This 1841 Directory shows the business activity going on in St Paul's Churchyard. Unfortunately yet to find a Directory for the period (1860/70) interested in.
https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/26655/rec/3
Not sure if that surprises me or not that there are so many businesses and trades at / around the actual churchyard . In trying to weigh it up , the planning laws today were not around then with housing possibly still mainly of lower quality but then when you look at some of the shops and frontages leading up to St . Pauls from Fleet St , it makes you question law today when some of these spoil the vista of one of this countries iconic buildings . In looking through info . of the immediate area throughout today , I'm amazed how many churches surrounded St . Paul's through to St . Clement Danes .
Again as said previously , I wonder if there was businesses attached to the church ( or within part of the vaults ( possibly with access from the churchyard ) ?? In real terms , 150 years ago is not that long when looking for family and social history . With a greater emphasis on recording detail in books , historical pieces and even with census returns , I believe the info . is out there..pos in the local record centre . Thankyou for your continued efforts Hanes Teula .
