Marlborough Arms, 36 Torrington Place Bloomsbury WC1E 7LY

St Giles pub history index

Aka Marlborough in 1901 census; the early address up until about 1869 is the Marlborough Arms, 19 Alfred street, Bedford square - not to be confused with the University Tavern at Alfred place, Bedford square. The address is then 5 Francis street. The address then alters to 36 Torrington place by 1940 through street renaming
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 public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Giles in Fields, London.

The following entries are in this format:

Residents at this address

1811/P Hammock, Marlborough Arms, 5 Francis street/../../Holdens Directory

1833-34/William Webb, Marlborough Arms, 20 Alfred street, Bedford square/../../Pigots Directory

1842/William Webb, Marlborough Arms, 20 Alfred street, Bedford square  & 4 Francis street, Tottenham Court Road/../../Robsons Directory

1842/W Webb, Marlborough Arms, 4 Francis street, Tottenham Court Road/../../Robsons Directory

1843/William Webb, Marlborough Arms, 19 Alfred street, Bedford square/../../Kellys Directory

1856/J T Strange, Marlborough Arms, 19 Alfred street, Bedford square/../../Post Office Directory

1869/J T Strange, Marlborough Arms, 19 Alfred street, Bedford square/../../Post Office Directory

1869/James Thompson Strange/Importer of foreign wines and spirits/../../Post Office Directory

1882/William Bull/Wine Merchant/../../Post Office Directory

1901/Fred A Hooper/Licensed Victualler/25/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Lilian Hooper/Wife/25/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Lilian Hooper/Daughter/2/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Maud Hooper/Daughter/1/City, London/Census
1901/Caroline Hooper/Sister, Barmaid/17/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/William Mears/Barman/16/Kentish Town, London/Census
1901/William Gale/Barman/19/Westneath, Ireland/Census

1938/Stratford Catering Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

Marlborough Arms, 36 Torrington place :

1940/Stratford Catering Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Stratford Catering Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

2017 Greene King, Marlborough Arms, 36 Torrington Place Bloomsbury WC1E 7LY