The London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Middlesex, Devon, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset Pubs

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address, i.e. use the search box below. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs, beer retailers, taverns and hotels; and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission. Many of the Pubs are still open, as I do not differentiate between dead and open Pubs. The site is updated every day, mainly during pub opening hours. Please contact: Kevan with any updates and additional details to the site/s. Thanks.
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Bedford Arms, 28 Bedford Road, Reading, Berkshire

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Reading, Berkshire. The Reading, Berkshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1854/James House/Beer Retailer/../../Billings Directory ***

1865/James House/beer seller/../../Macaulays Directory ***

1875/James House/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1877/James House/../../../Harrods Directory ***

1881/George Cox/Victualler/29/London/Census ***
1881/Fanny Cox/Wife/28/Reading, Berks/Census

1883/James Cox/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1884/George Cox/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1887/George Cox/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1888/George Cox/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1891/George J Soane/Licensed Victualler/35/Crondall, Hants/Census ***
1891/Emily Soane/Wife/34/Henley on Thames, Oxon/Census
1891/Kitty Soane/Daughter, Scholar/9/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Emily Soane/Daughter, Scholar/8/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/James Soane/Son, Scholar/6/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/George Soane/Son/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Helen A Soane/Daughter/1/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Ann Luffman/Mother/69/Odiham, Hants/Census

1893/Geo Soane/beer retailer/../../Stevens Directory ***

1895/Geo James Soane/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1899/George J Soane/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1900/George James Soane/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1901/George J Soane/Licensed Victualler/45/Crondall, Hants/Census ***
1901/Emily Soane/Wife/45/Henley on Thames, Oxon/Census
1901/Kitty Soane/Daughter/19/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Emily Soane/Daughter, Milliner/17/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/James Soane/Son/16/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/George Soane/Son/14/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/William T Soane/Son/8/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Helena S Soane/Daughter/6/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/John Soane/Son/3/Reading, Berks/Census

1903/George J Soane/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1907/George J Soane/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1911/George J Soane/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1913/Thomas Sharpe/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1915/Thomas Sharpe/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1916/Thomas Sharpe/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1920/Thomas Sharpe/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1924/Ernest G Spong/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1928/Ernest G Spong/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1931/Ernest G Spong/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1934/Ernest George Spong/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1937/Ernest George Spong/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1949/Frank Clayson/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1952/Frank Clayson/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1956/J Jordan/../../../Kellys Directory ***


*** Provided By Colin Ager

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
site search by freefind

All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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