Southampton pub history index
Charles Swanson was landlord in the 1870’s of this fully licensed property; the Scrase’s Star Brewery House later being brought by Strong’s Romsey Brewery; in 1969 Whitbread’s Brewery took over when they purchased Strong’s Romsey Brewery. The pub was nearly destroyed in 1941 when a Heinkel 111 bomber crashed into the house opposite causing the pub to be badly damaged having to be propped up with wooden props for many years after the war, it changed names to the Gatehouse before closing 2008, and now converted into flats. *
The landlady Eliza Nightingale in 1915 was fined £11.00.00 for 1) serving drink outside permitted hours: 2) refusing to admit a policeman on duty. *
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.
Royal Arms (Gatehouse), 14 Padwell Road, corner Oxford Road, Southampton
The Royal Arms, now residential flats.
Both 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/Charles W Swanson/Publican/44/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Swanson/Wife/37/Eling, Hampshire/Census
1871/Charles W Swanson/Son/7/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1871/James Swanson/Son/6/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1871/Frederick M Swanson/Son/1 month/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1871/Mary Batten/General Servant/20/Eling, Hampshire/Census
1875/Charles William Swanson/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Charles William Swanson/../../../Trade Directory
1881/William C Willis/Licensed Victualler/31/Milton, Kent/Census
1881/Ellen M Willis/Wife/33/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1881/Frederick G Willis/Son/7/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1881/William C Willis/Son/4/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1881/Frances C Effemy/General Servant/19/Mitchelmersh, Hampshire/Census
1885/Mrs S Lawson/../../../Kellys Directory
1889/Mrs Sarah Lawson/../../../Kellys Directory
1898/William Nightingale/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/William Nightingale/Licensed Victualler/52/Dorking, Surrey/Census
1901/Eliza Nightingale/Wife/48/Tormsham, Devon/Census
1901/William Nightingale/Son, Gardener/28/Torquay, Devon/Census
1901/Albert W Nightingale/Grandson/8/Torquay, Devon/Census
1901/John Nead/Brother in Law, Coachman/44/Tormsham, Devon/Census
1901/William H Weymouth/Visitor, Baker/38/Barton, Devon/Census
1907/Wm Nightingale/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/Mrs Eliza Nightingale/../../../Kellys Directory
1920/Mrs Eliza Nightingale/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Mrs Eliza Nightingale/../../../Kellys Directory
1935/Wm Nightingale/../../../Kellys Directory
1946/Chas M Nobbs/../../../Kellys Directory
1946/Mrs Mary Thompson/../../../Kellys Directory
1954/M E Burbridge/../../../Kellys Directory
* Provided By Bob Bates
Provided By
Kevan