Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
At 20 Upper St Martins Lane in 1856; then the Swiss Stores, at 14 Upper St Martins lane WC2N, and later the Scotch Stores. This pub was rebuilt after WWII as the Brewmaster, and the address is today given as 37 Cranbourn Street. **
It is a Greene King public house 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.
St Martins pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Martins in Fields, London.
Brewmaster, 37 Cranbourn street, WC2 - in 1968
Kindly provided by Rex Lancefield
Swiss Stores, 14 Upper St Martin's Lane, WC2 - in May 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1850-59/George Kammerer/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1856/Jas Richmond Sheen/../../../Post Office Directory
1860-62/William Lancefield/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group
**
1861/William Lancefield/Licensed Victualler/48/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Lancefield/Wife/33/Devon/Census
1861/William Lancefield/Son/15/Middlesex/Census
1861/David Balsden/Brother in Law, Apprentice to Jeweller/17/Devon/Census
1861/Grace Balsden/Sister in Law/19/Devon/Census
1861/Henry Merrington/Assistant/27/Middlesex/Census
1861/Maria McDonald/Cook/27/Edinburgh/Census
1862-63/John Head/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1863-64/Jules Wanthier/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1864/Richard Alger/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1864-75/Andreas Siedle/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1869/Andreas Siedle/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Andreas Siedle/Licensed Victualler/40/Germany, Naturalized British
subject/Census
1871/Sarah Siedle/Wife/45/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Freshwater/Mother in Law/80/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Susannah Freshwater/Sister in Law, Barmaid/36/Fryerning, Essex/Census
1871/Phillippine Siedle/Niece, Musical Profession/20/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Emma I Siedle/Niece, Musical Profession/17/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Margaret M A Sammford/General Servant/28/Ealing, Middlesex/Census
1876/Sarah Siedle/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1877-1891/Frederick Slater/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group
**
1881/Frederick Slater/Licensed Victualler/31/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Emma Slater/Wife/30/W Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriet Slater/Sister In Law, Barmaid/24/W Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah A Warren/Sister In Law/19/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate E Warren/Sister In Law/13/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bertha E Slater/Daughter/3/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Paulina E Slater/Daughter/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick C Slater/Son/4 months/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Selina M Beech/General Servant/21/Luddesdown, Kent/Census
1882/Frederick Slater/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frederick Slater/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frederick Slater/Licensed Victualler/41/Bermondsey, London/Census
1891/Emma Slater/Wife/40/West Hackney/Census
1891/Sarah Ann Warren/Sister in Law, Barmaid/29/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1891/Bertha Ellen Warren/Daughter/13/Cranbourn Street, London/Census
1891/Robert Arthur Warren/Son/10 months/Cranbourn Street, London/Census
1891/Ada N Saxby/Barmaid/21/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1891-93/Ernest J Maddick/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group
**
1894-95/John T Barnes/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1895/John Talbot Barnes/../../../Post Office Directory
1896-98/Wm. Stark/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1899/William Stark/../../../Post Office Directory
1901-02/Agnes H Stark/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1902/Benjamin Lucas/../../../Westminster City Archives Research Group **
1906, Scotch Stores, Benjamin Pearce Lucas, 37 Cranbourn street WC & 14 St Martins court WC
In 1921 at 37 Cranbourn street
Lottie Mynett, Barmaid, L B Johnson aged 34 years and born in Essex
Vera Grace Desousa, Barmaid, L B Johnson aged 30 years 2 months and born in Surrey
Louisa Bouttell, Barmaid, L B Johnson aged 39 years 2 months and born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Annie Johnson, Barmaid, L B Johnson aged 32 years and born in Shenfield, Essex
1981, Brewmaster, 37 Cranbourn street, WC2H 7AD
2026 Greene King, Brewmaster, 37 Cranbourn Street, St James's, Greater London
** Provided By Stephen Harris