North Star, 91 St Mary Street, Southampton, Hampshire

Southampton pub history index

1851 saw Alfred Ireland opened this beer shop and small brewery (nowadays called a micro brewery) it address then was 14 Upper St Mary Street, it is thought that the name North Star comes from HMS North Star on which Mr Ireland served. The early 1900’s saw it owned by Welsh’s Hyde Abbey Brewery before being brought by Cooper’s Brewery becoming a Watney’s Brewery pub when they brought Cooper’s Brewery. It suffered a severe fire in October 1989 and was boarded up till 1991 when it reopened again this however did last long as it closed and was demolished to make way for housing between 2000 - 2004. *

North Star, 91 St Mary street, Southampton

Kindly provided by Bob Bates

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.

The following entries are in this format:

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

1875/William Crumby/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1878/John Dougall/../../../Trade Directory ****

1881/John McDougall/Licensed Victualler/37/Glasgow/Census ****
1881/Sarah A McDougall/Wife/44/Poole, Dorset/Census
1881/Barlow Crumby/Daughter in Law, Barmaid/16/Southampton/Census
1881/Albert H Crumby/Son In Law/10/Southampton/Census
1881/James Whittington/Boarder, Leather Currier/22/Southampton/Census

1885/Edward Penley/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1889/Isaac Groves/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1898/Isaac Groves/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1907/Herbert Chas Miller/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1911/Aug Grube/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1920/Hy Jas Fain/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1927/Percy L Watson/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1935/Fredk Wm Porter/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1940/Alfred Hy Biddlecombe/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1946/F G Carter/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1946/A E Smith/../../../Kellys Directory ****

* Provided By Bob Bates

**** Provided By Kevan