Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
In 2022 this is now the Colbert restaurant, with a Michilin star.
Chelsea Pub history index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Richard Potter, the Kings Arms, Sloane square, Chelsea/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Daniel Kemp, victualler, 51 Sloane square, Chelsea/../../Holdens Directory
1823-24/Sarah Mills, Kings Arms, Sloane square/../../Pigots Directory
1825/Mrs Sarah Mills/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1826/Sarah Mills/../../../Pigots Directory
1827/Mrs Mills/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/Mrs Sarah Mills, 51 Sloane square, Chelsea/../../Pigots Directory
1839/James Betts/../../../Pigots Directory
1842/James Betts/../../../Robsons Directory
1851/Mrs Sally Betts/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Lucy Betts/Licensed Victualler, Widow/67/City of London/Census
1851/Mary Griffin/House Servant/40/Streatham, Cambridgeshire/Census
1856/Richard James/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/C A Newton/Licensed Victualler/34/Hopsley, Leicestershire/Census
1861/M A Newton/Wife/35/Somerset/Census
1861/C H Newton/Son/1/Sloane square, London/Census
1861/Emma Harris/Barmaid/16/Axbridge, Somerset/Census
1861/Eliza Sailing/House Servant/24/Channing, Essex/Census
1861/James Worker/Barman/19/Orlow, Essex/Census
1862/Charles A Newton, Kings Arms, 51 Sloane square SW/../../Post Office Directory
October 1865/Richard Webb/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
October 1865/James White/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/James White/../../../Post Office Directory
February 1869/James White/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1869/John Smith Taylor/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
7th May 1872/Transfer of licence from John Smith Taylor to John Vicary and
Benjamin Charles Morgan
1881/Francis Warren/Licensed Victualler/37/Thorbey Le Soken, Essex/Census
1881/Susannah Blanks/Housekeeper/34/Woodham Ferris, Essex/Census
1881/Katherine Coombe/Servant, Widow/49/Liverpool, Lancashire/Census
1881/Setilas Biggs/Servant/20/Welyn, Hampshire/Census
1881/John Galland/Servant/26/Sandridge, Hertford/Census
1882/Francis Warren/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Francis Warren/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Warren Francis/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Franics Warren/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Warren Francis/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Ernest Calvin/Licensed Victuallers Manager/40/Broughton, Kent/Census
1901/Alice Calvin/Wife/37/Kennington, London/Census
1901/Alice Capon/Niece/17/Walworth, London/Census
1901/Amelia Harris/Barmaid/21/Canning Town, London/Census
1901/Maud A Mann/Barmaid/26/Heathfield, Sussex/Census
1901/Thos Jeffie/Barman/25/Newcastle/Census
1901/Ada Jeffrie/Cook/22/London (W)/Census
1910/Jacob King, Kings Arms, 51 Sloane square SW/../../Post Office Directory
1915/Jacob King/../../../Post Office Directory
West London Observer. Published Friday, 29 September 1916
Kensington Petty Sessions. The following licences were transferred:
Kings Arms, 51 Sloane Square, Chelsea, from Esther King (widow), Constance Goldstein, Leonard Chandler Batea, and Maurice King, the executors of the will of the late Jacob King, deceased, to Leonard Chandler Bates;
In 1921 census at 51 Sloane Square, Chelsea
Gertrude Trusler, Manageress, Public House, Victuallers Ltd, aged 42 years 3 months, and born in London, Middlesex
William Trusler, Husband, Assistant Manager, Public House, aged 41 years 1 month, and born in London, Surrey
Herbert Lampitt, Potman, Public House, Mrs G Trusler, aged 31 years 8 months, and born in Worcestershire
Annie O'sullivan, Bar Maid, Public House, Mrs G Trusler, aged 31 years 11 months, and born in Cork, Ireland
Maud Topley, Bar Maid Waitress, Public House Mrs G Trusler, aged 37 years 9 months, and born in Birmingham, Warwickshire
Amy Gertrude Wood, Bar Maid, Public House, Mrs G Trusler, aged 42 years 8 months, and born in Worcester, Worcestershire
Ivy Constance, Bar Maid, Public House, Mrs G Trusler, aged 21 years 8 months, and born in Worcester, Worcestershire
Louisa Nelson, House Maid, Mrs G Trusler, aged 54 years 9 months, and born in Chelsea, London
Jessie Elizabeth Wallace, Cook, Widow, Mrs G Trusler, aged 56 years 6 months, and born in Leicester, Leicestershire
1934/Victuallers Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory
1944/Victuallers Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1961/Kings Arms, 51 Sloane square SW1/../../../Pub Directory
1971/Kings Arms, 50 Sloane Square, SW1/../../../Pub Directory
My father and mother Patrick A Bolger and Anne Bolger ran this pub for Courage breweries from Aug 21st 1970 until March 31st 1977 *
There were three bars in total :
The main bar was the lounge with a snack bar menu and NO televisions.
The smaller bar was renamed George Bernard Shaw bar.
Downstairs my father opened the first wine bar in London on 1973 ( I think), and there was a piano which had replaced the old juke box that had been in situ before that. *
1981/Kings Arms, 50 Sloane Square, SW1W 8AX/../../../Pub Directory
* Provided By David Bolger