Peacock, 12 Whitecross Street, Cripplegate EC1
Cripplegate pub history index
Existed from at least 1725. At 34 Lower Whitecross Street before 1891, bombed and completely destroyed in December 1940.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Peacock, 12 Whitecross Street, Cripplegate EC1
Residents at this address.
Reference to an early half penny token about 1668 of the Peacock brewhouse, White Horse street.
B3440. Obverse. at . the . Pecocke . brvhovse = A peacock with its tail spread.
R. IN . WHITE . CROSS . STREET = HIS HALFE PENNY.
1725/Henry Walker / Brew House Keeper/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
10 May 1792, Insured: William Walbancke, the Peacock White Cross Street, victualler - Records held at the London Metropolitan Archives
1795 - The Gloucester Lodge, named in 1773 meets at the Peacock, Whitecross street, London in 1795
25 February 1802, Insured: William Wallbancke, the Peacock, White Cross Street, victualler - Other property or occupiers: Messers Calvert and Co, brewers - Records held at the London Metropolitan Archives
1810, Peacock Brewery, Whitecross Street, Cripplegate, a few doors on the Left from 116 Fore Street - John Lockie, a descriptive London Street Directory in 1810
1825, Mr. Burn, Peacock, White Cross street - subscribers to Licensed Victuallers Association
In 1827 James Burn has co signed a petition of leniency for Henry Phipps (b. 1810) He was tried at the Old Bailey and given the death sentence in 1827. He ended up being transported to Australia on the Pheonix 1 (2) In 1828. *
James Burn stated he was Henry’s landlord of the Peacock Tavern @ 12 Whitecross St, Cripplegate.
1827, James Burn, Peacock, 34 Whitecross street, Cripplegate/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/James Burn, Peacock, 34 Whitecross Street, Cripplegate/../../Pigots Directory [Out of date entry]
1832/D Rogers, Peacock, 34 Whitecross Street, Cripplegate//../../Robsons Directory
26 June 1834, Insured: Demetrius Rogers, 34 White Cross Street Cripplegate, victualler - Records held at the London Metropolitan Archives
1839/Demetrius Rogers/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/D. Rogers, Peacock, 34 Whitecross street, Cripplegate/../../Post Office Directory
1842/D Rogers, Peacock, 34 Whitecross Street, Cripplegate//../../Robsons Directory
11 November 1850, Will of Demetrius Rogers, Victualler of Peacock White Cross Street , City of London - Records held at the National Archives at Kew.
1846/James Pugh, Peacock, 34 Whitecross street, Cripplegate/../../Post Office Directory
1848/James Pugh/../../../Post Office Directory
1850/James Pugh/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/James Pugh/Victualler/45/London/Census
1851/Ann Pugh/Wife/46/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1851/William P Pugh/Son/11/London/Census
1851/Edward Pugh/Son/10/London/Census
1851/Ann Pugh/Daughter/7/London/Census
1851/Harriet Pugh/Daughter/5/London/Census
1851/Sarah Sheppard/Cook, widow/54/Brecknockshire/Census
1851/Ann A Jones/Nursemaid/17/Brosely, Shropshire/Census
1851/James P Gale/Waiter/25/London/Census
1851/William Harris/Waiter/31/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1856/James Pugh/../../../Post Office Directory
1860/James Pugh/../../../P.O. Directory **
February 1861/James Pugh/Outgoing Licensee/../../London City Press
February 1861/William Chapman/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press
1866/William Chapman/../../../P.O. Directory **
July 1867 /William Chapman/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1867 /William Henry Stanton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/William Henry Stanton/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/John Curle/Licensed Victualler/36/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/Mary J Curle/Wife/36/Charing, Kent/Census
1881/Annie J Curle/Daughter/14/South Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1881/John H Curle/Son/13/Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred E Curle/Son/11/Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa M Curle/Son/8/City Of London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ernest C Curle/Son/7/Hampton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Curle/Son/4/City Of London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Nellie B Curle/Daughter/1/City Of London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Winters/Barmaid/21/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Clayton/Nursemaid/22/City Of London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert Wood/Potboy/15/Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1882/John Curle/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Henry W Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thos Hattemore/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Hattemore/Licensed Victualler/74/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Hattemore/Wife/71/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Emily F Hattemore/Daughter/26/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Frederick Hattemore/Grandson, Glass Blower/16/Berkley Square,
London/Census
1891/Ellen Hattemore/Grand Daughter/13/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/William Hattemore/Grandson/5/Stratford, Essex/Census
1895/Mrs Eliz Hattemore/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/George Morant/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/George Morant/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/George Morant/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/George Morant/../../../Post Office Directory
1921, Peacock, George Morant, 12 Whitecross street EC/../../Post Office Directory
1932 - 1938/Mrs Wheeler/../../../Freehold
1934/Mrs Sophia Wheeler/../../../Kellys Directory
1939 - 1940/Brooks/../../../Freehold
* Provided By Elaine Smith
** Provided By Stephen Harris