St George Hanover Square pub history index
This is clearly listed as the Brown Bear in the 1842 Robsons directory as it is earlier in 1833; it is highly possible the name changes around the Coronation of Queen Victoria.
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St George Hanover Square; and includes such areas of London as Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Pimlico.
Residents at this address.
1805/Rich Buttrey, Black Bear Inn, Piccadilly/../../Holdens Directory
1833-34/Joseph Longstaff, Black Bear, 52 Piccadilly/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Edward Baines/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/George Lowe/../../../Post Office Directory *
1842/George Lowe/Black Bear/../../Post Office Directory *
1851/George Lowe/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/George Lowe/Licensed Victualler/36/London, Middlesex/Census *
1851/Francis Yaques/Barman/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alfred Messer/Barman/24/Ewell, Surrey/Census
1851/Sarah Robertson/Housekeeper/24/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Osborn/Waiter/33/Hayes, Middlesex/Census
1856/George Lowe/../../../Post Office Directory *
1861/Jno S Bovay/Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/Switzerland, Nat British Subject/Census
1861/Alice M Bovay/Daughter/22/Italy, British Subject/Census
1861/Emmeline M Bovay/Daughter/17/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Albert J Bovay/Son/15/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Hy J Bovay/Son/13/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Robert Buck/Barman/23/Boro, Surrey/Census
1861/Eliza Green/General Servant/24/Ireland/Census
1869/Henry Bradshaw/../../../Post Office Directory *
1882/Thomas Albert Lee/../../../Post Office Directory *
1895/Mrs Sarah Thomson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Mrs Sarah Curtice/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Richard Curtiss/Licensed Victualler/41/St James, London/Census
1901/Sarah Curtiss/Wife/52/Ramsgate, Kent/Census
1901/William Grant/Father in Law/78/Ramsgate, Kent/Census
1901/Ellen Bray/Cook/28/Bloomsbury, London/Census
1901/Ellen Charteris/Housemaid/30/Scotland/Census
1901/Florence Hodges/Barmaid/23/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1901/Maud Edwards/Barmaid/21/Islington, London/Census
1901/Mildred Morrell/Barmaid/25/Clapham, London/Census
1901/Howard Burton/Barman/28/St Martins, London/Census
1901/George Horton/Hotel Porter/55/Warwickshire/Census
1910/Mrs Sarah Curtice/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Edmund P Waymouth/Licensed Victualler/45/Brixton/Census ***
1911/Martha J Waymouth/Wife/30/Birkenhead/Census
1911/Henry Cowell/Barman/30/London/Census
1911/Emily Ansell/Barmaid/24/London/Census
1911/Rosina Milbank/Barmaid/24/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Robert Mackay/Barman/23/Glasgow, Scotland/Census
1911/Frances Thomas/Cook/43/Battle, Sussex/Census
1911/Lily Ferguson/Housemaid/27/Yarrow on Tees, Yorkshire/Census
1915/Levy & Franks Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Levy & Franks Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 52, Piccadilly, St George's Hanover Square
George Davies, Licensed Victualler Manager, Levy & Franks Ltd aged 35 years 10 months, and born in London
Hilda Davies, Wife, Licensed Victualler Manageress, Levy & Franks Ltd aged 34 years 11 months, and born in London
Esther Amelia Kerby, Housemaid, Levy & Franks Ltd aged 21 years 2 months, and born in Acton, Middlesex
Helena Blake, Cook, Levy & Franks Ltd aged 46 years 11 months, and born in Devon
Annie Hatton, Barmaid, Levy & Franks Ltd aged 25 years 6 months, and born in Reading, Berkshire
Kathleen Coales, Barmaid, Levy & Franks Ltd aged 31 years 1 month, and born in Hampshire
1944/Geo C Phillips & Rd N Lamb/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
*** Provided By John Brown