Westminster St Margaret index
This house stood on the north side of Crown Street, about half way along. (The eastern end was Lower Crown Street, the western end Upper Crown Street.) According to the Westminster City Archives Research Group, it was originally called the Crown, and gave its name to Crown Street; however, it is called the “Rose & Crown Inne” on Morgan’s map of 1682, set on one of a maze of tiny alleys west of King Street, and the alley is un-named. In an application to transfer the license of the Anchor and Crown to 21 Crown Street in August 1858 it was mentioned that the Rose and Crown, which had been immediately opposite, “was already pulled down”. The whole of Crown Street disappeared ten years later under Government Offices. ***
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
In 1754, we have the Rose and Crown, Crown Street, Westminster, being the
address of a Masonic Lodge
16th Jul 1801/George Harsthorn/../../../Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS
11936/419/721423 ***
1805/George Hartshorn, the Rose and Crown, Crown street,
Westminster/../../Holdens Directory
1809/Benj Mason, Rose and Crown, Crown street, Westminster/../../Holdens Directory
9th Aug 1821/John Borvell/../../../Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS
11936/488/981848 ***
23rd Oct 1822/Ann Bowell/../../../Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS
11936/493/997072 ***
22nd Jun 1827. Leasehold sold at auction for £430, as reported in The
Morning Post ***
28th May 1828/Thomas Eastgate/../../../Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS
11936/511/1076826 ***
1833-34/Thomas Eastgate, Rose & Crown, 12 Lower Crown street, Westminster/../../Pigots Directory
1839/William Watts/../../../ Pigot’s Directory ***
1841/W Watts/../../../ Trade Directory ***
1841/William Watts/Licensed Victualler/51/outside Middlesex/Census ***
1841/Elizebeth Watts/../52/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizebeth Knowls/../15/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/Emma Green/Dress Maker/33/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/John Parslow/Messenger/35/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/Edmund Wilcox/Policeman/31/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/Thomas Stone/Wood Cutter/26/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/James Parr/Servant/32/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/Isabella Cornwell/Servant/39/outside Middlesex/Census
1843/William Watts, Rose & Crown, 12 Lower Crown street,
Westminster/../../Kellys Directory
1st Dec 1846/License transfer from James Provies to Thomas Bennett/../../../
The Era ***
1848/Edward Mitcherson/../../../Post Office Directory [out of date.]
12th Oct 1847/License transfer from Edward Mitcherson to William Oliver
Garrett/../../../ The Era ***
18th Apr 1848/License transfer from William Oliver Garrett to William
Dixon/../../../ The Era ***
1851/Edwin Walker/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Edwin Walker/Licensed Victualler/32/Smallburgh, Norfolk/Census
1851/Jane Nye/Sister in Law, Barmaid/16/Arundel, Sussex/Census
1851/James Ball/Potman/22/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1851/Rosina Robinson/House Servant/19/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Daniel Daly/Visitor, Waiter/51/Wye, Hampshire/Census
1851/Joseph Venser/Visitor, Labourer/32/Hough, Lincolnshire/Census
1851/Christopher Wright/Visitor, Butcher/22/Suffolk/Census
1851/Robert Offord/Visitor, Valet/27/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1856/Edwin Walker/../../../Post Office Directory
*** Provided By John Hills