Half Moon, 88 Gracechurch street, London EC3
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This pub was present by 1759, and started life as the very long-established Half Moon Tavern. In 1764, it is the meeting place of the Caledonian Masonic Lodge, as listed in 1813 listing of the Masonic lodges. This also had a 'Tap' bar which is listed separately in at least one old Directory. In 1881 the pub was rebuilt, and now the New Moon sometime after 1944. ***
It is likely that the Half Moon was built by the Lee family.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Half Moon, 88 Gracechurch Street,London EC3 - in August 2008
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This pub was run in the 1750s by Ezra Patching. He died 1759 as reported in the London Chronicle, August 21st-23rd, 1759 - Vol 6 page 177. - "Yesterday morning died Mr Ezra Patching, who several years kept the half moon tavern in Gracechurch street." ***
Of a Quaker family from Dorking, he had at least a brother and a sister. Hi brother, Resta Patchey, wrote a description of his travels -
Four Topographical Letters [signed, R. P., i.e. Resta Patching] ... upon a Journey thro' Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, ... from a Gentleman of London to his brother and sister in town, &c. [Edited by J. T.]
R P.
Newcastle upon Tyne : J. Thompson, 1757.
1793/A Abbott / Victualler /../../Universal British Directory, 1793-1798 **
1808/Joseph Blizzard/../../../London 1808 Directory **
1811/J Blizzard,
Half Moon Tavern & Coffee house, Gracechurch street/../../Holdens Directory
1819/B Foot / Victualler /../../The Literary Panorama & National Register,
Volume 9 **
1820/William Taylor / Victualler & Coffee man /../../Sun Fire Office,
records held at Guildhall Library **
1821/William Taylor / Victualler & Coffee man /../../Sun Fire Office,
records held at Guildhall Library **
1822/William Taylor / Victualler & Coffee man /../../Sun Fire Office,
records held at Guildhall Library **
1823/William Taylor / Victualler & Coffee man /../../Sun Fire Office,
records held at Guildhall Library **
1825/William Taylor / Tavern Keeper & Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office,
records held at Guildhall Library **
1832/Jos Hudson, Half Moon Tap/../../../Robsons Directory
1839/Charles Wilson (Tavern)/../../../Pigots Directory **
1839/Benjamin Brookman (Tap)/../../../Pigots Directory **
1841/Charles Wilson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1841/Charles Wilson/Victualler/52/Middlesex/Census
1841/Archibald Brodie/Male Servant/23/../Census
1841/Thomas Kelly/Male Servant/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/William Perkins/Male Servant/13/../Census
1841/Sarah Goodacre/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1842/C Wilson, Half Moon Tavern/../../../Robsons Directory
1851/Benj Brookman/Publican, Widow/70/London/Census
1851/Mary Brookman/Daughter/40/London/Census
1851/Elizth Brookman/Daughter/39/London/Census
1851/Frances Brookman/Daughter/38/London/Census
1851/Elizth Martin/Servant/22/London/Census
1842/B Brookman, Half Moon Tap/../../../Robsons Directory
1844/Benj. Brookman (Tap)/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1844/Chas. Wilson (Tavern)/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1846/B Brookman/../../../Post Office Directory **
1850/Benjamin Brookman (Tap) /../../../P.O. Directory **
5 Half Moon Passage - Half Moon Tap
1851/Benj Brookman/Publican, Widow/70/London/Census
1851/Mary Brookman/Daughter/40/London/Census
1851/Elizth Brookman/Daughter/39/London/Census
1851/Frances Brookman/Daughter/38/London/Census
1851/Elizth Martin/Servant/22/London/Census
1851/Frederick Wilson/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Frederick Wilson/Licensed Victualler/38/Calcutta, East Indies/Census
1851/Hannah Wilson/Wife/38/East Mersea, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Hannah Wilson/Daughter/5/St Stephen Coleman, London/Census
1851/Frederick Wilson/Son/3/St Peters Cornhill, London/Census
1851/Thos Horrace Wilson/Son/9 months/St Peters Cornhill, London/Census
1851/Maria Louisa Quick/Barmaid/29/City Road, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizth Turner/Barmaid/25/Rock, Salop/Census
1851/Emma Bryant/House Servant/20/Dorchester, Dorset/Census
1851/Jane Woodland/Nursery Maid/17/Woodchurch, Kent/Census
1851/Wm Harywell/Potman/19/Woburn, Beds/Census
1852/Frederick Wilson/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/Henry Lawrence/../../../Post Office Directory
1860/H Lawrence/../../../The Draper & Clothier, Travellers’ Hand-Book **
1869/Henry Lawrence/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1870/Thirza Lawrence, T Doggrell and C Chard/Outgoing
Licensee/../../London City Press
April 1870/W Gordon/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press
1871/Thomas Parkhurst/Cellerman/45/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1871/Jane S Parkhurst/Wife, Domesic Cook/48/Dulwich, Surrey/Census
1871/Thos Geo Parkhurst/Son, Warehouse Clerk/16/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane C Barnes/Domestic Servant/18/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1871/George King/Barman/22/Ely, Cambridge/Census
1871/William Jackson/Porter/22/St George Hanover Square, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Martin/Clerk/25/Abargavenny, Monmouth/Census
July 1871/Wallace Gordon/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1871/James Townley Porter/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1876/Townley Porter & Co./../../../P.O. Directory **
1878/Townley Porter & Co./../../../P.O. Directory **
1882/Townley Porter & Co./proprietors/../../Post Office Directory *
1883/Townley Porter & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **
1884/Townley Porter & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/George Reeves/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/Mary Ann Hunter/Manageress Public House, Widow/34/Hackney,
Middlesex/Census
1891/John F Giles/Manager/24/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1891/Florence L Knotts/Barmaid/21/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1891/Robina Jones/Barmaid/26/Commercial Road, Middlesex/Census
1891/Lizzie Butler/Barmaid/30/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1891/Clara Calloway/Domestic Servant/24/Yetminster, Dorset/Census
1891/Lizzie F Harris/Domestic Servant/28/Millwall, Middlesex/Census
1894/Chas. H Waller & Co./../../../City of London Directory **
1895/Charles Henry Waller/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/William Henry Burney/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Lettie French/Manageress Hotel Keeper/23/Town, Bedfordshire/Census
1901/Frederck Hearn/Manager Hotel Keeper/28/New Cross, Kent/Census
1901/Edward Cole/Barman/24/Holloway/Census
1901/William Burton/Barman/22/London/Census
1901/Ellen Bettener/Housemaid/19/East Ham/Census
1901/Lucie Pashena/Barmaid/23/Woolwich/Census
1901/Nellie Griggs/Barmaid/24/Little Ports, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Florence Munn/Barmaid/21/Croydon/Census
1901/Flory Kech/Barmaid/22/London/Census
1901/Maud French/Cashier/20/Town, Bedfordshire/Census
1910/Levy & Franks/../../../Post Office Directory **
1911/Albert Edward Victor Kirby/Licensed Victuallers Manager/29/Kings Cross,
London/Census
1911/Sarah Kirby/Wife, manageress/30/Spitalfields, London/Census
1911/Laura Kirby/Daughter/3/Dalston, London/Census
1911/Gladys Laura Stovill Kirby/Sister/20/Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1911/Mary emily Robinson/Servant, Widow/38/Kensington, London/Census
1911/Thomas Pearce/Barman/18/Kennington, London/Census
1911/Charles William Hart/Barman/22/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1911/Ann Jane Ludwig/Kitchenmaid/24/Whitechapel, London/Census
1915/Levy & Franks/../../../Post Office Directory *
1917/Levy & Franks/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Levy & Franks Ltd./../../../P.O. Directory **
1926/Levy & Franks Ltd./../../../P.O. Directory **
1935/Levy & Franks Ltd./../../../P.O. Directory **
1944/Levy & Frank Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory **
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