The address is 9 Oakeley Crescent, City Road in 1856 and earlier (sometimes spelled 9 Oakley Crescent), prior to street renumbering. The address is also given as 18 Smiths Buildings, City Road in the 1839 Directory * This pub closed in 2003 and was demolished in 2005. **
St Luke pub history index
Residents at this address.
1821/William George Badger / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **
1822/Mr Hinckes, Sportsman, City road/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1825/Mr John Peak, Sportsman, City road /../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1836/John Law / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library **
1839/John Nurton/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1840/John Merreton / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1840/Thomas Leman / 19 / Pot Boy /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1842/John Nurton/../../../Robson's Directory *
1848/William M. Davis/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/William Michael Davies/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1852/William M Davis/../../../Watkin’s Directory **
February 1854/William Michael Davis/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
February 1854/George Chamberlain/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1856/George Chamberlain/../../../Post Office Directory
1856/Mr Chamberlain / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1856/John Shelton / Barman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
Alexander (Alex) Macdonald was a licensed victualler. He is at the Sportsman Tavern in 1861. He was at the Havelock Tavern, 16 Shrubland road in Hackney by July 1862. +
1861/Alex Macdonald/Victualler/48/Scotland/Census +
1861/Eliza Macdonald/Wife/35/Hertfordshire/Census
1862/James Drewry/../../../P.O. Directory **
1866/Thomas Bray/../../../P.O. Directory **
March 1866/Thomas Bray/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Thomas Bray/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1869/Thomas Bray/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1869/Adolphus Fred Esses/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/Adolphus S Esse/Licensed Victualler/38/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma E Esse/Wife/38/Ealing, Middlesex/Census
1871/Arabella Badge/Wifes Sister/32/Ealing, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ann Horton/Cook/45/City, Middlesex/Census
1871/Catherine Sinclair/Nurse/16/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter F Esse/Son/5/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1871/Alfred Esse/Son/2/Ealing, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Esse/Daughter/1/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Griffiths/Barmaid/17/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1873/John Bayes / Licensed Victualler /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1874/John Bayes / Licensed Victualler /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
Licensed Victuallers' Guardian. 25 July 1874 Transfer of Licenses
Sportsman, City road - Mr Bays the landlord, proposed carrying out alterations by bringing out the front of the premises over the forecourt. The height of the new building would be 15 feet. Granted.
1875/John Bayes / Licensed Victualler /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1881/Thos David Spurgin/Licensed Victualler/37/St George Martyr, Surrey/Census
1881/Susannah Spurgin/Wife/29/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Wm Geo Shearman/Manager/23/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Evans/ Barmaid/27/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Geo Tillyard/ Barmaid/18/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizth Burns/General Servant/21/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rose Barker/Cook/23/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Horace Palmer/Coachman/24/Glapthorne, Northampton/Census
1882/T D Spurgin/../../../Post Office Directory
1883/T D Spurgin/../../../P.O. Directory **
1895/James Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/James Evans/../../../London Trade Directory
1909/Louisa Roe / Licensee /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1909/Arthur Roe / Husband / Manager /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1910/Arthur Roe/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Louise Roe/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Louise Roe/../../../Hughes Directory *
1938/Wm J Stack/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/William J. Stack/../../../Post Office Directory *
1983/SPORTSMAN: 315 City Road EC1. Whitbread./../../Pub List
1991/SPORTSMAN: 315 City Road EC1. Whitbreads./../../Pub Listing
* Provided By Ewan
+ Provided By Megan Todd
** Provided By Stephen Harris