The Cumberland & Green Gate, at 1 Powell Place, City Road in 1866 and earlier; also listed as the Cumberlands Head in 1825; At 198 City Road by 1911; NOT to be confused with the Royal Star which is latterly at 220 City Road through road renumbering; It has been closed since before 1983 and is in commercial use today. **
St Luke pub history index
Green Gate, 198 City Road - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1800/Mary Powell / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1807/William Morle/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1811/William Potter, Cumberland Head, City road/../../Holdens Directory
1814/Mary Powell/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1825/Mr Thomas Moore/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1831/Thomas Osborn, Cumberlands Head, City road, in addition to 6 guineas, 4 guineas/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1848/Henry Miller/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Henry Miller/../../../Post Office Directory *
1852/Henry Miller/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/Henry Miller/../../../Post Office Directory
The Era 06 February 1859 - Transfer of Licenses
Cumberlands Head and Green Gate, City road, H Mills to W J Wood
1861/William Anderson/Licensed Victualler/52/Blyth Bawtrey, Nottinghamshire/Census *
1861/Anne Anderson/Daughter/16/Woburn, Bedfordshire/Census
1861/E. Layton/Sister-in-Law/27/Hickling, Norfolk/Census
1861/James Smith/Potman/30/Bath, Somerset/Census
1861/Sarah Chatwood/Servant/27/St Sepulchre, Middlesex/Census
1861/E. Rann/Servant/19/Essex/Census
1862/William John Ward/../../../Watkins Directory **
March 1866/William John Ward/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1866/William John Ward/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/William John Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1869/W J Ward/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1869/George Reed Peerless/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/James Bond/Licensed Victualler/47/Bridgwater, Somerset/Census
1871/Hannah S Bond/Wife/46/Barnwell, Somerse/Census
1871/Sarah C Bond/Daughter/18/London/Census
1871/Helena E Bond/Daughter/13/London/Census
1871/Elizabeth Layton/Visitor, Barmaid/40/Mickling, Norfolk/Census
1871/Anne Anderson/Barmaid/25/Woburn, Bedfordshire/Census
1871/Mary E Layton/Barmaid/19/London/Census
1871/David C Home/Barman/36/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1871/Harriet Home/Barmaid/29/Norfolk/Census
1872/G R Pierless/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
1879/William Hurran/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Benjamin J Hurran/Son (Head)/12/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1881/Percival H Hurran/Son/10/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rowland F Hurran/Son/7/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriet K Hume/House Keeper, Widow/48/Hatteringham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Harriet K Hume/Barmaid/20/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1881/Emma S Giles/Barmaid/21/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Revett/Barmaid/17/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Farr/Barman/21/Itchin, Hertford/Census
1881/Joe s Supton/Barman, Widow/30/Shipley, York/Census
1882/William Hurran/../../../Post Office Directory
1883/William Hurran/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/Rowland Hirst & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **
1892/Rowland Hirst & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Rowland Hirst & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/James Kirk/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/James Kirk / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 13 July 1900 **
1900/Chris Wakefield/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Frederick C Rymer/Licensed Victuallers Manager/33/Islington,
London/Census
1901/Alice M M Rymer/Wife, Manageress/33/Kensington, London/Census
1901/Florence Frost/Barmaid/21/Camberwell, London/Census
1901/James Hayward/Barman/23/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/William Prokett?/Barman/19/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1901/Sarah Brown/Domestic Servant, Widow/33/Kennington, London/Census
1901/Joseph Parker/Barman/38/New Cross, London/Census
1902/George Frederick Tuckfield/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Conrad Wood/../../../Post Office Directory **
1915/Walter James Briggs/../../../Post Office Directory *
[Benjamin Foley is at a number of public houses, including, and with some dates,
Shakespeares Tavern, 44 Goswell road, St Luke - 1908 to 1920
Green Gate, 220 City road, St Luke - 1919 to 1921
Globe Tavern, 37 Bow street, Covent Garden - 1924 to 1933
Dunstan Arms, 50 East Road, Shoreditch - 1938 to 1942 ]
1919/Benjamin Foley/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Benjamin Foley/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Pioneer Catering Co Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Pioneer Catering Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Pioneer Catering Co. Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory *
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris