Southwark St George Martyr index
At Belvedere Place in 1839 & 1841; At 46 Belvedere Place, Southwark Bridge Road in 1843; At 135 Southwark Bridge Road in 1848 and 1851, number 158 Southwark Bridge Road in 1856 and 1869 & number 144 Southwark Bridge Road in 1871 & 1882
Britannia, 144 Southwark Bridge Road
Kindly provided by Fred Start
The Britannia, Southwark Bridge Road at the corner of Belvedere Buildings, circa 1920.
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
The pub was closed after being badly damaged in air raid 16.10.1940. **
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Southwark St George Martyr, London.
Residents at this address.
1790/John Bradbury/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1791/John Bradbury/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1822/Thomas Chick/Britannia, Belvedere Place/../../Victuallers Recognizance
March 1823/James Jefferys/Britannia, Belvedere Place/../../Victuallers
Recognizance
October 1823/James Jefferys/Britannia, Belvedere Place/../../Victuallers
Recognizance
1825/Joseph Bowden/Britannia, Belvedere Place/../../Victuallers Recognizance
1826/Joseph Bowden/Britannia, Belvedere Place/../../Victuallers Recognizance
1833-34/Joseph Bowden/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/Joseph Bowden/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1840/Joseph Bowden/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1841/Joseph Bowden/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1843/James Ward/../../../Kellys Directory
Robert Ward was previously at the Phoenix, Brick Lane, Spitalfield until about 1843 ***
1848/Robert J Ward/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Mrs Sarah Ward/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Sarah Ward/Victualler, Widow/58/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ***
1851/Ann J Ward/Daughter/18/Spitalfield, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Ward/Barman/21/Spitalfield, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Sproston/Barman/31/Chertsey, Surrey/Census
1851/John E Eley/Potman/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Elizabeth Woods/Barmaid/23/Long Acre, Middlesex/Census
1851/Catherine Willis/General servant/26/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
Sarah Ward took over the licence of the "Britannia" after her husband died
in 1849 and continued to run it until she died early in 1854. Harry Sproston
(barman) took over the licence in July 1854. William Ward (Robert & Sarah's
youngest son) became a brewer later in life and owned a brewery at Camps
Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, during the 1880's & '90's. ***
February 1854/ Sarah Ward, deceased/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
February 1854/John Richard Goode and Charles Ward, executors of Sarah Ward/
Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
July 1854/John Richard Goode and Charles Ward/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1854/Henry Sproston/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Henry Sproston/../../../Post Office Directory
October 1865/Henry Sproston/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1865/John Heathley Gabb/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/John H Gabb/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/John Heathley Gabb/Licensed Victualler, Widow/64/Christchurch,
Surrey/Census
1871/Ann Moore/Niece, House Keeper/27/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1871/Annie Hitch/Domestic Servant/29/St Martins in Fields, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Mitchell/Barman/19/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1874/J H Gabb/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
1882/Richard Gabb/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Alfred Curry/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alfred Drysdale/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Alfred James Drysdale/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Henry Egan/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Edward Henry Roberts/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Louis Gold/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/David Ross/../../../Post Office Directory *
1938/Mrs Ethel M Ross/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
*** Provided By Mariegold Ward