At 136 Bishopsgate Street without in 1856 and up to 1915, before the road was renumbered; At 185 & 187 Bishopsgate Street by 1938; This pub was named the Black Raven until 1975 when it was renamed the Pump. In 1982 it was further renamed the Handpump. The pub was closed and demolished in 1987. This photo shows the pub as it was in 1986, shortly before demolition. **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bishopsgate - St Botolphs, London. The Bishopsgate , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Black Raven, 185 - 187 Bishopsgate - in 1986
Permission from the archives of East London & City CAMRA
**The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1839/Morton
Simpson/../../../Pigots
Directory
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1841/S
Morton/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1851/Thos Barber/../../../Post Office ****
1856/Thomas Barber/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1869/P Jupp/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1871/Peter Jupp/Licensed
Victualler/57/Horsham, Sussex/Census ****
1871/Amelia Jupp/Wife/48/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Jupp/Son, Vellum Binder/23/London Town/Census
1871/Stephen Jupp/Son, Pianoforte Tuner/18/London Town/Census
1871/Ambrose Jupp/Son, Barman/17/London Town/Census
1871/Alice Jupp/Daughter/11/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Agnes Jupp/Daughter/7/Tower, Middlesex/Census
1871/Anna Jupp/Daughter/5/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen Jupp/Niece/6/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/Priscilla Allen/Servant/18/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas
Lilly/Publican/33/Shoreditch,
Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Louisa E Lilly/Wife/21/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1882/Thomas
Lilly/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1884/Thomas
Lilly/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1891/Augustus Cavers/../../../Post
Office Directory
****
1895/Alfred Love/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1899/Samuel Mossman/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1910/Samuel Mossman/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1934/Improved Public House Co Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1938/Improved Public House Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory ****
** Provided By Stephen Harris
**** Provided By Kevan