Southwark St John index
The King of Prussia, Fair street in 1825. The address in 1851 and 1856 is 1 Fair Street, and in 1869 it is at 78 Fair Street near to the junction with Tooley Street. Rebuilt in its present form in 1897. On the outbreak of World War One this pub was renamed the King of Belgium. It has recently again been renamed the Bridge Lounge. At 78 Fair Street before 1891 **
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Southwark St John Horsleydown, Surrey, London.
King of Belguim, 186 Tooley Street, Southwark St John Horsleydown SE1
King of Prussia, 186 Tooley Street, London, SE1 - in September 2008
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Residents at this address.
1793/William Morrell/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1797/Mr Marsden/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1808/William Kimpton/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1810/William Kimpton/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1811/John Hamer, King of Prussia, Fair street, Southwark/../../Holdens Directory
1822/John Hamer/../../../Victuallers Recognizance
1823/John Hamer/../../../Victuallers Recognizance
1825/John Hamer/../../../Victuallers Recognizance
1826/John Hamer/../../../Victuallers Recognizance
Grand Lodge Freemasonry registers 1812-1836
April 7th 1829, John Hamer, Wine Merchant, Fair street, Horselydown, 1827 to 1834 is listed during his membership of the Lodge of United Strength
Manchester Lodge Freemasons membership initiated December 17th 1829, John Hamer, Wine Merchant, Horselydown, 1829 to 1836
1831/John Hamer, King of Prussia, Fair street, Horselydown, in addition to 2 guineas, 3 guineas/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
Manchester Lodge Freemasons membership initiated October 31st 1833, Thomas Courtney, Wine Merchant, Fair street, Borough, 1833 to 1836
1836/Eliz Ann Courtney, King of Prussia, 1 Fair Street, Horselydown/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Thomas O'Leary/../../../Pigots Directory
1848/William Rigby/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Rigby/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/William Rigby/Licensed Victualler/49/Westby, Lancashire/Census
1851/Emma Rigby/Wife, Assistant/36/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ellen Rigby/Daughter/17/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Emma Rigby/Daughter/15/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Edward Rigby/Son/6/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Amelia Rigby/Daughter/1/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1856/Samuel William Maryon/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Henry Higgins/Licensed Victualler/26/Trottiscliff, Kent/Census
1861/Sophia Higgins/Wife/26/Ash, Kent/Census
1861/Sarah Higgins/Sister/15/Trottiscliff, Kent/Census
1861/Margaret Higgins/Cousin/2/Horselydown, Surrey/Census
1861/Sophia Kirby/House Servant/19/Burnham, Essex/Census
1861/John Fosket/House Servant/23/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
May 1862/Henry Higgins/LV Association/../../Era
1869/Withers Colegate/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Withers Colegate/Licensed Victualler/54/Essex/Census
1871/Martha Colegate/Wife/56/Middlesex/Census
1871/Caroline Stone/Barmaid/19/Essex/Census
1871/Mary Herbert/Servant/50/Ireland/Census
July 1872/William Colegate/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1872/David Williams Lornham/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
Southwark Mercury 04 October 1879 - Transfer of Licences
St John Horsleydown : King of Prussia, Fair street, D W Lanham to William Charles Bessell
1881/William C Bessell/Licensed Victualler/38/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Bessell/Wife/28/Kent/Census
1881/Emily G Bessell/Daughter/10/Kent/Census
1881/Mildred B Bessell/Daughter/5/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mabel Bessell/Daughter/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie V Bessell/Daughter/6 months/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Phillip Burrowes/Father In Law, Builder, Widow/63/London,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Burrowes/Niece/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Welford/Boarder, Carpenter/25/York/Census
1881/Mary Stokes/Servant Domestic/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Nora Stokes/Servant Domestic/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/William Chas Bessell/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William Bessell/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William C Bessell/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William C Bessell/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William C Bessell/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/William G Bessell/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1921/W G Bessell/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1935 - 1939/Miss Moylan/../../../Leasehold
1938/Mrs Katherine Moylan/../../../Post Office Directory
1940 - 1953/Copes Taverns Ltd/../../../Leasehold
1948/Copes Taverns Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1959 - 1961/J V McGuire/../../../Leasehold
1962/K Fitzpatrick/../../../Leasehold
* Provided By Ewan
*** Provided By Stephen Harris