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The 1811 allusion cited below makes it clear that the pub already then had a long history as a meeting place for archers who practised their sport on the adjacent Finsbury Fields. In 1817 the proprietor, David Trickey, was accused of tippling.<ref>{{:Anonymous 1817b}}, p. 444. As of 31 Mar. 1817 the case had not been heard.</ref> The allusion of 1830 refers to the pub as "the Robin Hood, Hoxton Old Town". The 1835 allusion occurs immediately after a paragraph discussing localities on or near Whitmore and Kingsland roads, a fact which tends to strengthen the conclusion that the Robin Hood inn in or near Hoxton Fields mentioned in 19th century topogaphical works is indeed the establishment at Whitmore Place/St Johns Road and not some other public house of that name. Information on publicans gleaned from trade directories etc. from the period 1814–1954 can be found at UK Pub History (see Sources below). | The 1811 allusion cited below makes it clear that the pub already then had a long history as a meeting place for archers who practised their sport on the adjacent Finsbury Fields. In 1817 the proprietor, David Trickey, was accused of tippling.<ref>{{:Anonymous 1817b}}, p. 444. As of 31 Mar. 1817 the case had not been heard.</ref> The allusion of 1830 refers to the pub as "the Robin Hood, Hoxton Old Town". The 1835 allusion occurs immediately after a paragraph discussing localities on or near Whitmore and Kingsland roads, a fact which tends to strengthen the conclusion that the Robin Hood inn in or near Hoxton Fields mentioned in 19th century topogaphical works is indeed the establishment at Whitmore Place/St Johns Road and not some other public house of that name. Information on publicans gleaned from trade directories etc. from the period 1814–1954 can be found at UK Pub History (see Sources below). | ||
A painting of the pub can be seen at the [https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/n1_islington_robinhoodlittlejohn.html Lost Pubs Project's page] on the Robin Hood and Little John.<ref>[https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/n1_islington_robinhoodlittlejohn.html Lost Pubs Project: Robin Hood & Little John.]</ref> | |||
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* [http://www.breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_Wenlock_Brewery_Co._Ltd_pubs Brewery History: List of Wenlock Brewery Co. Ltd pubs], see No. 53 | * [http://www.breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_Wenlock_Brewery_Co._Ltd_pubs Brewery History: List of Wenlock Brewery Co. Ltd pubs], see No. 53 | ||
* [http://www.pubology.co.uk/pubs/4543.html London Pubology: Robin Hood and Little John] | * [http://www.pubology.co.uk/pubs/4543.html London Pubology: Robin Hood and Little John] | ||
* [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/Shoreditch/RobinHoodWhitmore.shtml | [https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/n1_islington_robinhoodlittlejohn.html Lost Pubs Project: Robin Hood & Little John.] | ||
* [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/Shoreditch/RobinHoodJohn.shtml | * [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/Shoreditch/RobinHoodWhitmore.shtml Pub Wiki: Robin Hood & Little John, 16 Whitmore Place east, Hoxton, Shoreditch] | ||
* [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/Shoreditch/RobinHoodJohn.shtml Pub Wiki: Robin Hood & Little John, 140 St Johns Road, Shoreditch N1.]<ref>Also see the following pages at the Pub Wiki: [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/People/LVAssociation1825AB.shtml Licensed Victuallers Association in 1825 - AB;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1839/1839Pigots-R3.shtml The London 1839 Public House & Publican Directory - as listed in London 1839 Pigots Directory - R3;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1842/184R2.shtml The London 1842 Robsons Public House & Publican Directory - R2;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1856/London1856R2.shtml London 1856 Public House & Publican Directory - R2;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1884/London1884R2.shtml The London 1884 Public House & Publican Directory - R2;] | |||
[https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1891/London1891R2.shtml The London 1891 Public House & Publican Directory;] | [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1891/London1891R2.shtml The London 1891 Public House & Publican Directory;] | ||
[https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1899/London1899-R3.shtml The London 1899 Public House & Publican Directory - R3;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1910/London1910R3.shtml London publicans in 1910 - Post Office directory R3;] [https://pubshistory.com/London1921/London1921Ro.shtml UK Pub History: London and Suburbs pubs in 1921 - Hughes directory listing - Ro;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1938/London1938Ri.shtml The London Public Houses in the 1938 Post Office Directory - R;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1944/London1944Ri.shtml The London Public Houses in the 1944 Post Office Directory - Ri.]</ref> | [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1899/London1899-R3.shtml The London 1899 Public House & Publican Directory - R3;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1910/London1910R3.shtml London publicans in 1910 - Post Office directory R3;] [https://pubshistory.com/London1921/London1921Ro.shtml UK Pub History: London and Suburbs pubs in 1921 - Hughes directory listing - Ro;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1938/London1938Ri.shtml The London Public Houses in the 1938 Post Office Directory - R;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs1944/London1944Ri.shtml The London Public Houses in the 1944 Post Office Directory - Ri.]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 20 May 2020
Approximate indication of site of Robin Hood and Little John (Hoxton).
[[File:|thumb|right|500px|Pitfield Street. The pub was located near the building beyond the playground / Google Earth Street View.]]
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-01-15. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-20.
The Robin Hood & Little John on the east side of Whitmore Place is apparently recorded as early as 1803. Already an old pub in 1811, it closed in 1954.[1]
While the pub seems to have stayed at the same premises throughout its existence, its address was changed a couple of times when new streets were constructed and/or old ones renamed:
- 1811-62: 16 Whitmore Place east
- 1862-19??: 140 St Johns Road
- By 1944, after 1938: 256 Pitfield Street.[2]
The 1811 allusion cited below makes it clear that the pub already then had a long history as a meeting place for archers who practised their sport on the adjacent Finsbury Fields. In 1817 the proprietor, David Trickey, was accused of tippling.[3] The allusion of 1830 refers to the pub as "the Robin Hood, Hoxton Old Town". The 1835 allusion occurs immediately after a paragraph discussing localities on or near Whitmore and Kingsland roads, a fact which tends to strengthen the conclusion that the Robin Hood inn in or near Hoxton Fields mentioned in 19th century topogaphical works is indeed the establishment at Whitmore Place/St Johns Road and not some other public house of that name. Information on publicans gleaned from trade directories etc. from the period 1814–1954 can be found at UK Pub History (see Sources below).
A painting of the pub can be seen at the Lost Pubs Project's page on the Robin Hood and Little John.[4] Template:PnItemQry
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
- Castro, J. Paul de. 'Principal London Coffee-Houses, Taverns, and Inns in the Eighteenth Century', Notes & Queries, Series 12, vol. VII (1920), p. 145; see p. 145: "Robin Hood", "Fronting Hoxton Fields".
Sources
- Brewery History: List of Wenlock Brewery Co. Ltd pubs, see No. 53
- London Pubology: Robin Hood and Little John
Lost Pubs Project: Robin Hood & Little John.
- Pub Wiki: Robin Hood & Little John, 16 Whitmore Place east, Hoxton, Shoreditch
- Pub Wiki: Robin Hood & Little John, 140 St Johns Road, Shoreditch N1.[5]
Maps
- Cross's New Plan Of London (1850) (detail)
- Stanford's Library Map of London (1862) (detail)
- 25" O.S. map London XXVII (1877; surveyed 1872)
- 25" O.S. map London LI (1897; rev. 1893-94) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map London LI (1897; rev. 1893-94)
- 6" O.S. map London VII.NE (1894-96; rev. 1893-94) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map London VII.NE (1894-96; rev. 1893-94)
- 6" O.S. map London sheet K (1920; rev. 1913-14)
- 25" O.S. map London V.7 (1916; rev. 1914)
- 6" O.S. map Middlesex XVII (1880-82; surveed 1868-73)
- 6" O.S. map London sheet K (c. 1946; rev. 1938).
Background
Notes
- ↑ See below and UK Pub History: Robin Hood & Little John, 16 Whitmore Place east, Hoxton, Shoreditch; UK Pub History: Robin Hood & Little John, 140 St Johns Road, Shoreditch N1, London Pubology: Robin Hood and Little John.
- ↑ UK Pub History: Robin Hood & Little John, 140 St Johns Road, Shoreditch N1. Also see maps listed in Maps section.
- ↑ Anonymous. Police Report of May, 1817. Relative to Public House Licences. Report of the Committee on the State of the Police of the Metropolis, with the Minutes of Evidence and an Appendix (London, 1817), p. 444. As of 31 Mar. 1817 the case had not been heard.
- ↑ Lost Pubs Project: Robin Hood & Little John.
- ↑ Also see the following pages at the Pub Wiki: Licensed Victuallers Association in 1825 - AB; The London 1839 Public House & Publican Directory - as listed in London 1839 Pigots Directory - R3; The London 1842 Robsons Public House & Publican Directory - R2; London 1856 Public House & Publican Directory - R2; The London 1884 Public House & Publican Directory - R2; The London 1891 Public House & Publican Directory; The London 1899 Public House & Publican Directory - R3; London publicans in 1910 - Post Office directory R3; UK Pub History: London and Suburbs pubs in 1921 - Hughes directory listing - Ro; The London Public Houses in the 1938 Post Office Directory - R; The London Public Houses in the 1944 Post Office Directory - Ri.