Accurate transcriptions of the 1921 census are being added to the pub history site, starting with London.
Holborn index
This pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1971 and is now called the City Retreat (2010). **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Holborn - St Andrew, London.
Two Brewers, 74 Shoe Lane, EC4 - in February 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1781/John Edgerly / Publican /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1781/Mary Hallett / Servant /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1805/A Heditch, Two Brewers, 33 Shoe lane, Holborn/../../Holdens Directory
1809/Michael Millivard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1810/Michael Milward / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1811/_ Williams, the Two Brewers, Shoe lane/../../Holdens Directory
1818/Thomas Newman / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1824/Thomas Newman / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1825/Thomas Newman / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1827/Thomas Newman / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1833-34/Thomas Hayward/../../../Pigots Directory
1837/Thomas Hayward / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1839/Thomas Hayward/../../../Pigots Directory
1848/Thomas Hayward/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Thomas Hayward/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Thos Hayward/Publican/65/Amesbury, Wiltshire/Census
1851/Elizth Hayward/Daughter/30/St Sepulchre, London/Census
1851/Wm Hayward/Son, Clerk in General Warehouse/27/St Sepulchre,
London/Census
1851/Geo Hayward/Son, Clerk/25/St Sepulchre, London/Census
1851/Sophia Hayward/Daughter/23/St Sepulchre, London/Census
1851/Emma Hayward/Grandchild/7/St Andrew, London/Census
1851/Alice Bird/Visitor/5/St Pancras, London/Census
1851/Mary A Ball/House Servant/25/Andover, Hampshire/Census
1856/Thomas Hayward/../../../Post Office Directory
October 1859/Thomas Hayward/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1859/James Fuller/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
London City Press 29 October 1864 :
Two Brewers, Shoe lane, James Fuller to John Sadler
1869/Samuel Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Samuel Simpson/Licensed Victualler/45/Colgrave, Notts/Census
1871/Mary A Simpson/Wife/40/Fairham, Yorks/Census
1871/George Barker/Lodger, Compositor printer/60/Essex/Census
1871/Emily Lepa ?/Domestic Servant/18/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1872/Samuel Simpson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/William Lewis/Licensed Victualler/44/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1881/Sophia Lewis/Wife/41/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1881/Samuel Lewis/Brother, Licensed Victualler/40/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Lewis/Daughter/18/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1881/Annie Lewis/Daughter/13/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1881/Ellen Sears/Niece/15/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1881/Horace Bennett/Nephew/5/Seven Oaks, Kent/Census
1882/Joseph R Nocern/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Padley/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Padley/Publican/33/Great Welnetham, Suffolk/Census
1891/Elizabeth Padley/Wife/36/Good Easter, Essex/Census
1891/Thomas Burton/Barman/24/Ireland/Census
1899/Edward Little/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Edward Little/../../../P.O. Directory **
1910/Mrs Louisa Maud Wheatley/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Thomas Charles Wheatley/Assistant/34/Notting Hill, London/Census
1911/Louisa Maud Wheatley/Wife, Licensee/36/Bayswater/Census
1911/Lilian Wheatley/Daughter/10/Deptford, Kent/Census
1911/Louise May Wheatley/Daughter/9/Deptford, Kent/Census
1911/Nellie Doris Wheatley/Daughter/7/Deptford, Kent/Census
1911/Violet Elvina Wheatley/Daughter/7 weeks/Shoe lane, City/Census
1911/Emily Charlotte Johnson/Cook, widow/45/Lambeth/Census
1921/Louisa M Wheatley/../../../Hughes Directory
1934/Mrs Freda Barsen/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Ushers Wiltshire Brewery Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/../Dizzy's: 74 Shoe Lane EC4 : Bass Charrington. Was 'Two Brewers'/../../Pub Directory
1991/../City Retreat: 74 Shoe Lane. Bass Charrington. Was Dizzys and Two Brewers. Nice light airy /../../Pub Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris