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Clerkenwell pub history index
The name of this pub has had an interesting evolution, as follows/Bunch of Grapes & Two Cans (1802), Bunch of Grapes( 1810 - 1814), Grapes (1827), Grapes & Can (1834 - 1846 & 1870 license transfer ), Grapes (since 1851).
The address was earlier given as 142 Goswell Street. **
The address is 142 Goswell Street in 1856 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Andr Ashby, the Grapes and Two Canns, Goswell street/../../Holdens Directory
1797/William Fletcher/victualler, Two Cans and Bunch of Grapes/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1802/Ambrose Ashby / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1805/Andr Ashby, the Grapes and Two Canns, Goswell street/../../Holdens Directory
1810/George William Frederick Jasper Clively / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1813/William Hall / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1814/William Hall / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **
1825/Mr Murrell/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/John Lea/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1832/John Lea/../../../Robson's Directory
1834/Mr John Lea/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1839/John Lea/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/John Lea/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/William Lea/../../../Robson's Directory *
1843/Thomas Singleton/../../../Kellys Directory
1846/William Lea/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/Charles Brotherton/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1851/Charles Brotherton/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/Charles Brotherton/../../../Post Office Directory *
1862/Mrs Elizabeth Randall/../../../P.O. Directory **
Morning Advertiser 23 November 1863
Grapes, Goswell street, Elizabeth Randall to George Levitt
April 1865/George Levitt/ Outgoing Licensee /../../North London News
April 1865/George T Eves/ Incoming Licensee /../../North London News
March
1866/George Thomas Eves/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
November 1866/George Thomas Eves/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/William Houghton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Cartwright & Ball/../../../Post Office Directory *
January 1869/T Cartwright and W Ball/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1869/James May/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1870/George Rothewell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1870/Robert Poole/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1881/Alfred Marchant/Licenced Victualler/31/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth M Marchant/Wife/31/Deptford, Surrey/Census
1881/Alfred E Marchant/Son/6/St James, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary J Marchant/Sister/25/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A Mathews/Niece/13/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Linscott/Barman/20/Blackfriars, Surrey/Census
1882/Alfred Marchant/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Alfred Marchant/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris