Star & Garter, 187 Abbey Street, Bermondsey SE1
Bermondsey pub history index
Existed from at least 1794. The address in 1856, 1869 and the 1861 census is at 6 Parkers Terrace east, Neckinger Road. It had the Star Music Hall attached 1867-1919, later a cinema. *
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Star & Garter, 187 Abbey Street, Bermondsey SE1 - in 1942
Star & Garter, 187 Abbey Street, Bermondsey SE1 - circa 1942
The two ladies in the foreground are my Grandmother and wife of John (Jack) Grumball (on the left) � Annie (Collins) Grumball (known as Nance).
The two ladies are my Grandmother, Annie (Collins) Grumball (known as Nance), on the right, and her sister, Florence (Collins) Ellott (known as Flo), on the left.
Jack Grumball is second from the right. My uncle, Maurice Lodge is in the doorway next to Jack (and third from the right) and my father, Fred Grumball, is in the doorway next to Maurice (and fourth from the right). I don�t know the other three men in the photo, but guess the others are friends of the family or regulars at the pub.
All kindly provided by Clive Wooliscroft
Residents at this address.
1794/Valentine Clare/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1798/Mr Starkey/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1811/_ Johnson, the Star, Neckinger, Bermondsey/../../Holdens Directory
1822/John Martin/Star and Garter, Neckinger/../../Licensed Victualler Recognizances
1825/John Martin/Star and Garter, Neckinger/../../Licensed Victualler Recognizances
1826/John Martin/Star and Garter, Neckinger road/../../Licensed Victualler
Recognizances
The Star & Garter was kept by R. Smith in 1832, the keeper from 1838 - 1854 was Charles Hancock. It was numbered no 187 Abbey Street circa 1890 when the keeper was John Hart who was here until 1917. *
1832/R Smith/../../../Robsons Directory
1839/Charles Hancock/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/Charles Hancock/../../../Post Office Directory *
1842/C Hancock/../../../Robsons Directory
1851/Charles Hancock/Licensed Victualler/53/Tarrent, Dorset/Census
1851/Hannah Hancock/Wife/50/Tarrent Monkford, Dorset/Census
1851/John Hancock/Son, Apprentice/19/Newington, Surrey/Census
1851/Louisa Hancock/Daughter/17/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Edward Hancock/Son/8/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Hannah Payne/Niece, Barmaid/15/Tarrent, Dorset/Census
1851/Ellen O'Bryan/House Servant/20/Ireland/Census
1856/Charles Hancock/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1856/Charles Hancock/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
April 1856/Harriet Russell/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1861/Harriet Russell/Public House [Keeper]/30/Islington, Middlesex/Census *
1861/Lucy Ann Haling/Bar Maid/23/Cheltenham/Census
1861/Elizabeth Dailey/Bar Maid/21/London/Census
1861/Elizabeth Hill/House Servant/30/London/Census
1861/Benjamin Swain/Potboy/16/Long Sutton, Lincolnshire/Census
Era - September 27 1864 :
Star and Garter, Neckinger Road, Harriot Russell to John Mack
1869/Thomas Hayes/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Hayes/Licensed Victualler/49/Chudleigh, Devon/Census *
1871/Mary A. Hayes/Wife/49/Chudleigh, Devon/Census
1871/Mary A. Hayes/Daughter/22/London/Census
1871/Edith A. Hayes/Daughter/20/Heybridge, Essex/Census
1871/Helen S. Hayes/Daughter/17/Heybridge, Essex/Census
1871/Henry C. Hayes/Son/12/Heybridge, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah Parsons/Visitor/21/London/Census
1871/George T. Wilkie/Visitor, Clerk/27/London/Census
1882/Edward Bartholomew/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Henry Hart/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/John Hart/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/John Hart/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/John Hart/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/John Hart/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Henry Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at the Star & Garter, Abbey Street
Walter Lawrence Keay, Licensed Victualler, aged 58 years 2 months, and born in Brighton, Sussex, the Employer
Eliza Jane Keay, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant to W L Keay, aged 58 years 2 months, and born in Emsworth, Hampshire
Harold Keay, Son, Commercial Traveller Own Account, aged 34 years 1 month, and born in Brixton, London
1923/Frank Cuthbert/Star & Garter/../../Electoral Register
1923/Maud Cuthbert/../../../Electoral Register
1923/John Cheshire/../../../Electoral Register
1923/Maud Cheshire/../../../Electoral Register
1923/Jane Lines/../../../Electoral Register
1934/George Joseph Pizzey/../../../Post Office Directory *
1938/Harry Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *
I am the Grandson of John William Grumball who was a publican at the Star & Garter during WW2. He was born 5 August 1891 at 140 Clifton Road, Croydon, and died at 6 Gibson Avenue, Wembley, on the 27 February 1951. He had very much hoped to continue at the pub after the war, but this was not possible � I gather from my uncle that the tenancy was returned to the original publican when he returned from military service. ***
1944/Payne & Grumball/../../../Post Office Directory
My paternal Grandparents, Frank & Eliza Maria Wakeling, were the licensees here, at the time of the Coronation (1953), I remember all the red, white and blue stars they put up as decorations **
1956/Noel Annetts/../../../Post Office Directory *+
The Star Music Hall, along with the Star Public House, were demolished in 1963; and the site is today home to the Bermondsey Community Centre and a small park.
* Provided By Ewan
*+ Provided By Bill Rigby
** Provided By Chris Wakeling
*** Provided By Clive Woolliscroft