Wallace Head, 56 Blandford Street, Marylebone W1
Marylebone index
This is named the Cock in 1827 and 1836. At 4 Blandford Street, Blandford Square by 1884 and in all of the earliest directories; and at 56 Blandford Street by 1915 at the junction with East street; The pub is later called the Bok Bar. ** The name is given as the Wallace's Head in 1869 and earlier. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Wallace Head, 56 Blandford Street - in January 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1792/William Hutchinson/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *+
I notice thst members of the Hart family were involved with the Wallace Head
between 1839 and 1841. George Starling married Eliza Hart on 12 March 1837.
He was the licensee by 1871. **+
1827/William Baker, Cock, 4 Blandford street, Manchester square/../../Pigot's
Directory
1836/James Self, Cock, 4 Blandford street, Portman Square/../../Pigot's
Directory
1839-40 A George Hart is at the Wallace’s Head, 4 Blandford Street, Portman
Square, London. *
1841/Martha Hart/Victualler/40/../Census *
1841/Emma Hart/../6/Middlesex/Census
1841/Robert Hart/../2/Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Boxland/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Louisa Loder/Female Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Romney/Female Servant/15/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Roe/Female Servant/60/../Census
1841/Joseph Reynolds/Male Servant/15/../Census
1841/Richard Langan/Male Servant/60/../Census
1842/George Hart, Wallaces Head, 4 Blandford Street, Manchester square/../../Robsons
Directory
1843/George Hart, Wallace’s Head, 4 Blandford Street, Portman Square/../../Kellys Directory *
1848/J. Cullingford/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1851/J. Cullingford/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1856/William James Smith/../../../Post Office Directory *+
April 1856/William James Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1856/Joseph Worboys/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
George Starling is at the
Marlborough head, Chelsea in the 1861 census until February 1867. *+
1869/George Starling/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1871/George Starling/Licensed Victualler/59/Greenwich, Kent/Census **+
1871/Edwin Starling/Son, Gas Fitter/30/St Pancras, London/Census
1871/Sarah E Starling/Daughter, Assistant/25/St Pancras, London/Census
1871/Arthur Starling/Son, Carpenter/20/St Pancras, London/Census
1871/Eliza Gray/Niece to Wife, Assistant/42/Marylebone, London/Census
1871/Emma Parnell/General Ssrvant/21/Marylebone, London/Census
1871/Edward England/Barman/20/Trowbridge, Wiltshire/Census
22 Dec 1873/Probate of the Will of George Starling was granted to Eliza
Starling of the Wallace Head, Widow, George Starling (son) of Hope Inn York
Road Wandsworth Victualler, and Edwin Starling (son) of the Wallace Head Gas
Fitter. **+
1881/Charles Brooks/Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/Walkingham,
Berkshire/Census
1881/Mary J Brooks/Daughter, Assistant/22/Marylebone/Census
1881/Emily Brooks/Daughter, Assistant/19/Marylebone/Census
1881/Alfred C Brooks/Son, Assistant/17/Marylebone/Census
1881/Harry R Brooks/Son/12/Marylebone/Census
1881/Charles J Brooks/Son/9/Marylebone/Census
1881/Rose Kirby/General Servant/30/Marylebone/Census
1882/Charles Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1884/Charles Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Benjamin Edwin Barnes/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Dominic Evento/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Arthur Pullen/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Robert Carey/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/George Storey/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/George Storey/../../../Hughes Directory
1925/George Storey/../../../Post Office Directory
My Great Grandfather Charles Ozmond managed the Wallace Head until 1930, the year before he died. He ran a number of other public houses during his lifetime, including the
Britannia Tavern, 117 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch in 1911.
1927/Charles Ozmond/../../../Post Office Directory
1931/Charles Ozmond of the Wallace Head 56 Blandford street Portman square Middlesex died 7 June 1931 Probate London 8 October to Maud Louisa Ozmond widow. Effects £240 4s 1d.
1934 - 1957/Richard Watts Coman/../../../Kelly's
Directory ***
1938/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1958/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../BT Telephone Directory [WELbeck 1812]
1960/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../BT Telephone Directory [WELbeck 1812]
1962/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../BT Telephone Directory [WELbeck 1812]
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*+ Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
**+ Provided By Bev Koellner
*** Provided By Christina
Provided By Mike Oznmond