This very long-established pub originally actually was a
cock pit, but was re-named the Three Castles in 1849 when cock fighting was
made illegal. It was rebuilt in its present form in around 1865.
In relatively recent times, although pre-1984, it reverted back to the name
Cockpit. **
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Anns Blackfriars, City of London. The St Anns Blackfriars, City of London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Three castles, 7 St Andrews Hill - in August 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1848/John Walker/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Post Office Directory ****
1851/John Walker/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kellys Directory ****
1856/Benjamin Vernon/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1869/Richrard Corish/../../../Post
Office Directory
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1881/James G Burden/Licensed
Victualler/43/Abingdon, Berks/Census
****
1881/Ellen Hastic/General Servant Domestic/45/Scotland/Census
1881/John Humphrey/Barman/45/Scotland/Census
1882/James Geo Burden/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1884/George Fisher/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1891/Hy Brown/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1895/William Henry Ampleford/../../../Post
Office Directory
**
1899/Johan Holmboe Strangbye/../../../Post Office Directory **
1904/Frederick Upton/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Archibald Douglas Ayrton Lansdell/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1915/William Thomas Binks/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1922/Mrs Ethel Martha Snook/../../../Post Office Directory **
1938/Mrs Ethel Martha
Snook/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
** Provided By Stephen Harris
**** Provided By
Kevan