Black Lion, 123 Bayswater road, Paddington W2
Paddington pub history index
This pub dates from 1704 and was rebuilt in 1890 at the same address. The 1847 license transfer refers to the Black Lion, Craven Hill, Paddington. The address becomes 123 Bayswater Road between 1938 and 1944, the earlier address is at 22 Bayswater Terrace, Bayswater Road before complete renumbering. In 2014 it was sold to developers for £27 million! *** The early directory in 1833 refers to Elkins row, Bayswater. Apparently, John Elkins was an early builder on this land circa 1790, and Elkins row existed near to the Black Lion.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Paddington, West London.
Black Lion, 123 Bayswater Road, W2 - in February 2012
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Residents at this address.
1808/J Titley, Black Lion, Bayswater/../../Holdens Directory
1826/William Stevens/../../../London Directory
1833-34/George Skillecorn, Black Lion, 22 Elkins row, Bayswater/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Charles Simpson/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Ch Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1847/Mary Sophia Davis/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1847/Haigh Richardson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1848/Haigh Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Haigh Richardson/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/H Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/H Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Edward M Marks/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/George Gill/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hotelier Directory
1884/William Skelton/../../../Post Office Directory
In the 1891 census, George Harry Hook Pryer is at the
Three Doves, 24
Berwick Street, Westminster.
June 1894/W Back/lately Licensed Victualler, Black Lion, Bayswater
Road/../../Morning Post
1899/George Harry Hook Pryer/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George H H Pryer/Licensed Victualler/47/Marylebone, London/Census
1901/Alice J Pryer/Wife/37/Chard, Somerset/Census
1901/Winifred M Pryer/Daughter/2/Paddington, London/Census
1901/Annie F Rogers/Barmaid/23/Battle, Sussex/Census
1901/Alfred Hart/Potman & Barman/24/Ealing, Middlesex/Census
1901/Mary Bonny/Housemaid/25/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Ada Kempson/Nurse/23/Lambeth, London/Census
1901/Charles F Machney/Barman/21/Leicester, Leicestershire/Census
1901/Jane F Edwards/Cook/30/Southwark, London/Census
1901/Maria Bowden/../40/St Thomas Exeter, Devon/Census
1910/George Harry Hook Pryer/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/George Harry Hook Pryer/Licensed Victualler/57/Marylebone,
London/Census
1911/Alice Jane Pryer/Wife/47/Donyall, Ilminster, Somerset/Census
1911/Walter Ashford/Barman/23/Lewisham/Census
1911/Alice Shackless/Barmaid/27/York Road, Kings Cross, London/Census
1911/Beatrice Annie Gibbs/Barmaid/21/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1911/William Sewell/Potman/32/Paddington, London/Census
1911/Francis Gertrude Plater/Cook/31/Great Grimsby/Census
1911/Clementina Chambers/Housemaid/26/Peckham, London/Census
1911/Ida Elton Brown/Guest/24/Warminster, Wiltshire/Census
1921/George Harry Hook Pryer/../../../Hughes Directory
1927/Solomon Martin/../../../Hughes Directory
Alfred Savigear was earlier at the
Railway Tavern, 1 & 3
High Street in Acton
In 1932, Alfred Sylvester Thomas Savigear of the Black Lion Hotel Bayswater
Middlesex died 11 February 1932 Probate London 17 March to Kathleen Savigear
widow and Alfred Charles Savigear Licensed Victualler. Effects £8577 16s 9d
1934/Alfred C & Mrs Kathleen Savigear/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Roy Gibbeson Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/../../../../Post Office Directory
1971/../../../../Pub Directory
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