Camberwell pubs history index
The address is listed as 6 Bath Terrace, Nunhead Green in the 1871 and 1881 census, prior to street renumbering. The name is given (possibly inaccurately) as the Pyrotechnic Arms in the 1896 Directory *.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address
Morning Advertiser 31 March 1871 - licence applications :
Pyrotechnic, Nunhead green, to James Lewis Davison, Licence refused.
1871/Thomas Mortleman/Clerk/41/Harwich, Essex/Census *
1871/Lucy Mortleman/Wife/42/Rochester, Kent/Census
1871/Lucy Mortleman/Daughter/17/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1871/Thomas Taggart/Grandson/4/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1871/John Dearing/Servant/17/Bedfield, Suffolk/Census
South London Press 27 March 1875 - The following were refused new victuallers licenses:
James Vickery, the Pyrotechnics Arms, Nunhead Green
1881/James Vickers/Licensed Victualler, Widow/61/Ashbrittle, Somerset/Census
1881/Ann Bennett/Housekeeper/39/Frome, Somerset/Census
1881/Kate Baker/Barmaid/20/Billingshurst, Sussex/Census
Prior to this, Lorenzo Davies was at the Fountain, 35 New Street, Southwark St John in the 1881 census.
1891/Lorenzo W Davis/Licensed Victualler/40/Bermondsey, London/Census
1891/Eliza Davis/Wife/27/Clapham, London/Census
1891/Maud Davis/Daughter/2/Nunhead, London/Census
1891/Eliza Errington/Mother in Law, Widow/62/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Frances Davis/Brother, Barman/26/Peckham, London/Census
1896/Lorenzo Davis/../../../../Post Office Directory
In 1898, the will of Lorenzo William Davis of 39 Nunhead green Peckham Surrey, who died 17 June 1898 Probate London 22 July to Eliza Davies widow Effects £4010 1s 8d.
By 1901, Frances Davies had his own public house, the Britannia, at 10 Bazon street, Lambeth SE1
1904/Jn. Matthew Booth/../../../Post Office Directory *
1911/Jn Matthew Boot/../../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Orlando Thomas Waterman/../../../Post Office Directory *
1919/Orlando Thomas Waterman/../../../../Post Office Directory
1921/O. Waterman/../../../Hughes Directory *
1938/Rt Wm Newman/../../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Rt Wm Newman/../../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan