Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Chelsea Pub history index
This pub was established in 1842. In 1956 it was renamed the Chelsea Potter. **
It was a Greene King public house in 2017, and still in March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.
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Commercial Tavern, 119 Kings Road, SW3 - in March 2009
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Residents at this address.
January 1854/Richard Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/George Valentine Davis/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/G V Davis/../../../Post Office Directory
London City Press. 05 March 1859 License Transfers
Commercial Tavern, Kings Road, Chelsea from Mr Thomas Head to Mr Henry French Lonsdale, a pork butcher of Finchley
1861/Thomas Neal/Licensed Victualler, Widow/42/Rumburgh, Suffolk/Census
1861/Thomas Neal/Son/7/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Louisa Green/Barmaid/25/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1861/Amelia Green/Barmaid/21/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Hughes/Waiter/35/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Compton/Cook/20/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Anna Sidgwick/Visitor/21/Manchester/Census
1866/Jn. Morrison/../../../Post Office Directory **
September 1870/John Morrison/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/William Newton, a victualler, late of Seven Sisters Road, Holloway/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1881/John B Carter/Publican/45/Abridge, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Carter/Wife/29/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Burton Carter/Son/7/Regents Park, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate Carter/Daughter/5/Northing Hill, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sidney Carter/Son/4/Regents Park, Middlesex/Census
1881/Samuel Carter/Barman/29/Maida Vale, Middlesex/Census
1881/James Marchant/Potman/48/Manningtree, Essex/Census
1881/Clara Chandler/Barmaid/21/Bognor, Sussex/Census
1881/Lucy Chadd/Barmaid/21/Victoria Park, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Cole/Cook/30/Gt Clacton, Essex/Census
1881/Frances Martin/Nurse/22/Exeter, Devon/Census
1882/John Carter/../../../Post Office Directory
1885/John Carter/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/John Carter/../../../Post Office Directory
1892/John Burton Carter/../../../Kelly’s Chelsea Directory **
1895/Joseph Henry Beauchamp/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Walter Davies/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/L Rogers/Licensed Victualler/46/Suffolk/Census
1901/Sophia Webb/Barmaid/20/London/Census
1901/William A Rowden/Barman/23/London/Census
1901/Edith Wyatt/Barmaid/19/Erith, Kent/Census
1901/George Morley/Barman/22/Cardiff/Census
1901/Ada Thomas/Cook/34/Lowestoft/Census
1921/Arthur Frederick Loveridge/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 13 Wexford Road, Battersea; a home address for
Arthur F Loveridge, Licenced Victualler, 119 Kings Rd, Chelsea, aged 48 years 1 month, and born in Shoreditch, Middlesex
Florence G Loveridge, Wife, At Home, 13 Wexford Road, Wandsworth aged 49 years 1 month, and born in St James, Middlesex
Violet G Loveridge, Daughter, Clerk, A J Loveridge Publican 119 Kings Road, Chelsea, aged 21 years 9 months, and born in Holborn, Middlesex
Winifred F Loveridge, Daughter, aged 16 years 7 months, and born in Middlesex
Edith Mary Loveridge, Daughter, aged 14 years 9 months, and born in Chelsea, Middlesex
Olive Ethel W Loveridge, Daughter, aged 4 years 7 months, and born in Chelsea, Middlesex
Nellie Allen, Servant, aged 16 years 6 months, and born in Chelsea, Middlesex
1934/Geo J Heast/../../../Kellys Directory
1944/George J Heast & A E Mein, Commercial, 119 Kings Road SW3/../../Post Office Directory
2017 Greene King, Chelsea Potter (Chelsea), 119 Kings Road Chelsea Greater London SW3 4PL
** Provided By Stephen Harris