The Fleece disappears by 1910 from the directories, and the 1914 street directory lists a printers and Catholic Boys Brigade at this address. Closed by the Compensation Authority in 1908.
Westminster St John index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Fleece, 16 Marsham Street, St John Westminster - circa 1910
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Residents at this address.
The 1796 Electoral Poll lists a George Bailey, victualler, at Marsham street - Fleece sign
1808/William Tuckley, Fleece, 12 Marsham street, Westminster/../../Holdens Directory
1827/George Kidner, Fleece, 16 Marsham street, Westminster/../../Pigots Directory
1836/William Howell, Fleece, 16 Marsham street, Westminster/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Wm Howell/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Wm Howell/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/William Howell/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/William Howell/../../../Post Office Directory
25th May 1852/ License transfer from William Howell (decd.) to Jane Howell /../../../ The Era *
13th Nov 1855 / License transfer from Matthew Moran to Thomas Pateshall /../../../ The Era *
1856/Math Moran/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Thomas Pateshall/Victualler/41/Tenbury, Worcestershire/Census
1861/Lucy Pateshall/Wife/50/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1861/Elizabeth Kempton/Niece/17/Bristol St Johns/Census
1866/Thomas Pateshall/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Thomas Pateshall/../../../Post Office Directory
25th Jan 1870 / License transfer from William Robertson to Robert Turnbull /../../../ The Era *
1877/Mrs Ellen Fisher/../../../Post Office Directory
1882/John Thomas Marshall/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John T Marshall/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frederick Trodd/../../../Post Office Directory
1893/Frederick Trodd/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/James Bartlett/../../../Post Office Directory
My great grandfather ran the Fleece between around 1899 - 1915; and also believed to have run the Monster, Pimlico
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1899/James Ludford/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/James Ludford/Publican & Carman & Contractor/52/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1901/Sylvia A Ludford/Wife/23/Addiston, Warwickshire/Census
1901/Ester R Ludford/Daughter/18/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1901/Florence M Toon/Sister in Law, Cook/21/Addiston, Warwickshire/Census
1901/Lucy Spronkes/Barmaid/27/Bayswater, Middlesex/Census
1901/Henry Maskins/Barman/23/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1903/James Ludford/../../../Post Office Directory
1907/William Toon/../../../Post Office Directory
London Evening Standard 12 June 1907 - List of premises to be considered by the Compensation Authority :
The Fleece, 16 Marsham street, Westminster, Full, William Toon
Morning Post 29 January 1908
More Lost Licences. £323,342 awarded in six hours as compensation.
Licenses ordered for extinction under the Licensing Act, 1904 were:
Fleece, 16 Marsham street, Westminster £7711
* Provided By John Hills
*** Provided By Alan Morton