Old George, High Street, Edgware

Edgware pub history index

10 July 1931 - the Old George was closed and demolished and the license transferred to the New George at Kingsbury.

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Middlesex.

Old George, High Street, Edgware

Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott

Residents at this address.

1826/Edward Bruton, Old George/../../Pigots Directory

1839/William Fenn, George, Edgware/../../Pigots Directory

1851/William Clark, Old George/../../Post Office Directory

1851/William Clark/Licensed Victualler/72/Westend Hampston, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane Clark/Wife/50/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1851/Lucretia Clark/Daughter/21/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane Clark/Daughter/14/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Clark/Daughter/12/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry G Clark/Son/10/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charles A Clark/Son/6/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charlotte Bartlett/Servant/45/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Bennett/Servant/24/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Haynes/Servant/51/Newbury, Berkshire/Census
+ Lodgers

1855, Old George, James Lipscomb, Edgeware

1866/James Lipscomb, George Inn/../../Post Office Directory

1874/Thomas Simmons/../../../Post Office Directory

1878/James Carter, Old George Inn/../../Post Office Directory

1878/Mary Hudson / Landlord’s Daughter / (Proceedings of the Old Bailey) **

1881/James Carter/Licensed Victualler/60/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Carter/Wife/59/Galway, Ireland/Census
1881/Agnes Gadsden/General Servant/16/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Whitehouse/Lodger, Labourer/48/Birmingham/Census
1881/William Warren/Lodger, Horse Keeper/44/St Georges Hanover, Middlesex/Census

1890/George James Best/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/George J Best/Inn Keeper/40/Framfield, Sussex/Census
1891/J Best/Wife/38/Framfield, Sussex/Census
1891/E Best/Daughter/16/Rotherfield, Sussex/Census
1891/S Best/Son/15/Sussex/Census
1891/L Best/Daughter/12/Sussex/Census
1891/W Best/Son/9/Sussex/Census
1891/E Best/Daughter/7/Sussex/Census
1891/V Best/Daughter/6 months/Edgware/Census
+ Lodgers

1894/Samuel E Davies/../../../Post Office Directory

Hendon & Finchley Times 03 August 1894 - Transfers:
The George, Edgware from Mrs S E Davies to Mr Henry Newstead

1899/J Shuttleworth/../../../Post Office Directory

1914/Frederick Barnes/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at The George, High Street, Edgware
Frederick Frances Barnes, Licensed Victualler, aged 57 years 5 months, and born in Bedfordshire, the Employer, George Hotel, Edgware
Ann Barnes, Wife, aged 60 years 1 month, and born in Northamptonshire
John Thomas Barnes, Son, Electrician, aged 26 years 7 months, and born in London
Daisy Barnes, Wife, aged 26 years, and born in Highbury
Phyllis Barnes, Daughter, aged 5 years, and born in Bridgwater, Somerset

1926/Frederick Barnes/../../../Post Office Directory

Hendon & Finchley Times. 10 July 1931
Edgware - The Old George Passes
Closing of Edgwares Reputed 800 year old Hotel.
Glasses clinked at the Old George Hotel, Edgware for the last time on Sunday night, for at 10 pm this fine old house, which has stood for generations in High street, closed its doors to all.
The last beer had been drawn from its cellars, the last splash has been added to two fingers on its mahogany counters. No more will the oak panelled rooms echo to the landlords cry of "Time, gentleen, please".
The Old George is to be demolished to make way for the widening of the High street, and a new George is to be built at Kingsbury. This has been done, and the new building opened on the day following the cessation of business at its Edgware predecessor.
The Old George is reputed to be over 800 years olk, to have been visited by Nell Gwynne, and to have been used as a house of rest during the Wars of the Roses. The massive studded oak door is said to have been cut by hand some 800 ears ago, and many of the great oak beams and pillars are believed to have come from old sailing ships.
Mr Walter Everett, the licensee of the Old George made an application on Monday for their final order. He then applied for the licence to be transferred to Mr William John Anstey, who had held licenses at Paddington for the past four years.
Mr Everett is to take over the Abercorn Arms at Stanmore.


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