Southampton pub history index
In 1880’s when William Blore was its Landlord it was registered as a Beer House owned by the Scrase’s Star Brewery later being owned by Strong’s Romsey Brewery, until Whitbread took over in 1969. The pub gained a full licence in 1933 following Salisbury Arms in French Street surrendering it’s Licence, it acquired an infamous reputation with it’s drag acts in one bar and ladies of the night in the other. To try and combat this it changed it’s name in 1986 to the Castle Tavern which did not quite achieve the required outcome so in 1993 it changed names again to the Bosun’s Chair. *
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.
Juniper Berry, Upper Bugle Street, 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/William Henry Blore/16 Castle Square/../../Coxs Directory
1871/William Harrison Blore/Beer Retailer & Labourer/57/Church Broughton,
Derbyshire/Census
1871/Matilda Blore/Wife/47/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Selina J Blore/Daughter, Milliners Apprentice/18/West Cowes, Isle of
Wight/Census
1871/Minnie A Blore/Daughter/6/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William H Blore/Beer House Keeper/67/Blore, Stafford/Census
1881/Matilda Blore/Wife/57/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1881/Matilda M Blore/Daughter/24/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Minnie A Blore/Daughter/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1898/Arthur Wakeford/Beer Retailer, 16 Castle square/../../Post Office
Directory
1940/Wm Luckett/../../../Kellys Directory
1946/Wm Luckett/../../../Kellys Directory
1954/Arth Wm McCarthy/../../../Kellys Directory
* Provided By Bob Bates