Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex. If you can contribute to the site, send me some details to Kevan, along with some description of the specific property.
Cripplegate pub history index
Existed from at least 1808 as a licensed premises. There are a confusing number of pubs called the Grapes in this area – four in Fore Street alone at one time – the pubs at 20/21 Jewin Street and at 45 Aldersgate Street were different premises. ** The address is listed as 45 & 48 Aldersgate Street in the 1848 and 1856 directories. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1808/Thomas Vickress, wine and brandy merchant, 46 Aldersgate streete/../../Holdens Directory
1823/Thomas Vickress/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1830/Mr Thomas Vickress, Grapes, Aldersgate street/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1830/Mr Thomas Vickress jun, Grapes, Aldersgate street/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1832/Vickress & Son/../../../Robsons Directory
1839/Thomas Vickress & Son/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Thomas Vickress & Son/../../../P.O. Directory **
1848/Thomas Vickress/../../../Post Office Directory *
1850/Thomas Vickress/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/Thomas Vickress/../../../Kellys Directory
1852/Thomas Vickress/../../../Watkin’s Directory **
1856/Thomas Vickress/../../../Post Office Directory *
1869/Ezra Pilgrim/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William H Brown/Licensed Victualler/33/Shoreditch/Census
1871/Elizabeth Brown/Wife/36/Foxford, Suffolk/Census
1871/Edith M Brown/Daughter/8/Holborn/Census
1871/Eleanor E Brown/Daughter/6/Twickenham/Census
1871/Elizabeth Flint/Nursemaid/17/St Lukes/Census
1871/Mary Bradley/General Servant/33/Bristol/Census
1871/Thomas G Kemp/Barman/24/Clerkenwell/Census
1871/George Heath/Barman/22/Great Marlow, Bucks/Census
1871/George Pryer/Barman/21/Lambeth/Census
1871/Jospeh Dickin/Barman/16/Salop/Census
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris