Simpson's Tavern Explained

Simpson's Tavern was a pub and restaurant at 38 1/2, Ball Court Alley, Cornhill, in the City of London, EC3.

Simpson's occupied a Grade II listed building, built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Simpson's Tavern was closed down by the owner of the building on 28 October 2022, following a dispute about rental payments.[1] [2]

Image records

1812

Record No: 1219 Catalogue No: v9045926 Description: St Margaret Lothbury (Deposited Collection). Elevation of house in Bird in Hand Court, Cheapside, belonging to the parishes of St Mary Colechurch, London and St Mary, Battersea. Section: London Metropolitan Archives.[3]

Record No: 1220 Catalogue No: v9045932 Description: St Margaret Lothbury (Deposited Collection). Plan of estate in Bird in Hand Court, Cheapside, belonging to the parishes of St Mary Colechurch, London and St Mary, Battersea. Section: London Metropolitan Archives.[4]

1819

Record No: 1221, Catalogue No: q2318143 Description: St Margaret Lothbury (Deposited Collection). Elevation of no. 3 Bird in Hand Court, Cheapside., Cheapside, belonging to the parishes of St Mary Colechurch, London and St Mary, Battersea. Section: London Metropolitan Archives.[5]

Record No: 1222, Catalogue No: q231815x, Description: Elevation of house in Bird in Hand Court, Cheapside, Section: London Metropolitan Archives.[6]

1836

Record No: 4800 Catalogue No: q6889411 Title London Bridge (new) Description View of the entrance to London Bridge from Southwark showing London Bridge Tavern and the shop fronts of Benjamin Edgington and Paine and Simpson. Also showing a street scene with horse-drawn vehicles. Section: London Metropolitan Archives Artist Yates, G. (1777 - 1838) Medium: watercolour.[7]

1941

Record No: 38648 Catalogue No: SC_PHL_01_005_88_311 Description: Front elevation of Simpson's public house (formerly Simpsons Tavern), 4 Castle Court, City of London, with windows and lamp visible. An open basement window for barrels and goods can also be seen. The passage is included in the Heritage Walk around the City as an example of a city tavern. Section: London Metropolitan Archives[8]

Record No: 38654 Catalogue No SC_PHL_01_005_F541 Description: Front elevation of Simpson's public house (formerly Simpson's Tavern), 4 Castle Court, City of London. The passage is included in the Heritage Walk around the City as an example of a city tavern. Section: London Metropolitan Archives[9]

1953

Record No: 36036 Catalogue No: m0028667cl, Description: View of Bird in Hand Court, Date of execution: 1953, Section London Metropolitan Archives, Artist Willis, James D, Medium photograph.[10]

1970

Record No: 38814 Catalogue No SC_PHL_01_007_70_54 Description:39 Cornhill, City of London: north facing front elevation. Four-storeys visible, each with five windows. Ground floor: five windows each with glass lunette; six pilasters supporting two classical style pediments at each end; flagpole fixed above both pediments. First floor: six pilasters supporting small parapet in classical style; five pedimented sash windows, balustrades upon the central three. Second floor: six pilasters supporting classical style parapet; flagpole fixed in front of central window. Bottom right: doorway with partially extended metal shutter; signs either side mark building number and premises of "The Union Discount Company of London Limited[11] ."; Alley to Ball Court leading to Simpson's Tavern (est. 1757) partially visible. Number 39 Cornhill was Grade II listed in 1970, list entry number: 1064710 list entry number: 1191985. Section: London Metropolitan Archives[12]

1971

Record No 38841 Catalogue No: SC_PHL_01_007_71_2057 Title Interior of an office building in Cornhill Description 39 Cornhill, City of London: ground-floor office. Large windows with partial frosted glass section; sign form Simpson's Tavern partially visible through top left corner; ceiling candelabra; painting mounted on back wall, subject and artist unknown; marble fireplace with carriage clock and dark wood mirror; leather sofa and chairs; dark wood desk with lamp and paperweights. Number 39 Cornhill was Grade II listed in 1970, list entry number: 1064710. Simpson's Tavern was Grade II listed in 1970, list entry number: 1191985.[13]

Books & News

Books & News articles that mention or describe Simpsons Tavern and Simpsons Fish Ordinaries:

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Notes and References

  1. News: Coren . Giles . Scrooge is alive and operating from Bermuda . . en . 2023-02-27 . 0140-0460.
  2. Web site: 'London's oldest chophouse' says it was forced to shut down by its billionaire landlord demanding back payments for lockdown rent . 2023-02-27 . Fortune . en.
  3. Web site: Bird in Hand Court . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Bird in Hand Court . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Bird in Hand Court . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Bird in Hand Court . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  7. Web site: London Bridge (new) . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Simpson's public house in Castle Court . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Simpson's public house in Castle Court . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Bird in Hand Court . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Archives . The National . The Discovery Service . 2023-02-27 . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Building in Cornhill . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Interior of an office building in Cornhill . 2023-02-27 . London Picture Archive . en-GB.
  14. Book: Melville, Lewis . William Makepeace Thackeray; a biography including hitherto uncollected letters & speeches & a bibliography of 1300 items . 1910 . London : John Lane . University of California Libraries.
  15. Book: Dickens, Charles . The uncollected writings of Charles Dickens: Household Words, 1850-1859; . 1969 . London . Allen Lane . 978-0-7139-0120-7.
  16. Book: Household Words. A Weekly Journal. Conducted by Charles Dickens 1856-10-11: Vol 14 Iss 342 . 1856-10-11 . Open Court Publishing Co . English.
  17. Book: Wilson . James Grant . Thackeray in the United States, 1852-3, 1855-6, including a record of a variety of Thackerayana. Bibliography by Frederick S. Dickson . Dickson . Frederick Stoever . 1904 . London Smith, Elder . Robarts - University of Toronto.
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  19. Book: Notes and Queries 1913-09-27: Vol 8 Iss 196 . 1913-09-27 . Oxford Publishing Limited(England) . English.
  20. Book: The Nation and Athenaeum 1921-05-28: Vol 29 Iss 9 . 1921-05-28 . New Statesman Ltd . English.
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  22. Book: Morton, H. V. (Henry Vollam) . In search of London . 1951 . London . Methuen . 978-0-413-18470-2.
  23. Book: The Kiwanis Magazine 1924-01: Vol 9 Iss 1 . 1924-01-01 . Kiwanis International . English.
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  25. Book: The Examiner and London Review 1870-05-07: Iss 3249 . 1870-05-07 . Open Court Publishing Co . English.
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  28. Book: Westcott, Cynthia . Plant doctoring is fun . 1957 . Princeton, N.J. . Van Nostrand .
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  30. Book: The Christian Science Monitor 1940-03-23: Vol 32 Iss 99 . 1940-03-23 . English.
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  33. Book: Schlink, F. J. (Frederick John) . Meat three times a day . 1946 . New York . R. R. Smith .
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