Old Holywell, 165 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch E1

aka Holy Well in 1869. The Holy Well, Holywell street in 1852 Era license transfers.

Shoreditch index

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.

Residents at this address.

1833-34/Thomas Hardy Hutchins, Holywell, 165 Shoreditch/../../Pigots Directory

1841/Robert Skipper/../../../Post Office Directory **

1842/Robert Skipper/../../../Robsons Directory

1847/John Jones & Alice Brown / Licensed Victuallers /../../London Gazette, 18 January 1848 **

1848/John Jones & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

March 1848/John Jones/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

At the Turks Head, Bethnal Green between 1831 and 1834. In 1836, James Punt is at the Dunstans Arms, East road, City road; By 1837, James Punt appears to be at the Coach & Horses, 120 St John street road for a couple of years, and then followed by the George the Fourth, Copenhagen street again briefly. In 1843, James Punt senior, is at the Prince of Wales, 22 East Road, City Road. In 1848, he is the incoming licensee for the Holywell, at 165 Shoreditch High street;

In the 1843 directory, James Punt junior is at the Falcon, Bethnal Green, see the Old Blind Beggar for more detail! In 1843, a James Punt applies for a license for a house in east Smithfield opposite to St Katherines Docks, the Dock Tavern (he is mentioned as James Punt junior), and he is here for about eight years, and then the Gentleman & Porter, 48 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch in about 1855 where he morts, and leaves the pub to his wife Marianne Punt.

March 1848/James Punt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1851/James Punt/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/James Punt/Licensed Victualler/60/Stanstead, Essex/Census
1851/Hannah Punt/Wife/57/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/Alfred Punt/Son/17/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/George G Wells/Servant/21/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane L Bynns/Servant/32/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census

July 1851/James Punt/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1851/Thomas Renard/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1852/Thomas Renard/../../../Watkins Directory **

November 1852/Thomas Cockshot Renard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

November 1852/George Rothwell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1856/G Rothwell/../../../Post Office Directory

March 1863/William Thomas Hyde Mapleson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

March 1863/William Smart/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

17th March 1866/Charles John Meayers/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

17th March 1866/George Thomas Patterson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

November 1866/George Thomas Patterson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

November 1866/Frederick Leaf/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1869/Frederick Leaf/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Frederick Leaf/Licensed Victualler/33/Bishopsthorp, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth C Leaf/Wife/32/Pembroke, South Wales/Census
1871/Frederick C Leaf/Son/2/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth M M Leaf/Daughter/2 months/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Price/Visitor/38/Pembroke Dock, Middlesex/Census
1871/Catherine O'Rourke/Domestic Servant/23/Ireland/Census

1872/F Leaf/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

January 1874/Frederick Leaf/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

January 1874/William Bryant/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

12th May 1877/William Bryant/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

12th May 1877/William Clarke/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

July 1877/William Clarke/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

July 1877/John Pearson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1881/Edward John Rose/Licensed Victualler/35/Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Rose/Wife/35/Warwick/Census
1881/Birtie W Rose/Son/5/Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Rose/Son/11 months/../Census
1881/Sarah Hood/Niece, Visitor/17/Warwick/Census
1881/Emily Matthews/Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1881/Francis E Woods/Manager/21/Middlesex/Census
1881/William Wright/Carman/22/Norfolk/Census
1881/John Wright/Barman/21/Middlesex/Census
1881/Pearce Polyblank/Barman/23/Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred Johnson/Barman/20/Middlesex/Census

1882/Edward John Rose/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Post Office Directory

1884/Edward John Rose/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Post Office Directory

1891/Edward John Rose/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Post Office Directory

1891/Robert James/Manager of Public House/21/Holloway, London/Census
1891/Stephen Fry/Assistant/20/Chard, Somerset/Census
1891/Ernest Le/Assistant/20/Rochester, Kent/Census
1891/George H Williams/Assistant/23/Liverpool, Lancashire/Census
1891/Alfred Frampton/Assistant/19/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1891/Henry Smith/Assistant/15/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1891/Ellen Withrington/Housekeeper/38/Hackney, London/Census

1895/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Arthur Hill/Licensed Victuallers Manager/38/Great Yarmouth/Census
1901/Henry Beed/Barman/28/Wandsworth, London/Census
1901/Albert Bardwell/Barman/27/Portsmouth/Census
1901/Albert G Lewis/Barman/20/Kingsland, London/Census
1901/Elizth Disney/Housekeeper/45/Richmond, Surrey/Census

1910/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

The Old Holy Well in Shoreditch was being run by Herbert Ernest Kingsman in 1911 (census), he left and fought in the war but came back to run it again afterwards. Family lore has it that his wife Louisa (nee Baker) ran it while he was away fighting, but I have no evidence to confirm this. She died there in 1918 (Probate records). Herbert then married Louisa's sister Maud and again family lore has it that they ran the pub for some time afterwards. I presume that they were there as tenants of E J Rose & Co. *

1912/Edward John Rose & Co./../../../P.O. Directory **

1915/E J Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/E J Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 165, High Street, Shoreditch
Herbert Kingsman, Licensed Victualler, aged 33 years 10 months, and born in Clerkenwell, London, the Employer
Maud Baker, Manageress, Herbert Kingsman, aged 26 years 9 months, and born in Hackney, London
Harry Smith, Barman, Herbert Kingsman, aged 20 years 9 months, and born St Johns Wood, London
Alice Keeley, Housekeeper, Herbert Kingsman, aged 36 years 10 months, and born in Bethnal Green, London
William Keeley, Son, aged 11 years 4 months

1934/E J Rose & Co/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/E J Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory


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