This pub was established as the Kings Arms in 1744. The early address is the Kings Arms, 18 Moor street, Soho. It was rebuilt in 1887 when Charing Cross Road was constructed and Moor Street disappeared. The address became 93 Charing Cross Road. The pub was renamed the Cambridge in 1891. **
There are clearly two separate Kings Arms in Soho in 1871 - this one was in Moor street; the other in Old Compton street, later becomes the Helvetia.
Soho index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Soho - in London.
Cambridge, 93 Charing Cross Road, WC2 - in December 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
8 January 1799/Insured: James Jenkins, The Kings Arms, Moor Street, victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives
1811/Thomas Pickering, Kings Arms, Moor street, Seven Dials/../../Holdens Directory
1827/James Healey, Kings Arms, 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Pigots Directory
The masonic Lodge of Confidence initiates on Jan 25 1827 James Healy, victualler, aged 40, Moor street, Seven Dials, 1827 to 1828
1829/E Vale, Kings Arms, 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Robsons Directory
1832/Edward Cale, Kings Arms, 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Edward Cale, Kings Arms, Moor street, Soho/../../Pigots Directory
1841/Edw Belk, Kings Arms, 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Post Office Directory
1841/Sarah Hargrave/Victualler/65/../Census
1841/Sarah Hargrave/../25/../Census
1841/Samuel Pool/Barman/24/../Census
1841/John Davy/Barman/18/../Census
1841/Ann McDonald/Female Servant/18/Middlesex/Census
1842/William Hodges, Kings Arms, 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Robsons Directory
1843/Edward Belk, Kings Arms, 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Kellys Directory
1848/George Chaffey, Kings Arms, 17 & 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Post Office
Directory
1851/George Chaffey/Licensed Victualler/31/City of London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Christian Burrows/Visitor/37/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1851/Margaret Price/House Servant/17/St Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/William French/House Servant/19/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1856/G F Chaffey, Kings Arms, 17 & 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Post Office
Directory
1856/J J Smith, Kings Arms, 18 Moor street, Soho/../../Post Office Directory
1871/James J Smith/Victualler/49/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Smith/Wife/38/Ramsgate, Kent/Census
1871/William parker/Barman/19/Soho, London/Census
1871/Henry Frost/Barman/21/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Barry/Cook/50/Cork/Census
1881/W Wheatley/Licensed Victualler/46/Colmworth, Bedford/Census
1881/Emily Wheatley/Wife/29/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1881/Beatrice Wheatley/Daughter/2/St Anne Soho/Census
1881/Ann Collett/General Servant, Widow/40/Steyne Park Brackley/Census
1882/James Johnson Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/John Bailey, Kings Arms, 18 Moor street & Crown street/../../Post Office Directory
Cambridge, 93 Charing Cross Road :
1891/John George Cathie/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/John George Cathie/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/George Alexander Greenwood/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Arthur Wild/Manager Public House/24/Essex/Census
1901/Annie Wild/Wife, Manageress/24/Balham, London/Census
1901/Doris Wild/Daughter/2/Paddington, London/Census
1901/Ethel Walsh/Nurse/19/Stoke Newington, London/Census
1901/Lillie Ward/Cook/28/Camden Town, London/Census
1901/Florence Wilson/Barmaid/25/Wellingborough/Census
1901/Nellie Hawkins/Barmaid/19/Yeovil, Somerset/Census
1901/Jack Dunn/Barman/24/Suffolk/Census
1910/Richard Baker/../../../Post Office Directory **
1915/Cribbin Bros/../../../Post Office Directory **
Patrick Cribbin, of the Cambridge Inn, 93 Charing Cross Road, London,
Middlesex. Licensed Victualler. Died 22-11-1915[34]. �248 9s 3d. To Lawrence
Edward Cribbin./Probate *
1921/John William Cambden/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Florence & Ethel Cambden/../../../Hughes Directory
1938/J G Mooney & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory **
1944/J G Mooney & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory **
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