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Hercules Pillar, 18 Great Queen Street WC2

St Giles pub history index

This pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1961. ** Still open for business in 2019.

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Giles in Fields, London. The St Giles in Fields , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Hercules Pillars, 18 Great Queen Street, WC2 - in November 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1829/George Hibberd/../../../Robsons Directory

1832/George Hibberd/../../../Robsons Directory

1836/Henry Lee/../../../Pigots Directory

1839/Robert Horne/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/Mrs M Horne/../../../Post Office Directory

1842/Mary Horne/../../../Robsons Directory

1843/James Cailes/../../../Post Office Directory

1846/James Cailes/../../../Post Office Directory

1848/Henry Barker/../../../Post Office Directory

1849/Henry Barker/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Thomas Barker/Licensed Victualler/42/Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Barker/Wife/40/Norfolk/Census
1851/Richard Harvey/Visitor, Ostler/48/Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Mary Ann Sowerby/Visitor/24/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/George Singleton/Porter/22/Middlesex/Census

1856/George Murrell/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/George Murrell/Licensed Victualler/59/Southend, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Murrell/Wife/44/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Murrell/Daughter/3/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Georgina Murrell/Daughter/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sophia M Murrell/Sister/42/Southend, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Barnard/Visitor/47/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Tompkins/Lodger, Commercial Traveller/42/Nottingham/Census
1861/Mary Manning/Domestic Servant/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Ann Fryatt/Nurse/16/Witham, Essex/Census
1861/William Head/Potman/20/London, Middlesex/Census

July 1863/George Murrell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1863/George James Ford/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

July 1867 /John Wilkes/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1867 /Edward Good/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1869/Edward Good/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Edward Good/Licensed Victualler/31/Cripplegate/Census 
1871/Lavinia E Good/Wife/25/St Martins/Census
1871/Lavinia E Good/Daughter/2/St Giles Bloomsbury/Census
1871/Henry E Good/Son/7 months/St Giles Bloomsbury/Census
1871/William Bakis/Barman/21/St Georges East/Census
1871/Ann Backland/Barmaid/30/Deptford, Kent/Census
1871/Elizabeth Williams/Servant/16/Portsmouth, Hants/Census

1873/Edward Good/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1874/Edward Good/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1875/Edward Good/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1876/Edward Good/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1877/Henry Clark Bingham/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1878/Henry Clark Bingham/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1879/Henry Clark Bingham/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1880/Henry Clark Bingham/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1881/Henry Clark Bingham/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1882/Henry Clark Bingham/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1884/Henry C Bingham/../../../Post Office Directory

1885/John Lucas/../../../Post Office Directory **

1891/William Gootjes/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Francis James Kent/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/David William Clancy/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/Joseph B Howard/../../../Post Office Directory **

1904/William Sly/../../../Post Office Directory

1908/Harry Alfred Twining/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Alfred Mendoza/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Asher Mendoza/Licensed Victualler/39/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Hannah Mendoza/Wife/37/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/Mordecai Mendoza/Son/13/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/Elkan Mendoza/Son/6/Bow, London/Census
1911/Frances Mendoza/Daughter/4/Bow, London/Census
1911/Solomon Stuart Mendoza/Son/1/St Giles, London/Census
1911/Emma Crew/Servant/40/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Faith Rogers/Servant/15/Norwich/Census

1912/Asher Mendoza/../../../Post Office Directory

1916/Mrs Amy Holland/../../../Post Office Directory

1917/Amy Holland/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Amy Holland/../../../Post Office Directory

1927/Mrs Amy Holland/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Mrs Amy Holland/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Mrs Amy Holland/../../../Post Office Directory

** Provided By Stephen Harris