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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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Beckford Head, 122 Old Street, St Luke EC1

The pub was present by 1808, formerly at 38 Old Street, but now demolished ***

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Luke parish of London, Middlesex - now in East London. The St Luke parish of London  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.

1792/James King / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1793/James King / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1807/F J Pankhurst/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1839/Samuel Brownsmith/../../../Pigots Directory **

1842/Geo. Slyth/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1844/Fred Cowne/../../../Thompsons Directory **

1845/Charles Sneezum / Licensed Victualler, Dealer & Chapman /../../London Gazette, 25 March 1845 **

1848/William James Simpkins / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 13 June 1848 **

1851/Thomas Lee/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions ****

1851/Thomas Lee/Licensed Victualler/40/Ireland/Census ****
1851/Susanah Lee/Wife/38/Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane J Dawey/Visitor/11/Lambeth/Census
1851/Ledra Harrison/House Servant/34/Lambeth/Census
1851/Catherine Yates/House Servant/38/Cripplegate, Middlesex/Census

1856/Joseph Mead/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1861/John Herbert/Licensed Victualler/34/St Luke, Middlesex/Census ****
1861/Martha Herbert/Wife/28/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1861/Louisa Herbert/Daughter/11/Middlesex/Census
1861/George Raynor/Boarder, Shoe Maker/19/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Hoocan/Barmaid/20/Rotheram, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Henry Hall/Potman/18/Diss, Norfolk/Census

1865/George Gurney / Formerly Licensed Victualler, now Bankrupt and Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 19 May 1865 **

1869/John Giles/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1876/Wm Warner/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/George Sanger/Licensed Victualler/31/../Census ****
1881/Harriot Sanger/Wife/21/../Census

1882/George Sanger/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1882/George Sanger / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 4 July 1882 **

1883/George Sanger/../../../Post Office Directory **

1884/Thomas Smith/../../../Business Directory of London **

1886/Edward J Vorley/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Alfred Coleman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Charles Butterworth/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Charles E Monford/Publican/26/Andover, Hastings/Census ****
1901/Beatrice Maria Monford/Wife/25/Andover, Hastings/Census
1901/Albert Edward Monford/Son/1 month/St Luke, London/Census


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** 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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