All public house, restaurants, bars etc closed for the forseeable future on 20th March 2020, but this is a history site
The George & Dragon in 1856 directory only. This becomes the City Arms Tavern by 1882, and the City Arms Restaurant in 1899
St Andrew Undershaft pub history index
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Andrew Undershaft parish, City of London. The St Andrew Undershaft, City of London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1792/Samuel Beckley/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/Henry Hockley, the George, 2 St Mary Axe/../../Holdens Directory
1817/Elizabeth Hockley/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1827/Stephen Taylor/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1828/Thomas Morris/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1832/Thomas Morris/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1833-34/Thomas Morris,
George, 2 St Mary Axe/../../Pigots Directory
1836/Sarah Watkins & Catherine Watkins/victuallers/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1836/John Blunt/victuallers/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1839/Sarah Watkins/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/Miss Sarah Watkins/../../../Post Office Directory *
1841/Sarah Watkins/Publican/40/../Census
1841/Catherine Watkins/../35/../Census
1841/Jane Watkins/../45/../Census
1841/Mary Brown/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/Stephen Green/Male Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/James Shipton/Male Servant/35/Middlesex/Census
1842/Sarah Watkins/../../../Robsons Directory
1851/Miss Sarah Watkins/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/David W Rowlands/Licensed Victualler/38/Wales/Census
1851/Catherine Rowlands/Wife/48/Monmouth, Wales/Census
1851/Thomas Williams/Barman/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Cruchley/General Servant/17/Monmouth, Wales/Census
1851/Henry Wilkas/Visitor, Smith, Widow/30/Monmouth, Wales/Census
1856/George Burdon/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/John Vass/Licensed Victualler/30/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1861/Harriott Vass/Wife/26/Hackney Road, Middlesex/Census
1861/Harriott Vass/Daughter/6 months/City of London/Census
1861/Sophia Tomkins/Barmaid/22/Harlestone, Northamptonshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Carter/House Servant/23/Maze Pond, Southwark, Surrey/Census
1861/Mary Lovelock/Nursemaid/19/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/James Tooley/Potman/22/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1869/Mrs Mary Anne Cobb/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Mary Ann Cobb/Licensed Victualler, Widow/51/Diss, Norfolk/Census
1871/Frederick W Cobb/Son/18/Newmarket, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/William S Cobb/Son/15/Newmarket, Cambridgeshire/Census
1871/Eliza Hillyard/Barmaid/27/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1871/Laurie Jewson/Barmaid/20/Hull, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Sarah Dickinson/Cook/31/Wolverhampton/Census
1871/Emma Flannery/Housemaid/23/Stratford, essex/Census
1882/Edward Davis/secretary, City Arms Tavern and Hotel Co. Ltd/../../Post
Office Directory *
1884/Thomas Rudkin/City Arms/../../Post Office Directory
1895/Emile Chatrian/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/../City Arms Restaurant/../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris