annie Eliz Gregory/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Not a dwelling/../../../Census
1921/Mrs Elizabeth Harmer/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 at 3 Foster Lane, City of London
Frederick Charles Whittle, Publican, aged 53 years 6 months and born in Woolwich, London, Own Account
Elizabeth Whittle, Publicans Wife Assisting In Business, aged 44 years 7 months and born in Marylebone, London
Rosina Myles, Step-daughter, aged 13 years and born in Norwood, Surrey
Edward Myles, Step-son, aged 7 years and born in Mitcham, Surrey
By 23 September 1922, Frederick Charles Whittle had moved as licensee to the Albert Tavern public house, in South Norwood
1923/Hannah Elizabeth Cartier/../../../Electoral Register
1934/Miss Gertrude Vale/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Albert Vivian Cakebread/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Albert Vivian Cakebread/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Vincent O'Loughlin