George & Blue Boar Hotel, 270 High Holborn WC1
St Giles pub history index
In 1864, the proposed Inns of Court Hotel, to be erected on the site of the old George and Blue Boar, Holborn, and carried through into Lincolns Inn fields, has been commenced. This started life as the George Inn, as the Blue Boar Inn was on the north side at about 76 High Holborn.
In the Morgans 1682 Map of London on the north side of High Holborn are listed 354 Blew boar Inne ; 355 Red lion Inne ; 356 Three Cups Inne ; and on the south side 352 Castle Inne ; 359 Unicorne Inne ; 360 Sword & buckler Inne ; 362 John Baptist Inne and 363 Star Inne.
In John Rocques 1746 Map of London on the north side of High Holborn are the New Inn ; Three Cups Inn ; Old Blue Boar Inn ; and on the south side are the Bull Inn ; George Inn and Unicorn brewhouse.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Giles in Fields, London.
Residents at this address
In John Rocques 1746 Map of London, listed as 'George Inn' on the south side of High Holborn. The Blue Boar Inn was then on the north side at about 76 High Holborn.
In 1755, we have the Gloucester Lodge, at the George and Blue Boar, Holborn; a Masonic Lodge
4 October 1791/Insured: Christopher Ibberson, the George and Blue Boar, Holborn, innholder - Other property or occupiers: Woodcock Hill Farm, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
27th December 1792 at St Giles are married Christopher Ibberson and Mary Pulley
3 May 1794/Insured: Samuel Miller, the George and Blue Boar Inn, 270 High Holborn, innholder/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
15 April 1803/Insured: Christopher Ibberson, the George and Blue Boar Inn High Holborn, innholder vintner and victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
1805/Christopher Ibberson/../../../Holdens Directory
March 1809/Joseph Cox, the George and Blue Boar taphouse, High Holborn, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
25 May 1809/Insured: Christopher Ibberson, the George and Blue Boar Inn Holborn, innholder and victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
1811/Christopher Ibberson, George & Blue Boar, tavern, coffee house & hotel, 270 High Holborn/../../Holdens Directory
25 April 1822 /Insured: Charles Robottom The George Blue Boar Inn Holborn innholder and victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
11 September 1822/Insured: Charles Robottom The George and Blue Boar Inn Holborn innholder victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
7 Oct 1822/Insured: Richard Ironmonger The George and Blue Boar Inn High Holborn coach master - Other property or occupiers: Robottom Bradley/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
1829/C Robottom, George & Blue Boar, 270 High Holborn/../../Robsons Directory
Grand Lodge registers 1812-1836
April 21st 1831, Charles Robottom, Inn Keeper, George & Blue Boar Inn, Holborn, 1831 - recorded at the Lodge of Harmony
May 1832/William Gregory, The George and Blue Boar Tap, High Holborn, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
1832/Robottom, George & Blue Boar hotel, 270 High Holborn/../../RobsonsDirectory
An masonic Lodge initiates December 9 1833, Charles Robottom, Wine merchant, Holborn, 1833 to 1836
1833-34/Charles Robottom, George & Blue Boar, 270 High Holborn/../../Pigots Directory
An masonic Lodge initiates December 12 1836, Frederick Jones, Wine merchant, aged 27, Blue Boar, 1836
1836/Charles Robottom, George & Blue Boar Inn, 270 High Holborn/../../Pigots Directory
28 January 1836/Insured: Thomas Edwards and Frederick Jones, The George and Blue Boar Inn, High Holborn, innholders/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
9 May 1837/Insured: Joseph Kilsby, George and Blue Boar Tap, High Holborn, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
1842/R T Peters, George & Blue Boar hotel, 270 High Holborn/../../Robsons Directory
1843/Rd Thomas Peters/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Rd Thomas Peters/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Rd Thomas Peters/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 23 April 1851 - Licence transfers
George and Blue Boar, Holborn, Benjamin Payne Todd and Charles Haynes to the said Charles Haynes
1851/Charles Haynes/Hotel Keeper/38/Stratford on Avon/Census
1851/E Keesley/Mistress/23/Reigate/Census
1851/Thomas Blinco/Servant/20/Boxmoor/Census
1851/William Hickman/Servant/48/Uxbridge/Census
1851/Henry Willis/Servant/20/Croydon/Census
1851/Edward Proudfoot/Servant/14/Lewisham/Census
1851/Margaret Berry/Servant/37/Hackney/Census
1851/Jane Lee/Servant/28/Streatham/Census
1851/Ann White/Servant/40/Birmingham/Census
1851/Dr O'Reilly/Visitor, Divinity/60/Stepney/Census
1851/Capt Mutchie/Visitor, East India Service/35/Exeter/Census
1851/John Thompson/Visitor/26/Islington/Census
1851/Robert Thorn/Servant/48/Kennington/Census
1856/Charles Haynes/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Charles Haynes/Hotel Keeper/40/Haselor, Warickshire/Census
1861/Eliza Haynes/Wife/30/Reigate, Surrey/Census
1861/Maryann Keasley/Sister/21/Reigate, Surrey/Census
1861/Emma Taylor/Niece/18/Studly, Worcester/Census
1861/Rosa Hawkins/Visitor/16/Tooley Square, London/Census
1861/Harriett Sutton/Barmaid/28/Chatham/Census
1861/Laura Meney/Barmaid/20/Haymarket/Census
1861/Jane Doubleday/Servant/41/Norfolk/Census
1861/Ellem Goodchild/Servant/24/Suffolk/Census
1861/Vharles H Penn/Servant/21/Lambeth/Census
1861/Emma Smith/Servant/32/Stepney/Census
1861/William Reed/Servant/25/Dorking, Surrey/Census
1861/Gorge Lewthorne/Servant/28/Birmingham/Census
1861/Edward Barker/Servant/20/Cambridgeshire/Census
Morning Advertiser 29 April 1864
The proposed Inns of Court Hotel, to be erected on the site of the old George and Blue Boar, Holborn, and carried through into Lincolns Inn fields, has been commenced. The contract has been taken by Messrs Hill and Keddell, of Whitechapel, for 65000 pounds, who are pushing on the works with activity, having agreed to complete the building in a year.
Morning Advertiser 21 March 1866
Applications for new Licenses.
St Giles in the Fields - Inns of Court Hotel, 269 and 270 High Holborn, and 20,21 and 22 Lincolns Inn fields - This license was applied for in the name of Henry Thomas Bewley.
The magistrates, without hearing counsel, granted the application.
1869/John Rossall/Manager, Lincolns Inn Fields Hotel Co Ltd/../../Post
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