City Arms, 271 & 273 City road, St Luke EC1
The address is Andersons Buildings, City Road in 1856 and earlier (also listed as Bridge Place, City Road in the 1839 Directory), prior to street renumbering. Not to be confused with the City Arms at 150 City Road. *
By the early 1980s it was trading as the 'Stick & Weasel' and in 2006 it was renamed 'Offside'. In 2011 this pub was renamed the New Red Lion. **
Closed circa 2012 and converted into a branch of the Co-op in 2014. *+
St Luke pub history index
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Luke, London.
City Arms, 273 City Road - in March, 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1789/Mr Blackburn/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1808/Richard & Samuel Howard / Victuallers /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1808/John Howard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1809/Elizabeth Howard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1814/Robert Howard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1816/Elizabeth Howard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1820/Robert Howard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1821/Robert Howard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1822/Robert Howard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1823/Robert Howard/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1824/Robert Howard / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1825/Mr Howard, City Arms, City road/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1829/John Howard, William Howard, Richard Howard, Samuel Howard, Robert
Howard & John Jones / Victuallers /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1833-34/Rachael Jones, City Arms, Andersons buildings, City road/../../Pigots Directory
1839/John Pettinger/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/John Pettinger/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/Mrs Ann Caudwell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Ann Caudwell/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1851/Mrs Ann Caudwell/../../../Kellys Directory
1852/John Boorman/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/Erasmus Lawrence/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/Erasmus Lawrence/../../../Post Office Directory **
March 1866/Erasmus Lawrence/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/E Lawrence/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1869/E Lawrence/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1869/Charles James/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Charles James/Victualler/61/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah James/Wife/57/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/John H James/Son/19/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Stephen Sutton/Barman/23/Chobham, Surrey/Census
1871/Thomas Dymock/Barman/30/Cripplegate, City/Census
1871/John Turner/Potman/21/Thetford, Suffolk/Census
1871/Jane Williams/General Servant/30/Louth, near Boston/Census
1881/Thomas Musgrove/Publicians Manager/32/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/George Kemp/Barman/21/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/Benjamin Webb/Barman/21/Clapton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Wood/Servant Domestic, Widow/39/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1882/Thomas Musgrave/../../../Post Office Directory
1883/Chas Joseph James/../../../Post Office Directory **
1884/Charles J James/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Charles J James/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Henry Turner/../../../Post Office Directory
1892/Henry Turner/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Henry Turner & Sons/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Binfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1902/William Binfield/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Maurice Wiltshire Gregory/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Frederick Geo Backlog/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Joseph Rondan/../../../Hughes Directory
The 1921 census at 271, City Road, Islington
Milton Chappell, Licensed Victualler, aged 33 years 5 months, born in London, Employer
Florence Chappell, Wife, Licensed Victuallers Assistant, M Chappell, aged 25 years 6 months, born in London
Iris Chappell, Daughter, aged 5 years 11 months, born in London
Roy Chappell, Licensed Victuallers Assistant, M Chappell, aged 24 years 6 months, born in London
Margaret Isabella Alexander, Licensed Victuallers Assistant, M Chappell, aged 29 years 2 months, born in Croydon, Surrey
Annie Gunn, Cook, M Chappell, aged 44 years 2 months, born in London
1922/Claude Milton Chappell/../../../London Gazette, 12 May 1922 **
1933/James Arthur Bonnor / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 10 November 1933 **
1934/James Arthur Bonnor/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Edgar Rd Foskett/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Edgar F. C. Foskett/../../../Post Office Directory *
1983/STICK & WEASEL: 273 City Road EC1. Free House. Formerly the 'City Arms'./../../Pub Listing
1991/STICK & WEASEL: 273 City Road EC1. Formerly the City Arms (Charrington). Completely remodelled since the last guide in 1986. It now has a septagonal island bar. Food continues to be a highlight of this pub and is available at all times. Live music and discos provide the entertainment Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Outside drinking area and darts. Open all permitted hours./../../Pub Listing
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** Provided By Stephen Harris