Old Chapter, 49 & 50 Paternoster row, St Faith under St Pauls EC4

St Faith under St Paul index

This pub was present by 1730 and is now demolished. ** Paternoster row is in the Castle Baynard ward, when described by Maitland in his 1756 survey of London.
The Chapter coffee-house, at the north-west corner of Paul's alley, long the resort of eminent literary characters, was, it is stated, finally closed on the death of Mr. Charles Faithfull, the proprietor, in November, 1853. Two early leather tokens exist which would date it at 1786.
Paternoster Row was for many years sacred to publishers.
The Old Chapter, 49 & 50 Paternoster row by 1891 although it is still listed as the Chapter Coffee House, Paternoster row as late as 1874.
There is mention of the coffee house by Charlotte Bronte in her trips to LOndon in the 1840s.If you visit the Layers of London site, Paternoster row is just north of St Pauls Cathedral, and the Chapter House can be seen.
The entirety of this area was destroyed in the blitz in World war 2 and demolished.

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Faith under St Pauls parish, City of London. The St Faith under St Pauls, City of London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Residents at this address

1762/Edward Williams/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1791/William Sloman/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1805, E Brunn, Chapter Coffee house, Paternoster row/../../Holdens Directory

1811/Mrs Maria Brunn, Chapter coffee house, 50 Paternoster row/../../Holdens Directory

1822/M Hoddinott/../../../Post Office Directory

1822/Maria Hoddinott, Chapter Coffee House, 50 Paternoster row/../../Pigots Directory

1829/J Ellis, Chapter Coffee House, 50 Paternoster row/../../Robsons Directory

1832/John Andrews / Under Waiter/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1833-34/James Ellis, Chapter Coffee House & Hotel, 50 Paternoster row/../../Pigots Directory

1835/James Ellis/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1837/James Ellis/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1839/Samuel Freeman / Baker & Waiter/../../London Gazette, 12 February 1839 **

1842/James Ellis & Charles Faithfull / Vintners & Coffee House Keepers/../../London Gazette, 5 July 1842 **

1843/Charles Faithfull, Chapter coffee house, 50 Paternoster row/../../KellysDirectory

1848/Charles Faithfull/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Charles Faithfull/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Charles Faithfull/Tavern Keeper/44/Longford, Hampshire/Census
1851/Sarah Caroline Faithfull/Wife/35/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1851/Charles Sutton Faithfull/Son, Warehouseman/17/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1851/Henry Faithfull/Son/14/St Leonards Foster, City/Census
1851/Sarah Faithfull/Daughter/13/St Gregory, City/Census
1851/Caroline Faithfull/Daughter/11/St Gregory, City/Census
1851/Alice Mary Faithfull/Daughter/6/St Faiths, City/Census
1851/Katherine Faithfull/Daughter/4 months/St Faiths, City/Census
1851/Emily Faithfull/Daughter/4/St Faiths, City/Census
1851/Elizabeth Rebbeca Harper/Barmaid/31/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary Hewitt/Housemaid/18/Coventry, Warwickshire/Census
1851/Ellen Eliza Bennett/Housemaid/22/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1851/Jane Vantior/Housemaid/33/St Peters, Jersey/Census
1851/Sophie Cook/Housemaid/18/Vernham, Hampshire/Census
1851/William Burton/Errand Boy/15/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Rhind/Porter/28/St Martins, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thos Coomber/Waiter/32/St Bloomsbury, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Smith/Visitor/64/Ireland/Census
1851/Thos Price/Visitor/50/London/Census

1853/Charles Faithfull / Deceased / Died, in or about the month of November 1853/../../London Gazette, 31 January 1854 **

1860/Thomas White & Paulin Huggett / Licensed Victuallers & Dealers in Beer, Wine & Spirits/../../London Gazette, 26 October 1860 **

December 1860/Thomas White/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

December 1860/Paulin Huggett and Samuel Ash Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1861/Paulin Huggett/Wine & Spirit Dealer/53/Soho, London/Census
1861/Lydia Huggett/Wife/59/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1861/Lydia Elizabeth Huggett/Daughter/29/Leyton, Essex/Census
1861/Lucy Susannah Cooper/Barmaid/22/March, Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Hiperley/Barmaid/16/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Curtis/Cook/41/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Mary Husley/Housemaid/30/Drury Lane, London/Census
1861/Celia Stone/Housemaid/23/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Martha Taylor/Kitchenmaid/20/Bow, London/Census
1861/Edwin Anderson/Boy/18/St Lukes, London/Census

1862/Huggett & Smith, Chapter Coffee House, 50 Paternoster Row EC/../../Post Office Directory

1866/Caroline Daniels / Servant/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1874/Samuel A Smith/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory

1884/Samuel A Smith/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Swinyard & Morris/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/George Tomlin & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1906/Percy Hales Prior, Old Chapter, 49 & 50 Paternoster Row EC/../../Post Office Directory

1910/Percy Hales/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/H W Brown & Co, Old Chapter, 49 & 50 Paternoster Row EC4/../../Post Office Directory

1938/H W Brown & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1940/H W Brown & Co, Old Chapter, 49 & 50 Paternoster Row EC4/../../Post Office Directory


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