Mother Red Cap, 174 High Street, Camden Town NW1

St Pancras index

The address in 1848 is at Greenland place, Camden town. Renamed the Worlds End in 1985 ** The name is given as Ye Olde Mother Red Cap in 1938, 1940 and 1944 directories. *

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Cartoon caption of 1820 showing the Mother Red Cap on picture on the wall

Cartoon caption of 1820 showing the Mother Red Cap on picture on the wall

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Mother Red Cap, Camden High Street. - circa 1925

Mother Red Cap, Camden High Street. - circa 1925

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Mother Red Cap (right) and Halfway House (centre/right), looking towards Kentish Town Road from Camden High Street. - circa 1930

Mother Red Cap (right) and Halfway House (centre/right), looking towards Kentish Town Road from Camden High Street. - circa 1930

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Mother Red Cap (right) and Halfway House (left), looking up Camden Road.. - circa 1935

Mother Red Cap (right) and Halfway House (left), looking up Camden Road.. - circa 1935

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Mother Red Cap, 174 High Street, Camden, NW1 - in September 2007

Mother Red Cap, 174 High Street, Camden, NW1 - in September 2007

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Residents at this address.

1805/Jonathan Pollard/../../../Holden's Directory *

1825/Mr Young, Red Cap, Camden Town/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1826/Sophia Young/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1836/Sophia Young, Mother Red Cap, High street, Camden town/../../Pigot's Directory

1839/Thomas Butler/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1841/Thomas Cottrell/../../../Post Office Directory *

1843/Thomas Cottrell/../../../Post Office Directory

1848/Thomas Cottrell/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Thomas Cottrell/../../../Kellys Directory

1856/Thomas Cottrell/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/George Cottrell/Licensed Victualler, Widow/49/Ilminster, Somerset/Census *+
1861/Ann F Cottrell/Daughter/26/Ilminster, Somerset/Census
1861/Levi Cottrell/Brother, Retired Victualler/44/Ilminster, Somerset/Census
1861/Rachel Cottrell/Sister inLaw/35/Kennett, Wiltshire/Census
1861/William C Cottrell/Nephew, Studying Surveying/17/Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth English/Cook/39/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1861/Joseph Parker/Barman/19/Denton, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/James Dorocks/Barman/19/St Clements, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alfred Matthews/Porter/22/Norwich, Norfolk/Census

November 1862/George Cottrell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era 

November 1862/Job Copeman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era 

1869/Job Copeman/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Job Copeman/Licensed Victualler/65/Beccles, Suffolk/Census
1871/Mary A Copeman/Wife/64/Aberdeen, Scotland/Census
1871/Mary Copeman/Daughter/35/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1871/Ellen Copeman/Daughter/26/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1871/Henry A Sharp/Grandson/6/St Pancras/Census
1871/Alice Sharp/Grand Daughter/3/St Pancras/Census
1871/Frank Thacker/Barman/22/St Pancras/Census
1871/Alfred Barton/Barman/21/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/William T Powling/Potman/21/Oldham, Suffolk/Census
1871/Marion Wells/Servant/23/Lambeth/Census

1881/John Hickman/Licensed Victualler/56/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Hickman/Wife/59/Chatham, Kent/Census
1881/Fanny E Hickman/Daughter/25/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Matilda Herse/Barmaid/19/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Gleeson/Barmaid/24/Ireland/Census
1881/Eliza Pearl/Cook/34/Bedford/Census
1881/Margaret Miller/Housemaid/23/York/Census
1881/Elizabeth Swain/Scullery Maid/18/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Richard Steadman/Barman/28/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Pierce/Barman/20/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Masters/Errand Boy/17/Islington, Middlesex/Census

1882/John Hickman/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/John Hickman/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Walter Jonathan Holden/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Walter Jonathan Holden/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Edward Lloyd Summers/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Edward L Summers/Licensed Victualler/32/Widworthy, Devon/Census
1901/Kate M Summers/Wife/33/Millbrook, Cornwall/Census
1901/Edith M Summers/Daughter/8/London/Census
1901/James W Summers/Son/7/London/Census
1901/Alice M Summers/Daughter/4/London/Census
1901/Cecil E G Summers/Son/10 months/London/Census
1901/Jessie M Henson/Nurse/20/Cosgrove, Northampton/Census
1901/Louisa A Bradford/Barmaid/25/Surrey/Census
1901/Elizabeth M Freeman/Barmaid/24/London/Census
1901/William Dearsley/Barman/23/Essex/Census
1901/Bertie J Ruggles/Barman/20/Essex/Census
1901/Bertie Hull/Barman/22/Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Emily Hall/Cook/34/London/Census
1901/Albert Knight/Billiard Boy/17/London/Census

1906/Edward Lloyd Summers/../../../Post Office Directory *

1910/Edward Lloyd Summers/../../../Post Office Directory

The story of Thomas John Sewell, licensee

In 1912, Thomas John Sewell of 174 High street Camden Town Middlesex died 24 October 1912 Probate London 18 November to Christine Marie Grace Sewell Widow. Effects £967 3s 4d.

1913/Thomas John Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Mrs Grace Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory

1917/Mrs Grace Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory

1917/Albert George Savigear/../../../Post Office Directory

1918/Albert George Savigear/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Mrs Constance Newmarsh Craze/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/E L Short & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/E. L. Hort & Co. Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory *

1940/A. E. Chippendale/../../../Post Office Directory *

1944/A E Chippendale/../../../Post Office Directory

1966/J Walsh (E) Courage, Mother Red Cap, 174 Camden High street NW1/../../Licensed Victuallers Association


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*+ Provided By Margaret Evans

** Provided By Stephen Harris

And Last updated on: Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 10:34:53 GMT