Blue Anchor, 92 York Street, St Margaret, Westminster

Westminster St Margaret pub history index

Later address is at 92 Petty France. This pub was situated alongside a very substantial yard, the Blue Anchor Yard, which had entrances on York Street (next to the pub) and Gardener’s Lane. The yard contained a Brewhouse in 1797 where Thomas Knipe and then Robert Wright were brewers, but I have no evidence it was linked to the pub. The large yard remained until the majority of it, including the Gardener’s Lane entrance, was demolished for the building of St James’ Park Station on the Metropolitan District Railway in 1868. In the period after WWII the pub was known as “Dirty Dick’s”, from the chain which ran it. It survived until 1962. *

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

In 1776, the Blue Anchor, St. Ermins Hill, Broadway,Westminster is listed as the address for the Masonic Lodge of Honor

19th Jan 1799/Samuel Moore/../../../ Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS 11936/413/684655 *

18th Dec 1816/William Thornhill/../../../ Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS 11936/471/925495 *

21st Feb 1822/John Reid/../../../ Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS 11936/493/989082 *

21st Oct 1822/Daniel Macdonald/../../../The Morning Chronicle (guilty of allowing drinking during time of Divine Service on Sundays) *

April 1827/McDonald/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1833-34/Edward Banter/../../../Pigots Directory

17th Dec 1834/Edward Banter/../../../ Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS 11936/545/1187687 *

27th Apr 1837/Mr Banter/../../../The Standard (injured by drunken customer) *

1839/Edward Banter/../../../Pigot’s Directory *

1841/Robert Izant/Victualler/30/outside Middlesex/Census *
1841/Elizabeth Izant/../30/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Izant/../10/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Cooper/Army/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/Anne Cooper/../25/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/James Cooper/../5/Middlesex/Census
1841/Anne Flynn/Independent/50/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/John Clegg/../50/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Miller/../20/Middlesex/Census
Plus 10 other people, presumably lodgers.

6th Feb 1849/License transfer from John Leyton to Thomas Taylor/../../../The Era *

17th Apr 1849/License transfer from Thomas Taylor to George Slater/../../../The Era *

1851/George Slater/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/George Slater/Licensed Victualler/50/Belper, Derbyshire/Census
1851/Jane Slater/Wife/36/Bathy, Somerset/Census
1851/Thomas Slater/Son, Waiter/13/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1851/George Slater/Son/9/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane Slater/Daughter/8/Turnditch, Derbyshire/Census
1851/William Slater/Son/6/Turnditch, Derbyshire/Census
1851/Henry Groom/Lodger, Waiter/40/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Hazell/Visitor, Compositor/30/Cambridge/Census
1851/Maria Shaw/General Servant/14/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Sharpless/Lodger, Provision Dealer/30/Bolton, Lancashire/Census

15th Mar 1854/Fresh license granted to John Wildey/../../../The Era *
Slater had renewed in March 1853, then transferred to Carling, who gave notice of transfer to Wildey, but this was refused because of the house being badly conducted. Mr Wildey was cautioned to be more careful in future.

1856/George Hulme/../../../Post Office Directory

27th May 1856/ License transfer from George Hulmer to Joseph Frost/../../../The Era *
Mr Hulmer was refused renewal of his license in March because of complaints about the pub. Mr Frost was a person of great respectability and experience who would do his best to conduct the house respectably.

2nd Mar 1859/ License transfer from Joseph Frost to Thomas Edward Shadrake/../../../The Era *

29th May 1860/ License transfer from Thomas Edward Shadrake to Thomas Collingwood Turner/../../../The Era *

1861/Thomas C Turner/Licensed Victualler/27/Westminster Middlesex/Census *
1861/Ann Turner/Mother/61/Newbury Berkshire/Census
1861/Eliza Barber/Domestic Servant/28/Westminster Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Buzzard/Boarder/19/Westminster Middlesex/Census
1861/Gerge Harbord/Domestic Servant/23/Westminster Middlesex/Census

12th Nov 1861/ License transfer from Thomas Collingwood Turner to Frederick Corner/../../../The Era *

12th May 1863/ License transfer from Frederick Corner to Edwin Sandford/../../../The Era *

8th Aug 1865/ License transfer from Edwin Sandford to John Skinner Reed/../../../The Era *

1869/John S Reed/../../../Post Office Directory

2nd Feb 1869/ License transfer from John Skinner Reed to Ralph Gorad and Thomas Gardom/../../../The Era *

1871/Ralph Gorard/Licensed Victualler/28/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1871/Thomas Gardon/Partner/26/Epsom, Surrey/Census

7th May 1876/T. Bowden fined for using illegal measure/../../../Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper *

1881/Thomas Sandy/Publican/30/Peckham/Census
1881/Clara Sandy/Wife/31/Islington/Census
1881/Florence Reish/Sister/16/Peckham/Census

1882/Thomas Sandy/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Douglas Baird Hart/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/David Law/Licensed Victuallers Manager, Widow/33/Scotland/Census
1891/James Law/Boarder, Clerk/32/Scotland/Census
1891/James M K Law/Visitor, Chartered Accountant/32/Scotland/Census
1891/Barnett J Wright/Barman/21/Chelsea, London/Census
1891/rnest Underwood/Potman/21/Lambeth, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Benny/Cook, Widow/27/Sittingbourne Kent/Census

12th Sep 1894/D.I.Law/../../../The Morning Post (wife gave birth to daughter) *

18th June 1898/David Law/../../../The Illustrated Police News (barman stole from him) *

1899/David Irving Law/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Thomas Henry Carman/Public House Manager/67/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1901/Martha Carman/Wife/42/Hammersmith/Census
1901/Rose Carman/Daughter, Barmaid/17/London/Census
1901/Alice Carman/Daughter/13/London/Census
1901/Rose Hutchings/Barmaid/28/Swansea, South Wales/Census

1915/Richard Turnell/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/Wm Barker & Son (DDs) Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Wm Barker & Son (DDs) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/../../../../Post Office Directory


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