Westminster St James index
Demolished in the 1960s and now the site of a mixed use development. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
City of London, 104 Berwick Street, St James, Westminster, London - licensee H Vesco, circa late 1920s
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Laughlin
Residents at this address
1791/William Shelton, sen & jun/victuallers/../../Sun Fire Office records
held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1814/Thomas Hose/dealer in wines and spirits/../../Sun Fire Office records
held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
Royal Jubilee Lodge Freemasons membership initiated June 8th 1824, Cornelius Lee, aged 42, Victualler, Berwick street, 1824 to 1825
1827/Cornelius Lee, City of London, Berwick street, Soho/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Reuben Martin, City of London, 103 Berwick Street, Soho/../../Pigots
Directory
1839/William Law/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/William Law/../../../Post Office Directory *
1843/John Walker/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/James Burt/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/James Burt/../../../Kellys Directory
April 1854/old tenant quit/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1854/James Henry Hurt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1856/J Browning/../../../Post Office Directory
October 1866/George Ware/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1866/Edward Nathaniel Monday/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1869/George Overton/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1872/George Overton, quit/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1872/John Brickwood/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1881/Charles Porter/Publican/51/Ramsdon Crays, Essex/Census
1881/Susan S Porter/Wife/53/Buttsbury, Essex/Census
1881/Ernest Porter/Son, Compositor/24/West Hanningfield, Essex/Census
1881/Frederick Porter/Son, Brass Finisher/21/West Hanningfield, Essex/Census
1881/Agnes M Porter/Daughter/23/West Hanningfield, Essex/Census
1881/Maira Darby/Mother, Widow/71/Woodford, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Porter/Daughter In Law, Widow, Fancy Trimming Seller/22/Spitalfields,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Porter/Grand Son/5/East End, Middlesex/Census
1881/George F Porter/Grand Son/5 months/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriet Staines/Cook/17/Boxted, Essex/Census
1881/James Rundle/Lodger, Butcher/18/Sydenham, Devon/Census
1881/Alfred Clark/Lodger, Butcher/21/Highbury, Middlesex/Census
1882/John Charles Porter/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/John C Porter/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Chas Porter/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Charles Coe Porter/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Miss Agnes Mary Porter/../../../Post Office Directory *
1910/John Henry Devlin/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/John Henry Devlin/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/H Salter/../../../Hughes Directory
1923 - 1930/Harriett Vesco/../../../Electoral Register
1923 - 1930/Louis Frank Harry Vesco/../../../Electoral Register
From about 1930/Lewis [Leon] & Rosetta Vandermolen/../../../Personal
references **
1934/Leon Molen/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Leon Molen/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Rose Molen/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Tris
** Provided By Rosemary Wenzerul