Southampton pub history index
Breweries : Cooper’s Brewery, Watney’s Brewery *
There has been a Pub on this site since 1811 a grand Victorian building boasting
a stable block, it was originally called the Yeoman’s Inn before changing its
name to Haymarket Tavern in 1865. In 1878 it was registered as a fully licensed
house, It was owned Cooper’s Brewery up till WW2 when suffered heavy bomb
damage. It was rebuilt in 1965 and opened as a Watney’s Brewery House, it
changed its name to Limelight in 1983, closing for good in 1988. *
August 1892 saw the then landlord fined £1 for being drunk in charge of a horse and carriage and for assaulting a policeman, also in the early 1970’s it was the first pub in Southampton to employ topless barmaids. *
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Southampton, Hampshire . The Southampton, Hampshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Haymarket Tavern, Hanovers Buildings, Southampton - in the 1950s
Kindly provided by Brian Harvey
Haymarket Tavern, 12/13 Hanover Building’s, junction The Strand, Southampton
Kindly provided by Bob Bates
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1871/George Frampton/../../../Coxs Directory
1871/George Hampton/Publican/35/Ringwood, Hampshire/Census
1871/Sarah Hampton/Wife/34/Harbridge, Hampshire/Census
1871/Robert Hampton/Son/7/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1871/Charles Hampton/Son/3/Bitterne, Hampshire/Census
1871/Sarah Ball/General Servant/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1875/George Frampton/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/George Frampton/../../../Trade Directory
1881/Sarah Frampton/Inn Keeper, Widow/43/Harbridge, Hampshire/Census
1881/Robert G Frampton/Son, Copperplate Engravers Apprentice/17/Southampton,
Hampshire/Census
1881/Charles H Frampton/Son/13/Bitterne, Hampshire/Census
1881/Agnes Amelia Vare/Domestic Servant/22/Bitterne, Hampshire/Census
1885/G Frampton/../../../Kellys Directory
1889/W Webb/../../../Kellys Directory
1898/Jn Edward Winter/../../../Kellys Directory
1907/George Lanham/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/Charles Frederick Penny/../../../Kellys Directory
1920/Charles Frederick Penny/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Charles Frederick Penny/../../../Kellys Directory
1935/Mrs A Penny/../../../Kellys Directory
1940/Chas O'Connor/../../../Kellys Directory
1946/Chas O'Connor/../../../Kellys Directory
1954/H E St John/../../../Kellys Directory
* Provided By Bob Bates