Devonshire Arms, 7 Duke Street, Marylebone W1

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At 20 Duke Street, Manchester Square before 1910, at the junction with Duke mews.

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Devonshire Arms, 7 Duke Street, Marylebone - in July 2013

Devonshire Arms, 7 Duke Street, Marylebone - in July 2013

Kindly provided by Dolores Dilley

Residents at this address.

1811/Thomas Tomkin, Devonshire Arms, Duke street, Manchester square/../../Holdens Directory

1829/T Tompkin, Devonshire Arms, 20 Duke Street, Manchester Square/../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/William Wetheryell, Devonshire Arms, 20 Duke Street, Manchester Square/../../Pigot's Directory

1836/Ann Norwood, Devonshire Arms, 20 Duke Street, Manchester Square/../../Pigot's Directory

1839/John Spelt, Devonshire Arms, 20 Duke Street, Manchester Square/../../Pigot's Directory *

1841/John Spelt/../../../Post Office Directory *

1842/John Spelt/../../../Robson's Directory *

1848/Henry Hart/../../../Post Office Directory *

1851/Henry Hart/../../../Post Office Directory *

1856/Henry Hart/../../../Post Office Directory *

1869/John Buckel/../../../Post Office Directory

August 1874/Robert George/Outgoing Licensee/../../Kilburn Times

William Edward Bench, Licensed Victualler.

August 1874/William Thomas Bench/Incoming Licensee/../../Kilburn Times

In 1874 the publican was William Edward Bench, this information is from baptism record of his daughter Elizabeth. ***

1875 - 1876/William Edward Bench, Devonshire Arms, 20 Duke Street, Manchester Square/../../Post Office Directory

1877/John Charles Baker, Devonshire Arms, 20 Duke Street, Manchester Square/../../Post Office Directory

1881/Edward Browne/Licensed Victualler/33/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1881/Jane Browne/Wife/38/Peldan, Essex/Census
1881/Ely Linderbury/General Servant/49/Deerkust, Gloucester/Census

1882/Edward Browne/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/William V Hayden/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/William Venus Hayden/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/William Venus Hayden/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/John Everitt Page/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Mrs Minni Clarke/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Mrs Caroline Peterken/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Mrs Peterken/../../../Hughes Directory

1934/Fredk W Clark/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Hy J Clements/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Miss Gladys E Skinner/../../../Post Office Directory

From 1948 to 1952, Katie Deacon and Dennis Deacon were Licensed Victuallers at the "Preston Hotel", Preston Road, Wembley. (now 161 London Road). From 1953 to 1962 Katie Deacon and Dennis Deacon were Licensed Victuallers at the Kings Arms, 82 Tottenham Court Road. **

Katie Ellen Deacon and her husband Dennis Deacon were the Licensed Victuallers, at the "George 1V", 28 Portugal street from 1955 up until 1962 and when we were young, we used to visit them with our parents. Katie Ellen Deacon was Godmother to my Sister Sheila Carnaby (Parrs Head). **

Over the years they had multiple pubs at the same time:

1955, the “Regency Arms” 53 to 55 Regency Street, SW1. **

1959 to 1962 "Devonshire Arms", 7 Duke Street, Manchester Square W1 and the "Princess of Wales", 27 Villiers Street, WC2. **

1963 to 1965 "Coach and Horses", Hill Street, W1 (Their residence was 5 Hill Street). **

They then retired to Ramsgate where Dennis died in 1969 aged 64 years and Katie later died in 1994 aged 95 years. **


* Provided By Ewan

** Provided By John Carnaby

*** Provided By Graham Banfield

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