Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
This pub existed before 1700. It closed in 2006 and has been converted to restaurant use. **
Staines pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Middlesex.

Blue Anchor Inn, 13 / 15 High Street, Staines - in August 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1798/Matth. Hutchins / Victualler /../../Universal British Directory 1793-98
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1848/Joseph Woore / Victualler, Dealer & Chapman /../../London Gazette, 14
January 1848 **
1855/Henry Bunnin/../../../Post Office Directory **
1866/Mrs C Piggott/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Charlotte Piggott/Head/58/Publican/Aldsworth, Hampshire/Census ***
1871/John Bradshaw/Painter/43/Staines Middlesex/Census
1871/George Hearn/Painter/36/Walworth/Census
1871/Robert Gillett/Painter/30//Winkfield, Berkshire/Census
1871/George Hunt/Lodger/26/Labourer/Winkfield, Berkshire/Census
1871/John Sandon/Lodger/49/Bricklayer/Sartus, Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/Samuel Stanbrough/Lodger/22/Labourer/George Green,
Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/James Olison/Lodger/30/Labourer/Nottinghamshire/Census
1874/Edward Collins/../../../Post Office Directory
Middlesex Chronicle. 15 September 1877 License Transfer
Anchor, Staines from Edward Collins to Edwin James Desforges
1878/Edwin James Desforges/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Edwin J Desforges/Licensed Victualler/37/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Desforges/Wife/39/Bristol/Census
1881/Sarah Desforges/Daughter/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edwin J Desforges/Son/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily A Desforges/Daughter/8/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Herbert Desforges/Son/6/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Benjamin Russell/Boarder, Painters Journeyman/41/Bedford/Census
1890/George Baker/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/George Baker/Licensed Victualler/54/Hanwell, Oxon/Census
1891/Margaret Baker/Wife/51/Dorton, Bucks/Census
1891/Keziah Baker/Niece, Barmaid/18/Radbourne, Warwick/Census
1894/Charles Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Charles Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Edward J Glue/Licensed Victualler/29/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1901/Annie E Glue/Wife/25/Deal, Kent/Census
1901/Annie G Glue/Daughter/2/Egham, Surrey/Census
1901/Edward H C Glue/Son/6 months/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1901/James E Playle/Boarder, General Labourer, Widow/37/Maldon, Essex/Census
1901/Emily S Bruce/General Servant/16/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1914/Edward John Glue/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Edward John Glue/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Jas Wilfred Paulger/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Ray Glen