1911 photo of The City Arms, St Mary Axe, next door is St Andrew Undershaft.
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
The George & Dragon in 1856 directory only. This becomes the City Arms Tavern by 1882, and the City Arms Restaurant in 1899.
The 1911 photo of The George, St Mary Axe is when the pub has become the City Arms Restaurant. The church next door is St Andrew Undershaft, the shops in the background are on Leadenhall Street. ***
A modern office block Fitzwilliam House now stands on this site.
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.
Residents at this address.
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 *
The Lodge of Joppa meets at the George Tavern, St Mary axe, London in 1821
Mount Moriah Lodge Freemasons membership initiated October 10th 1821, Hugh Gair, Victualler, aged 33, George, St Mary Axe, 1821 to June 1822
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
Morning Advertiser 23 February 1857 - transfer of the license:
George, St Mary axe, George Burdon to George Reid
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
*** Provided By Vincent O'Loughlin