St Giles pub history index
The List of Masonic Lodges of 1740 - 1755 note that a masonic lodge met at the Crown, Corner of St. Andrews Street, Seven Dials with a constitution date of December 14th 1754 .
The address alters between 1938 and 1940 to 43 Monmouth street.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Giles in Fields, London.
Crown, Great St Andrew Street, St Giles - Landlord T Boatman
A close up of the above picture of the Crown, Seven Dials - licensee T Boatman
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Crown, Seven Dials
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Residents at this address.
1805/John Adcock, wine and brandy vaults, 1 Great St Andrews street, Seven Dials/../../Holdens Directory
1811/David Lamb, the Crown, Seven Dials, Soho/../../Holdens Directory
1825/Mr Edwards/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1829/E Edwards/../../../Robsons Directory
1841/William Neats/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/William Jenkins/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Jenkins/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/William Jenkins/Licensed Victualler/31/Scotland/Census
1851/Mary Jenkins/Wife/35/Suffolk/Census
1851/John Jenkins/Son/11/Suffolk/Census
1851/Edward Jenkins/Son/9/Suffolk/Census
1851/William Jenkins/Son/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Jenkins/Daughter/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Long/Servant/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Baker/Servant/22/Ireland/Census
1851/Hannah Middleditch/Servant/15/Suffolk/Census
1856/William Jenkins/../../../Post Office Directory
Era 10 January 1858 - License Transfers
Crown, Great St Andrew Street, William Jenkins to George Young
1861/Alfred Drysdale/Licensed Victualler/22/Bethnal Green/Census
1861/Mary Ann Drysdale/Wife/25/Norwich/Census
1861/Alfred James Drysdale/Son/1/London/Census
1861/Samuel Hinchley/Visitor, Gentleman/71/Norfolk/Census
1861/Jane Hinchley/Lady, Visitor/71/Norfolk/Census
1861/Samuel Hinchley/Son, Shoemaker/30/Norfolk/Census
1861/Frederick Hinchley/Son, Decorator/25/NorfolkCensus
1861/James Beadman/barman/23/London/Census
July 1863/Alfred James Drysdale/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/John Newing/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1870/Robert Skirrow Danter/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/Samuel Nicholas Hawes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1873/Henry Jennings/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1874/Henry Jennings/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1875/George Willis Bowes/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1876/William Charles Butterfill/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1877/William Charles Butterfill/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1878/William Charles Butterfill/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1879/Thomas Boatman/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1880/Thomas Boatman/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1881/Thomas Boatman/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1882/Thomas Boatman/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1891/Thomas Boatman/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Thomas Boatman/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Henry Penfold/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Thomas Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1911, Benjamin de Costa (b 1886 in Brighton) and family are living here. His wife Emma is the daughter of Thomas Robinson who was the keeper in 1910. *
1911/Benjamin De Costa/Licensed Victualler/25/Brighton, Sussex/Census *
1911/Emma De Costa/Wife/25/Highbury, London/Census
1911/Minnie De Costa/Daughter/2/Drury Lane, London/Census
1911/Marriam Marie De Costa/Daughter/1/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Tom Offer/Barman/27/Devizes, Wiltshire/Census
1911/Clara Beagin/Domestic Servant/20/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1911/Nellie Martin/Nursemaid/18/Camberwell, London/Census
Holborn and Finsbury Guardian. 31 October 1913 - License transfer
Crown, Great St Andrew street; licensee Mr C G Mortimer - application to make alterations enlarging the saloon bar and provision of lavatory accommodation granted
August 1915 National Registration Act Forms :
The Crown, 1 Great St Andrews Street – Emma Sarah Wicks, aged 44 – married – barmaid +
1921/C Mortimer/../../../Hughes Directory
In 1921 census at 1 Great St Andrews Street, St Giles in the Fields
Charles George Mortimer, Licensed Victualler, aged 46 years, born in Brixton, Surrey, Employer
Elen Charlotte Mortimer, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 35 years 6 months, born in St John's Wood, Middlesex, Employer
Barbara Joy Mortimer, Daughter, aged 7 years 1 month, born in Holborn, London
Nina Eleen Mortimer, Daughter, aged 3 years 11 months, born in Holborn, London
1938/Charles G Mortimer/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Charles G Mortimer/../../../Post Office Directory
1942/Mrs Ellen Mortimer/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Ellen Mortimer/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided By Jenny Edwards
* Provided By Lesley Green