Cat

Status: Closed and demolished
Address: 57 Whitecross Street, EC1Y (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: City of London
Former name(s): King's Arms
Former address: 220 Upper Whitecross Street [or 220 Whitecross Street, or 220 White Cross Street] (1884)
Historical parish: St Luke
Dates open: by 1818-at least 1921
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Notes: The "King's Arms" at 52 Beech Street (see separate entry) is at the other end of Beech Street (on the corner with Golden Lane). It may be that the "King's Arms" is the pub's 'real' name and that "Cat" was more of a nickname.
Sources: Open date: Archives
Close date: Pub Wiki
PO 1839/1841/1856 (as "King's Arms")/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Cat" except where noted)
References: MS 11936/472/940331 (as "Kings Arms")
MS 11936/472/940332 (as "Kings Arms")
MS 11936/478/951743 (as "Kings Arms")
MS 11936/502/1023570 (as "Kings Arms")
MS 11936/519/1098825 (as "Kings Arms")
MS 11936/519/1098826 (as "Kings Arms")
MS 11936/526/1115092 (as "Kings Arms")
MS 11936/537/1148761
MS 11936/542/1178497 (as "Kings Arms")
MS 11936/543/1187272
MS 11936/558/1263185 (as "Kings Arms")
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