Coach & Horses, 2 St Johns Square, Clerkenwell, London EC

Clerkenwell pub history index

At 49 St Johns Square before renumbering to 2 St Johns Square by 1910; A pub has been present here or hereabouts since the early 16th century. It was rebuilt in 1975 and has been further modernised more recently. The pub was called the Coach & Horses until 1995 and has had several names since, now being called the Bear (2007). **

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

Coach & Horses, 2 St John's Square, EC1 - in December 2007

Coach & Horses, 2 St John's Square, EC1 - in December 2007

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Residents at this address.

1790/Mr Tilbrook/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1790/Edward Tillbrook/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1810/Alexander Anderson/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1811/A Anderson, Coach & Horses, St John square, Clerkenwell/../../Holdens Directory

1825/Mr John Easterbrook/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1826/John Easterbrook/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1829/Hannah Maria Easterbrook/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1833-34/Hannah Maria Easterbrook, Coach & Horses, 49 St Johns square/../../Pigots Directory

1835/Thomas Piper/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1838/William French/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1839/William French/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/William French/../../../Post Office Directory *

1848/Thomas Hewett/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/George A Hewett/Licensed Victualler/23/Whitechapel/Census
1851/Sophia Hewett/Wife/22/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Hewett/Brother, Licensed Victualler/38/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charles W Hewett/Brother, Boot Maker/36/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ellen Sweeney/General servant/19/Ireland/Census

1851/Thomas Hewitt & George Alfred Hewitt/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1855/Thomas Hewett/../../../Post Office Directory **

September 1864/G H T Dyer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

September 1864/William Game/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

April 1865/J P Game/ Outgoing Licensee /../../North London News

April 1865/James Game/ Incoming Licensee /../../North London News

March 1866/James Game/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News

1869/James Game/../../../Post Office Directory

1876/Henry Alexander Woodborne/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1877/Henry Alexander Woodborne/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1878/George White/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1879/George White/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1880/William Johnson/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1881/William Johnson/Licenced Victualler/25/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bertha E Johnson/Wife/27/East Farleigh, Kent/Census
1881/Esther F Johnson/Daughter/3/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1881/Bertha A Johnson/Daughter/5 months/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Esther Smith/Sister, Widow/32/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charlotte Down/Domestic Servant/14/Mile End, Middlesex/Census

1881/William Johnson/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1882/William Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1882/William Johnson/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1883/William Johnson/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1884/Thomas King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1885/Thomas King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1886/Thomas King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1887/Thomas King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1888/Thomas King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1889/Thomas King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1890/Thomas King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1891/Thomas King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1892/Alice Durnells King [Exec]/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1893/Alice Durnells King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1894/Alice Durnells King/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1895/Harriet Harvey/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1899/Mrs Harriet Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Mrs Harriet Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory **

In 1901 at 49, St Johns Square, Clerkenwell, Holborn
Harriet Harvey, Licensed victualler, Widow, aged 44 years, born in Eynsham Oxfordshire
Albert Leonard Harvey, Son, Stock exchange clerk, aged 17 years, born in Hoxton, Middlesex
Florence Amelia Harvey, Daughterk, aged 16 years, born in Hoxton, Middlesex
Daisy Harvey, Daughterk, aged 14 years, born in Hoxton, Middlesex
Percy Julien Harvey, Sonk, aged 13 years, born in Hoxton, Middlesex
Alfred John Trimmer, Visitor, aged 39 years, born in Euston, London
Florence Beedell, Barmaid, aged 29 years, born in Stepney, Middlesex
Amelia Millinch, Cook, aged 37 years, born in Clerkenwell, Middlesex
Mabel Huckoale, General servant, aged 29 years, born in Kensington, Middlesex
Fred Parfoot, Potman, aged 25 years, born in Norwich, Norfolk
Charles G Ross, Visitor, Joiner, aged 29 years, born in Newbury, Berkshire
Arthur McCraken, Visitor, Cloth worker, aged 22 years, born in Bury, Lancashire

1910/Mrs Harriet Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory

The 1911 census at 2, St John's Square, Finsbury
Harriet Harvey, Licensed victualler, Widower, aged 56 years, born in Eynsham Oxfordshire
Florence Amelia Harvey, Daughter, Licensed assistant, aged 26 years, born in London Middlesex
Daisy Harvey, Daughter, Licensed assistant, aged 24 years, born in London Middlesex
Percival Julian Harvey, Son, Licensed assistant, aged 23 years, born in London Middlesex
Ellen Letitia Morris, Visitor, Dressmaker, aged 22 years, born in London Middlesex
Percy John Datton, Salesman, aged 33 years, born in London Middlesex

1915/Mrs Harriett Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory *

1921/ Harriet Harvey/../../../Hughes Directory

The 1921 census at 2, St John's Square, Finsbury,
Harriet Harvey, Licensed Victualler, Widow, aged 68 years 6 months, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, Own Account, Employer
Percival Julian Harvey, Son, Licenced Victualler, aged 34 years 8 months, born in Hoxton, Middlesex

1934/Herbert Middlemiss/../../../Kellys Directory

1935/Herbtert Middlemiss/../../../P.O. Directory **

[Daily Mirror 15 November 1907
The Spurs have secured the transfer of Herbert Middlemiss, an outside left from Stalybridge Rovers. Middlemiss, who is 18 years of age, is a hefty fellow, 5ft 10 in, in height, and will play against Brentford tomorrow.
Western Morning News 16 August 1941
Mr Herbert Middlemiss, of the Crown and Anchor Inn, The Quay, Brixham, formerly of the Coach and Horses, Clerkenwell EC, a former member of Tottenham Hotspur football team, who died on June 28 last, left £460. Probate is granted to his widow.]

1938/William Hy Feakins/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Mrs Grace Ethel Cole/../../../Post Office Directory *

1983/COACH & HORSES: 4 St Johns Square EC1. Whitbread./../../Pub Listing

1991/COACH & HORSES: 2 St John's Square EC1. (B2/15) Whitbreads../../../Pub Listing


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