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London angling clubs, a directory by Charles Dickens (Jr)

04 Wednesday Feb 2015

Posted by The tuesday swim in General fishing

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In 1881 Charles Dickens (Jr) put together a club listing for his book Dictionary of the Thames, in all there were over 110 clubs but I believe there were quite few more, for example the Brunswick Brothers of Limehouse. A few years ago I had the pleasure of meeting one it its members, Barry  who showed his skills fishing for bream and roach under the shadow of Canary Wharf. Sadly now I believe most of these clubs have disbanded although the Brunswick Brother still angle.  Many doors have now closed and the piscators no longer seek refuge to swap stories and dodge the foul weather. The names deem to indicate their approach and attitude from the romantics of Foley street, the  ‘Golden Barbel’ to the more light hearted  ‘Good Intent’ brothers of the Crown in Bethnal Green Road. On Friday I shall be in the Captain Kidd in Wapping, not listed below but with the Thames lapping below the windows it will be the perfect opportunity to raise a glass to lost London Clubs and the echoes of the London anglers banter.

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ACORN, “Royal Oak,” Spencer-street, Goswell-road.

ALBERT, “The Crown Coffee House,” Crown-street, Old-street.

ALBAN’S, ST., “Royal George,” Great New-street, Kennington Park-road, SE.

ALLIANCE, “Old Red Lion,” Great Warner-street, Clerkenwvell.

ALEXANDRA, “Duke of Wellington,” 3, Colt-lane, Bethnal-green.

AMICABLE BROTHERS, “Bald- Faced Stag,” Worship-sq., Finsbury.

AMICABLE WALTONIANS, “George the Fourth,” Goswell-road.

ANGLER’S PRIDE, “Red Lion,” Dockhead.

ATLAS, 73, Newman-street, Oxford-street

BARNSBURY, “The Albion,” Caledonian-road, near King’s Cross.

BATTERSEA PISCATORIAL, Queen’s Hotel, Queen’s-road, Battersea.

BERESFORD, “Grove House Tavern,” Camberwell-grove.

BERMONDSEY BROTHERS, “General Garibaldi,” Southwark Park-road

BLACKFRIARS, “Ordnance Arms,” York-road, SE.

BLOOMSBURY BROTHERS, “Rose and Crown,” Broad-st., Bloomsbury

BOSTONIAN, “Dalby Tavern” Dalby-street, Prince of Wales-road Kentish Town.

BROTHERS WELL MET, “Berkeley Castle,” Rahere-st., Goswell-road

CAMBRIDGE FRIENDLY, “Rent Day,” Cambridge-street, Hyde Park-square.

CADOGAN, “Prince of Wales,” Exeter-street, Sloane-street, S.W.

CARLISLE, “Clarendon Club,” 80, High-street, Islington.

CANONBURY, “Crown and Anchor,” Cross-street, Islington.

CARNALY CASTLE, “The Carnaly Castle,” Carnaly-street, St. James’s.

CAVENDISH, “British Lion,” Cavendish-street, New North-road, Hoxton.

CITY OF LONDON, “Cogers’ Hall,” Bride-lane, E.C.

CLAPHAM JUNCTION, “Lord Ranelagh,” Verona-street.

CLERKENWELL AMATEURS, – “George and Dragon,” 240, St. John-street-road, Clerkenwell.

CLERKENWELL PISCATORIAL, “White Hart,” Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell.

CONVIVIAL, “King’s Head,” Mitchell-street, St. Luke’s.

DALSTON, “Hope,” Holly-street, Dalston-lane.

DE BEAUVOIR, “Lord Raglan,” Southgate-road, N.

EAST LONDON, “Duke of Norfolk,” Norfolk-street, Globe-road.

EDMONTON AND TOTTENHAM, “Three Horse Shoes,” Silver-street, Edmonton.

EUSTONIAN, “The Wheatsheaf,” Kenton-street, Brunswick-square.

EXCELSIOR, “Two Eagles,” South-street, Lambeth

FRIENDLY ANGLERS, “Albion Tavern,” Albion-street, Hyde-park

FRIENDLY ANGLERS, “Jacob’s Well,” New Inn Yard, Shoreditch.

FREE AND EASY, “Jane Shore,” High-street, Shoreditch.

GLOBE, “Globe Tavern,” Blackstock-road, Highbury

GOLDEN BARBEL, “York Minster,” Foley-street, Portland road

GOLDEN TENCH, “Somers Arms,” Boston-road, King’s Cross.

GOOD INTENT, “Crown Inn,” Bethnal-green-road.

GREAT NORTHERN BROTHERS, “Robin Hood,” Southampton-street, Pentonville.

HAMMERSMITH UNITED, “Builders’ Arms,” Bridge-road.

HAVELOCK BROTHERS, “General Havelock,” West-street Triangle, Hackney.

HEARTS OF OAK, “Black Bull,” Thomas-st., Brick-lane, Spitalfields.

HIGHBURY, “George Hotel,” Foothill-road, Finsbury-park.

HOXTON BROTHERS, “Jane Shore,” High-street, Shoreditch.

IZAAK WALTON. “Old King John’s Head,” Mansfield-st., Kingsland-road.

JUNCTION BROTHERS, “Shakespeare’s Head,” Barnsley-street, Bethnal-green-road.

JUNIOR PISCATORIALS, “The Cock,” Clapham Common.

JOLLY PISCATORIALS, “Sugar Loaf,” Great Queen-street, W.C.

KENNINGTONIAN, “The Clayton Arms,” Kennington Oval

KENTISH BROTHERS, “George and Dragon,” Blackheath-hill.

KENTON, “Kenton Arms,” Kenton-road, South Hackney.

KING’S CROSS UNITED, “Albion,” Caledonian-road, N.

KENTISH PERSEVERANCE, “Corner Pin,” Cold Bath, Greenwich.

KNIGHTS OF KNIGHTSBRIDGE, “Grove Tavern,” Grove-place, Brompton-road. S.W.

LARKHALL, “The Larkhall,” Larkhall-lane, Clapham.

LIMEHOUSE BROTHERS, “Dunlop Lodge,”  70, Samuel-st., Limehouse.

LITTLE INDEPENDENT, “Russell Arms,” Bedford-street, Euston-sq.

MARYLEBONE, “Bank of England,” Cambridge-place, South Wharf-road.

METROPOLITAN, “Rose Inn,” Old Bailey.

NEVER FRETS, “Cronnard Shuttle,” High-Street, Shoreditch.

NAUTILUS, “British Lion,” Central-street, St. Luke’s.

NORFOLK, “Norfolk Arms,” Burwood-place, Edgware-road.

NORTH~EASTERN, “Shepherd and Flock,” Little Bell-alley, Moorgate-street.

NORTH LONDON, “Prince Albert,” Hollingsworth-street. Holloway.

NORTH-WESTERN, “Lord Southampton,” Southampton-road, Haverstock-hill.

NORTON FOLGATE, “Rose and Crown,” Fort-street, Spitalfields.

NEW GLOBE, “The New Globe,” Mile-end-road, E.

OLD BOWER, “Duke’s Arms,” Stangate-street, Westminster-bridge-road.

ODDS-AND-EVENS, “Monmouth Arms,” Singleton-st, Hoxton.

PENGE, “Lord Palmerston,” Maple-road, Penge.

PECKHAM BROTHERS, “Prince Albert,” East Surrey-grove, Peckham.

PHOENIX, “Tavistock Arms,” Werrington-street, Oakley-square.

PISCATORIAL, “Ashley’s Hotel,” Henrietta-street, Covent Garden.

PRINCE OF WALES, “Royal Standard,” Seymour-place, Edgware-road.

PERSEVERANCE, “The Perseverance,”  Pritchard’s-row, Hackney-road.

PUTNEY AND WANDSWORTH UNITED, “Coopers’ Arms,” High-street, Putney.

REFORM, “Jolly Coopers,” Clerkenwell-close.

RICHMOND PISCATORIAL, “Station Hotel,” Richmond, Surrey.

ROYAL GEORGE, “Royal George,” Crown-street, Soho.

ROYAL PISCATORIAL, “The Albion,” Rodney-road, Walworth.

SAVOY BROTHERS, “Black Prince,” Chandos-street, Strand.

SILVER TROUT, “Star and Garter,” St Martin’s-lane, Charing-cross.
   

SIR HUGH MYDDELTON, “Three Johns,” White Lion-street, Islington.

SOCIAL BROTHERS, “Prince Regent,” Dulwich-road, Herne Hill.

SONS OF THE THAMES, “Three Tuns,” Rupert-street

SOUTH BELGRAVIA, “Surprise,” Vauxhall Bridge-road.

SOUTH KENSINGTON PISCATORIAL “Coleherne Hotel,” South Kensington.

SOUTH LONDON, “George and Dragon,” 235, Camberwell-road.

SOUTH HACKNEY, “The Lamb,”  Wick-road, Sooth Hackney.

SOUTH ESSEX, “The Elms,” Leytonstone.

SOUTH ESSEX PISCATORIAL, “Victoria Dock Tavern,” Victoria Dock-road, E.

SPORTSMAN, “Lady Owen’s  Arms,” Goswell-road.

ST. ALBAN’S, “Walnut Tree,” St. Alban’s-rd., Kensington-rd., SE.

ST. JAMES AND SOHO, 30, Gerrard-street, Soho.

ST. JOHN, “White Bear,” St. John-street, West Smithfield.

ST. PANCRAS, 58, Burton-street, Burton-crescent.

STANLEY ANGLERS, “Lord Stanley,” Camden Park-road.

STAR, “Bird in Hand,” Northampton-street, Clerkenwell.

STOKE NEWINGTON, “Prince Albert,” Victoria-rd., Stoke Newington.

STEPNEY, “Beehive,” Rhodeswell-road, Stepney.

STRATFORD BROTHERS, “Coach and Horses,” Broadway, Stratford.

SURREY PISCATORIALS, “St. Paul’s,” Westmoreland-rd, Walworth.

SUSSEX, “Sussex Arms,” Grove-road, Holloway.

TRAFALGAR, “Star and Garter,” 13, Green-street, Leicester-square.

TRUE WALTONIANS, 100, Liverpool-road, Islington.

UNITED ESSEX, “Dorset Arms,” Ceylon-road, Stratford New Town.

UNITED MARLBOROUGH BROTHERS, “Red Lion,”  22 and 23, Portland-street, St. James’s.

UNITED SOCIETY OF ANGLERS, Wellington. Shoreditch
    UNITED BROTHERS, “Druid’s Head Tavern,” Broadway, Deptford.

WALTHAMSTOW, “Common Gate,” Wark House Common, Walthamstow

WALTON AND COTTON, “Crown and Woolpack,” St. John-street, Clerkenwell.

WALTONIAN,  “Jews Harp,” Red-hill-street, Regents-park.

WALWORTH WALTONIANS, “St. Paul’s,” Westmoreland-rd., Walworth.

WEST HAM BROTHERS, “Queen’s Head,” West Ham-lane, Stratford.

WEST CENTRAL, “Cross Keys,” Theobald’s-road, High Holborn.

WEST LONDON, “Windsor Castle,” King-street, Hammersmith.

WESTBOURNE PARK PISCATORIAL, Pelican, All Saints-road, Westbourne-park.

WOOLWICH BROTHERS, “Prince Regent,” King-street, Woolwich.

WOOLWICH INVICTA, “Golden Marine,” Francis-street, Woolwich.

WOOLWICH PISCATORIALS, “Cricketers Arms,” Sand-street, Woolwich

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Fishing tackle boxes part five – The Old Crown & Cushion Pub Piscatorial Society scales case?

19 Thursday Jan 2012

Posted by The tuesday swim in Tackle

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We have a mystery here that I really would like to un-earth. I’ve owned this box for a while now and I was told it came from a pub in Yorkshire? Well after a little investigating on the net there is a pub in North Yorkshire called the Old Crown & Cushion in a place named Welburn. The story goes that the box used to be fixed to the bar top (the underside does reflect this, as it is a bit rough) but I can only conclude this was for storing either scales or match returns?

If anyone could tell me about the Old Crown & Cushion Piscatorial Society or any other tales of such boxes nailed to bar tops I would like to hear from you. At present I’m looking at bars I have frequented in the past, in London and their Victorian piscatorial club connections, invaluable research…trust me! I hope to find more tales of boxes glued to bar tops, at present without these bar top boxes, the public bar seems a little impersonal?

Now the box rests on my book shelve awaiting Bagpuss to come along and unravel its past and find me a story but in the meantime it holds a fine collection of british fishing reels of the twentieth century.

Calling Worthing 6120 is that the Sussex Piscatorial Society?

30 Wednesday Nov 2011

Posted by The tuesday swim in General fishing

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1961, angling, carp, club, fishing, leney, membership, piscatorial, piscators, society, sussex, the

Recently I was given a 1961 Sussex Piscatorial Society membership rule book and a list of their waters. I grew up in Mid Sussex and still fish there when I get the chance to escape London, so this was of great interest to me.

The Sussex Piscatorial Society has always been quite a secretive clan for which I cannot blame them for, as they do have some stunning waters, keeping the waters hush-hush makes good sense. I know if I fished there its how I would like it.

One water that no longer belongs to Sussex Piscatorials but features in the 1961 handbook is one that I now fish in the heart of the Sussex countryside. My fishing is really only spent on places like this now, commercials or ‘tidied’ up lakes and rivers have no appeal, the lost, the overgrown and un-touched is where I want to fish. I’ve spent a few years now fishing this lake and while spending many hours waiting for a bite I think back at the anglers that have sat by the waterside and gaze in wonder of the fish that have resided and indeed still exist in this pool. The lake has a head of old Leney carp but no one knows really how many and how big they go. Its a hard place to net as there is an extensive bed of lily roots, so the lake remains a bit of an unknown.

From the description of the 1961 list of waters it talks of ‘my’ lake as if it was written yesterday, I’m sure the landowners names may have changed but the description of the  lake, the farm track, boat house and where you can park a car, is just as it is now, fifty years on.  Knowing that some waters stay unchanged is a comforting thought, my only surprise on each return is how the seasons have marked its stamp on the surrounding landscape.

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