Cripplegate pub history index
Existed from at least 1763. Address formerly given as 30 Grub Street. This pub was present by 1746 and is now demolished. The 1847 license transfer refers to the moving of the house to 43 Milton Street. It is named the Greyhound in the 1891 census. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1763/Mr Spencer/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1805, Charles Blakey, wine vaults, 30 Grub street, Chiswell street/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Robert Heslam / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1827/Robert Heslam/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
24 May 1827/Insured: Robert Heslam of the Greyhound 30 Grub Street victualler/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
05 February 1830/Will of Robert Heslam, Victualler of Grub Street Cripplegate , City of London - Kew
1830/Ellen Heslam / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1832/Ellen Heslam, Greyhound, 30 Milton Street/../../Robsons Directory
26 April 1832/Insured: Ellen Heslam, The Greyhound, 30 Grub Street, victualler/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
1839/Ellen Heslam/Greyhound, 30 Milton Street/../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/W Ackerman/Greyhound, 30 Milton Street/../../Post Office Directory
1842/William Akerman, Greyhound, Milton street/../../Robsons Directory
1843/William Akerman/Greyhound P. H. 30 Milton street, Cripplegate /../../Post Office Directory
1847/William Ackerman/../../../P.O. Directory **
October 1847/to William Akerman, at a new house 43 Milton street/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
February 1850/John Akerman, executor of William Akerman, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1850/Thomas Brocklebank/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Thomas Brockelbank/Licensed Victualler/37/St John Bermondsey/Census
1851/Elizabeth Brockelbank/Wife/35/Spitalfields/Census
1851/Mary Isabella Brockelbank/Daughter/11/Newington, Surrey/Census
1851/Julia Brockelbank/Daughter/10/St Giles Cripplegate/Census
1851/Elizabeth Walker/Visitor, Tailoress, Widow/55/Blackwater, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary Ann Brown/Servant/35/Somerset/Census
May 1853/George Drake/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1853/Alfred Heard/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/Alfred Heard/../../../Post Office Directory
1857/Thomas Robinson / Pot Man/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1869/George Bloomfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1876/Geo. Phelps Dell/../../../P.O. Directory **
1878/Kathleen Day / Bar Maid/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1878/John Fleming / Pot Man/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1881/George Elmer/Licensed Victualler/38/Suffolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth A Elmer/Wife/37/St Georges In The East, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriet Glenfield/Cook/38/Suffolk/Census
1882/George Elmer/../../Post Office Directory
1884/Isaac S Manley/../../../Post Office Directory
The birth records of Charles and Nellie Walker indicate that their father
William Walker and his wife Laura Emma Smith were resident at this address,
on their children's birth certificates of 15 May 1890 and 28 Dec 1885 for Nellie and
Charles respectfully. William Walker died, and this is supported by
the move of Laura, mum and Charles and Nellie to Ashmore Road by the 1891
census. *
1885 - 90/William Walker/../../../Birth certificates *
1891/George Meacock/Licensed Victualler/32/Ealing, Middlesex/Census
1891/Alice Meacock/Wife/27/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1891/Emily Lawrene/Barmaid/27/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1891/Maud Retford/Barmaid/19/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1891/George Forsyth/Barman/27/Liverpool, Lancashire/Census
1891/Jane Tanner/General Servant, Widow/60/London, Middlesex/Census
13 March 1893/George Edwin Meacock/Licensee /../../Register of Licenses at
London Metropolitan Archives ***
12 March 1894/George Edwin Meacock/Licensee /../../Register of Licenses at
London Metropolitan Archives ***
25 March 1895/George Edwin Meacock/Licensee /../../Register of Licenses at
London Metropolitan Archives ***
9 March 1896/George Edwin Meacock/Licensee /../../Register of Licenses at
London Metropolitan Archives ***
1 July 1896/Stanley Herbert Gibson/Licensee Transfer/../../Register of
Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
1 January 1897/Clifford Charles Dixon/Licensee Transfer/../../Register of
Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
29 March 1897/Clifford Charles Dixon/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses at
London Metropolitan Archives ***
1 December 1898/Stanley Herbert Gibson/Licensee Transfer/../../Register of
Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
28 March 1898/Stanley Herbert Gibson/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses at
London Metropolitan Archives ***
18 May 1898/John William Allinson/Licensee Transfer/../../Register of
Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
13 March 1899/John William Allinson/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses at
London Metropolitan Archives ***
1899/John William Allinson/../../../Post Office Directory
Florence Collins (my great grandmother) is the daughter of James & Harriet
Collins of The Giraffe,
Newington. I'm assuming this is the Harriet mentioned here but it could be
her daughter of the same name. She is also husband of Thomas Stanley Foster
of The Artichoke,
Camberwell. She is lastly, the Mrs Florence Foster at the
Beech Tree, Bromley, where
she survived the pub being hit by a Doodlebug. This was apparently rather
better than the current pub, which I'm told is now a shadow of the
original building. ***
13 September 1899/Harriet Collins & Florence Collins/Licensee
Transfer/../../Register of Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
12 March 1900/Harriet Collins & Florence Collins/Licensees/../../Register of
Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
17 October 1900/Florence Collins/Licensee Transfer/../../Register of
Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
11 March 1901/Florence Collins/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses at London
Metropolitan Archives ***
1901/Florence Collins/Licensed Victualler/24/Kennington, London/Census
1901/Matilda Hard/Barmaid/25/Olney, Buckinghamshire/Census
1901/Laura M A Sherlock/Cook/27/Crawley, Sussex/Census
22 July 1901/ Marriage of Thomas Stanley Foster, Cigar Importer, to Florence
Collins, daughter of James Collins, Licensed Victualler, deceased./Marriage
Banns ***
18 September 1901/Robert Augustus Arlidge/Licensee Transfer/../../Register
of Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
10 March 1902/Robert Augustus Arlidge/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses at London Metropolitan Archives ***
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** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Stephen King