Westminster St James index
This pub was established by 1756 as the Blue Cross. In 1862 it was renamed the Round House, and it was rebuilt in its present form in 1892. The pub is now again renamed, the O Bar (2013). ** The address is 69 Wardour Street before 1878, when the street was renumbered. By 1895 the address is listed as 83 & 85 Wardour Street. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Round House, 83 - 85 Wardour Street, St James, Westminster W1
Round House, 83-85 Wardour Street, W1 - in April 2013
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Residents at this address.
1827/William Jenkerson, Blue Cross, 69 Wardour street, Soho/../../Pigots Directory
1834/Mr James Poore senior/../../../LV Asylum
1833-34/James Poore, Blue Cross, 69 Wardour street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/James Poore/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1842/Jas. Poore/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/George Cresswell Martin/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/Richard Carpenter/../../../Post Office Directory *
1869/P Robinson/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Isabella Niven/Manager, Licensed Victualler/30/Caxton, Dunbarton,
Scotland/Census
1881/John Bourne/Visitor, Lighterman/28/Limehouse/Census
1881/Annie Bourne/Visitor, Lightermans wife/27/Clerkenwell/Census
1881/Henry Barfoot/Barman/26/Oxford/Census
1881/Henery Lee/Footman/19/Oxford/Census
1882/Alexander Niven/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Alexander Niven & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alex Niven/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Geo Hanks/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas James Godley/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Alfred Goody/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/William Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Patrick & McGregor/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 83 -85, Wardour Street, St James Westminster,
Florence Corben, Licensed Victualler Manageress, Patrick & McGregor Licensed Victualler, aged 29 years 4 months, and born in Portsmouth, Hampshire
Edith Corben, Barmaid, Patrick & McGregor Licensed Victualler, aged 25 years 6 months, and born in Bexhill, Sussex
Lilian Linford, Barmaid, Patrick & McGregor Licensed Victualler, aged 18 years 6 months, and born in Kings Cross, London
Margaret Linkins, Barmaid, Patrick & McGregor Licensed Victualler, aged 31 years 4 months, and born in Clonmel, Ireland
Grace Langslow, General Servant, Patrick & McGregor Licensed Victualler, aged 40 years 2 months, and born in Weobly, Herefordshire
1934/Isaac Fifer/../../../Kellys Directory
1934 - 1939/Kinder/../../../Freehold
1938/Joe Platt Kinder/../../../Post Office Directory
1940 - 1942/Copes Taverns/../../../Freehold
1944/Cope's Taverns Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory *
1943 - 1947/Cockerton/../../../Freehold
1948 - 1950/W A Tait/../../../Freehold
1951 - 1961/S H Emerson/../../../Freehold
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