Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
St George Hanover Square pub history index
This pub was built in the 1820s. * Lord Lucan, who murdered his family's nanny in 1974 and has been missing ever since; visited here on the evening of the murder, Lady Lucan's first port of call was this very pub, after witnessing the tragedy.
It was a Greene King public house in 2017, and still in 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; and includes such areas of London as Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Pimlico.

Plumbers Arms, 14 Lower Belgrave Street, SW1 - in November 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1833-34/William Till, Plumbers Arms, Lower Belgrave Street, Pimlico/../../Pigots
Directory
1842/William Till/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/William Till/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/William Till/../../../Post Office Directory
February 1852/William Tell/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
February 1852/James Thompson/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1855/Augustus Ion/../../../Post Office Directory **
1856/Augustus Ion/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/H Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory
1876/James Doble/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/George (senr) Gilliard/Publican/33/Exminster, Devon/Census
1881/Anne (senr) Gilliard/Wife/27/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/Anne Gilliard/Daughter/7/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Gilliard/Son/4/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Gilliard/Son/2/Battersea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Dighton Gilliard/Son/3 months/Battersea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Goodwin/Sister In Law, Barmaid/21/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/Agnes Goodwin/Sister In Law, Barmaid/19/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/Joseph Barnes/Cousin, Clerk/20/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/Wm Freeston/Barman/20/Manchester Barracks/Census
1881/Martha Jackson/Nursemaid/17/Southampton/Census
1882/George Gillard/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/George Gillard/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Harry Holway/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George Bailey/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/David Frost/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Chas William Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Charles William Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Charles William Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Jas Jn Rt Redwood/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Jas Jn Rt Redwood/../../../Post Office Directory
2017 Greene King, Plumbers Arms (Belgravia) 14 Lower Belgravia Street Belgravia SW1W 0LN
* Provided By Tris
** Provided By Stephen Harris