Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
It was built as the Courtfield Hotel in 1876 and first licensed in 1879. At 187 Earls Court Road by 1910, although the Hotel has now been dropped from the name **
It was a Greene King public house in 2017 and 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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Courtfield, 187 Earls Court Road, SW5 - in December 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1881/William G Silcock/Head/38/Somerstown, Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline M L Silcock/Wife/34/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline M Silcock/Daughter/12/St Martins Lane, Middlesex/Census
1881/Helen Silcock/Daughter/9/St Martins Lane, Middlesex/Census
1881/Minnie J Silcock/Daughter/7/Blackfriars, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Silcock/Daughter/5/Blackfriars, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Silcock/Son/3/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lilly Silcock/Daughter/2/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred W Gandell/Visitor/50/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Wilson/Barmaid/29/Carlisle, Cumberland/Census
1881/Georgeina Froud/Barmaid/17/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth L Leck/Servant/20/Norfolk/Census
1881/Harriot Reed/Servant/24/Bedford/Census
1881/Annie Cunningham/Servant/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charlotte Mapp/Servant/16/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1881/Levi Pisham/Barmaid/19/Bilton, Warwick/Census
1882/William G Silcock/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Henry Osborne/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Dickie & Larby/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Walter Larby/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Walter Larby/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Samuel Forbes/../../../Kellys Directory
1944/Mrs Adelaide E Forbes/../../../Post Office Directory
2017 Greene King, Courtfield Public House, 187 Earls Court Road, LONDON SW5 9AN
** Provided By Stephen Harris