Blue Posts, 6 Bennet Street St James’s Greater London SW1A 1RP

This pub was established in 1687 and rebuilt in its present form in 1956. ** It was a Greene King public house in 2017 and March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St George Hanover Square - London; and includes such areas of London as Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Pimlico.

1825/Mrs Alice Jones/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1827/William Guyatt/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1827/William Guyatt, Blue Posts, Bennett street, St James's/../../Pigot's Directory

1833-34/Bernard Dennison/../../../Pigots Directory

1842/Barnard Dennison/../../../Robsons Directory

1843/Barnard Dennison/../../../Post Office Directory

1848/David Hughes/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/David Hughes/../../../Kellys Directory

1856/George Janaway/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/George Janaway/Licensed Victualler/37/Isle of Wight/Census
1861/Sarah Janaway/Wife/37/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Janaway/Daughter/1/St George Hanover Square, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Spurgent/Servant/18/Surrey/Census
1861/Caroline Groves/Servant/18/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Goodson/Servant/25/Northamptonshire/Census
1861/Henry Place/Servant/16/Surrey/Census
1861/Sarah Wight/Lodger, Servant/47/Surrey/Census
1861/George Bowey/Lodger, Currier/33/Germany/Census

1862/G Janaway/../../../Post Office Directory

1864/G Janaway/../../../Post Office Directory

1866/Thomas Baker/../../../Post Office Directory

1867/Mr John Ford/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1869/John McNeill/../../../Post Office Directory

1874/John McNeill/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory

1877/Alfred Fairs/../../../Post Office Directory

1880/Frederick Symes/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/Frederick Symes/Publican/41/Somerset/Census
1881/Alice Symes/Wife/35/Bow/Census
1881/Birdie Jones (Symes)/Wifes Daughter/16/Bow/Census
1881/Tottie Jones (Symes)/Wifes Daughter/8/Bow/Census
1881/Maud Symes/Wifes Daughter/7/Bow/Census
1881/Ealir Symes/Stepson/5/Bow/Census
1881/Frederick Symes/Son/2/St James/Census
1881/Charles H Symes/Son/1/St James/Census
1881/William Dempsey/Potman/22/Cookham, Berkshire/Census
1881/Mary Gilbert/Cook/22/Cork/Census
1881/Lucy Lawton/Nurse/28/Skebberein/Census

1882/Frederick Symes/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Frederick Symes/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/William Ponton/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/William Ponton/../../../Post Office Directory

1892/Mrs Eliza Apthorpe/../../../Post Office Directory

1893/Mrs Eliza Apthorpe/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Richard Thomas Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/R T Smith/Licensed Victualler/44/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1901/L Smith/Wife/47/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Ellen Smith/Daughter/22/Finsbury Park, London/Census
1901/Clarriss/Daughter/17/Finsbury Park, London/Census
1901/Seline Little/Cook/44/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Lizzie Perry/Housemaid/28/Forest gate/Census
1901/W Simpson/Barman/18/Greenwich/Census

1904/Richard Thomas Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1908/James Mortimer/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Albert Hy Hook/../../../Post Office Directory

1914/Mrs Ellen Kate Hook/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Mrs Ellen Kate Hook/../../../Post Office Directory

1927/Mrs Ellen Kate Hook/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Mrs Ellen Kate Hook/../../../Post Office Directory

2017 Greene King, Blue Posts, 6 Bennet Street St James’s Greater London SW1A 1RP

And Last updated on: Tuesday, 31-Mar-2026 15:57:49 BST