This pub originally existed as the George, in Gerrard Street. It was rebuilt as the George & Dragon at its present site. The pub remained open until at least 1966. An earlier form of the address for this pub was 18 Prince�s Street (Prince�s Street later became the southern end of Wardour Street). ** The address is 18 Princes Street prior to 1878, in which year the street was renamed. Since the construction of Shaftesbury Avenue in the mid-1880s, the address has also been given as 64 Shaftesbury Avenue. *
Soho index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Soho - in London.
George & Dragon, 38 Wardour Street, W1 - in December 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1806/Mr Jones, George, Wardour street/../../London Brewery 1806 customer for supplying the public with genuine malt liquor
1825/Mr Porter, George, Wardour street, Soho/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/James Porter, George, 112 Wardour street, Soho/../../Pigot's Directory
1832/William Edwards, George & Dragon, 112 Wardour street, Soho/../../Robson�s Directory
1839/Thomas Hart/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/William Tungay/../../../Post Office Directory *
1842/William Tungay/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1848/William Tungay/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/William George Tungay/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/John Watkins/../../../Post Office Directory *
1869/Thomas Wallace/../../../Post Office Directory *
1881/William G Bone/Licensed Victualler/24/Chesham, Buckingham/Census
1881/Sarah M Bone/Wife/28/Soho, Middlesex/Census
1881/William G H Bone/Son/3 months/Soho, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Bone/Sister/15/Chesham, Buckingham/Census
1882/Wm Geo Bone/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William G Bone/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alex Chisholm/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Francis Wm Mount/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Huxley & Gill/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Ted Short/Public House Manager/28/Kennington, London/Census
1901/Ethel Short/Wife, Manageress/23/Sutton, Surrey/Census
1901/Katie Short/Daughter/2 months/St Annes, London/Census
1901/Alice Pool/Barmaid/24/Bedford/Census
1901/Frederick Giles/Billiard Marker/25/New Southgate/Census
1901/Bessie Whiddett/Domestic Servant/23/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1901/Rose Corrie/Nursemaid/16/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1915/Andre Standt/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Andrew Staudt/../../../Hughes Directory *
In 1921 census at 64, Shaftesbury Avenue, St Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster
Deborah Eliza Eastall, Licensed Victualler Manager, aged 45 years 6 months, and born in London
Elsie Elizabeth Wheller, Head Barmaid, aged 42 years 10 months, and born in London
Kathleen Mary Jackson, Barmaid, aged 24 years 3 months, and born in Ireland
Hilda Gladys Hughes, Barmaid, aged 24 years 8 months, and born in Redhill, Surrey
Rosina Emery, Cook, aged 58 years 9 months, and born in London
Mary Gaywood, Housemaid, aged 35 years 1 month, and born in London
1938/Levy & Franks/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Levy & Franks/../../../Post Office Directory
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