Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
George, 55 Great Portland Street, Marylebone W1N 5DH
Marylebone index
Earlier address is at 114 Great Portland Street in 1856 and earlier. The 1833 address refers to 22 Mortimer street which intersects with Great Portland Street
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
George, 55 Great Portland Street, W1 - in May 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Haris
Residents at this address.
1811/_ Thomas, the George, 114 Great Portland street/../../Holdens Directory
1827/James Lancefield, George, 114 Great Portland street, Oxford street/../../Pigots Directory
1829/James Lancefield, George, 114 Great Portland street/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/James Lancefield, George, 22 Mortimer street/../../Pigots Directory
1836/James Lancefield, George, 114 Great Portland street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Christiana Lancefield/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Mrs C Lancefield/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Stephen Walker/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Howland/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/William Howland/Publican (Victualler)/35/Thame, Oxfordshire/Census
1851/Elizabeth Howland/Wife/40/Great Messender, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Drysella Hodgkins/Niece, Assistant/17/Great Messender,
Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Matthew Hardwick/Barman/26/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1851/George Simmonds/Potman/19/Bath, Somerset/Census
1851/Harriet Smith/House Servant/30/Worcestershire/Census
1851/Robert Bedrupt/Visitor/15/Priestwood, Buckinghamshire/Census
1856/William Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1856/Caleb Cox Oliff/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1856/William Howland/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1864/William Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/William Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Howland/Licensed Victualler/55/Thame, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Howland/Wife/63/Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/Druscella Hodgkins/Niece/34/Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/Amilia Howland/Niece/22/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Maria Taylor/Cook, Widow/51/Chalfont, Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/Eliza Putman/Housemaid/32/Chalfont, Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/William King/Barman/25/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Young/Barman/19/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Whaler/Barman/19/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1880/Walter Edmund Crook/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Thomas A Howland/Licensed Victualler/33/Walworth/Census
1881/Mary E Howland/Wife/28/Stone, Buckingham/Census
1881/Florence M Howland/Daughter/3/St Pancras/Census
1881/George Howland/Son/2/St Pancras/Census
1881/Charles Howland/Son/1/St Pancras/Census
1881/Walter E Crook/Brother In Law, Retired Licensed Victualler/33/Stone,
Buckingham/Census
1881/William Howland/Brother, Assistant/25/Hardwick, Buckingham/Census
1881/Edward J H Ridgway/Barman/25/Lambeth/Census
1881/George H Cullum/Barman/21/Witensham, Suffolk/Census
1881/George Hannell/Head Barman, Widow/60/St Geo In Fields/Census
1881/Mary A Knowles/Domestic Servant/32/Marylebone/Census
1881/Annie Waine/Nursemaid/16/Somerton, Oxford/Census
1882/Walter Edmund Crook/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas A Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thos Arthur Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas A Howland/Licensed Victualler/43/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1891/Mary E Howland/Wife/38/Stone, Buckinghamshire/Census
1891/Emmeline Howland/Daughter/1/St Marylebone, London/Census
1891/George Hannell/Manager, Widow/69/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1891/Alfred Lugsden/Barman/27/Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire/Census
1891/Josiah Arnold/Barman/25/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1891/Harry Helly/Barman/23/Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Jane Williams/Domestic Servant/37/Corris, Merionethshire/Census
1891/Annie H Tuckwell/Domestic Servant/19/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1895/Thos Arthur Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thos Arthur Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Thos Arthur Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Thomas Arthur Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Charles Howland/../../../Hughes Directory *
1938/Chas Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Chas Howland/../../../Post Office Directory
1981/George, 55 Great Portland street, W1N 5DH /../../Pub Directory
Craig Douglas and wife Karen, were at the George, 55 Great Portland Street, from 1991.
They made the George a very busy real ale, food and celebrity pub, hosting Ned Sherrin and his guests every Saturday morning after his loose ends radio show, which was aired live from the pub on many occasions and were a haunt for all and sundry from the BBC hq around the corner.
The All Souls choir and orchestra meant they also opened every Sunday evening.
Sadly, leaving in October 2003 after one of their twins, bree louise, died aged 12 weeks in September.
They took over the Jolly Gardeners on the corner of Cobourg and Euston streets by Euston station in Easter, 2004; they renamed it the now infamous BREE LOUISE, Which HS2 subsequently compulsory purchased from on January 31st 2018 and though not yet compensated it remains a hole in the ground today! ****
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
**** Provided By Craig Douglas