Westminster St James index
Closed and demolished around the early 1960s, the site is now occupied by the William Blake House complex. This pub's address becomes 60-62 Broadwick Street by 1938. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1811/Robert Kirby, The Crown, 22 Broad street, Golden square/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Samuel Mitchell, Crown, Broad street, Golden square/../../Pigots Directory
1832/Samuel Mitchell/../../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Samuel Mitchell, Crown, 22 Broad street, Golden square/../../Pigots Directory
1842/Samuel Mitchell/../../../Robsons Directory
1848/Samuel Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Samuel Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/Jas F Hallett/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1857/James E Hallatt/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1857/John Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
In the 1861 census, the head of the house and licenced victualler was Frederick Gedge with his wife Louisa. Sarah Lloyd was a visitor and my wife's ancestor Henry Fordham was the Bartender. **
1861/Frederick Gedge/Licensed Victualler/28/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1861/Louisa Gedge/Wife/23/Ormesby, Norfolk/Census
1861/Sarah Lloyd/Visitor/25/Ormesby, Norfolk/Census
1861/Henry Fordham/Barman/22/Wood Ditton, Suffolk/Census
July 1864/Edward Wakefield/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1864/Alexander Moon/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Mrs E Dawson/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1869/Elizabeth Dawson and William Dawson, executors of John Dawson, late occupier/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1869/John Cox Clode/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1881/Daniel Gupwell/Licensed Victualler/41/Crick, Northampton/Census
1881/Mary Gupwell/Wife/43/Appleshaw, Hampshire/Census
1881/Jessie A Sanders/Barmaid/15/Berkenhampstead, Hertford/Census
1881/Mary A Carter/Servant/19/Tredington, Worcester/Census
1882/Daniel Gupwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas Barrows/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Henry Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Wm Chandler/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Charles Allen/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Geo Wm Drewitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Joseph Simcox/../../../Post Office Directory *
1938/George Thomas Driscoll & Mrs Eleanor Foxhall/../../../Post Office
Directory *
1944/George Thomas Driscoll & Mrs Eleanor Foxhall/../../../Post Office
Directory *
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