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This pub was called the Goat until 1725 when the name was extended to Goat in Boots. Fulham Road was previously New Brompton Road, e.g. in 1851; and earlier called Little Chelsea. It was rebuilt in its present form in 1887. **
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Goat in Boots, 333 Fulham Road, SW3 - in July 2007
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Residents at this address.
October 1789/James Naunton, The Goat in Boots, Little Chelsea, Victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
October 1791/James Naunton, The Goat in Boots, Little Chelsea, Victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
October 1798/Mary Naunton, The Goat in Boots, Little Chelsea, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
1805/Mrs Nanton, Goat in Boots, Little Chelsea/../../Holdens Directory
Morning Advertiser 15 August 1807 :
To Licensed Victuallers - At a General Meeting of the Friendly Tobacco Pipe Manufactory, held on Thursday, 6t of August 1807, at J Newsons, the Yorkshire Grey Tavern, Cheyne walk, Chelsea, it was unanimously resolved,
to appoint the undermentioned places to receive subscriptions, viz,
Messrs Marsh, Sibbald and Co, Bankers, Berners street
J Newson, Yorkshire Grey Tavern, Cheyne walk, Chelsea
T Easton, Queens Elm
T Mayo, Goat, Pall Mall
R Thomas, Boars Head, Exeter street, Strand
A Beard, Grosvenor Arms, Pimlico
G Newson, Phoenix, Princes street, Cavendish square
Cr Fryer, Goat and Boots, Little Chelsea
J Field, General Howard, Jews row, Chelsea
Cs Heskitt, Nell Gwynn, Grosvenor row, Chelsea
Wm Wilby, Crown and Anchor, Five fields, Chelsea
J Nichols, Swan, paradise row, Chelsea
NB The capital to consist of 10,000 pounds divided into one thousand 10 pound shares.
1826/George Andrews, Goat in Boots, Little Chelsea/../../Pigots Directory
January 1827/Mr Andrews, Goat in Boots, Little Chelsea, Steward/../../Licensed Victuallers
Association
1827/George Andrews/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1830/Mrs Buckle, Goat in Boots, Little Chelsea makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association
1837/George Andrews/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1843/John Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Robert Cribb/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Robert Cribb/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Robert Cribb/Licensed Victualler/63/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1851/Ann Cribb/Wife/49/Meckleham, Surrey/Census
1851/Charles F Cribb/Son, Stationer/21/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Fanny Elizabeth Cribb/Daughter/16/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Robert Letford Cribb/Son/12/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/George Piper/Potman/26/Fulham, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Edney/House Servant/20/Broughton, Hampshire/Census
1856/Robert Cribb/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Robert Cribb/Publican/64/Portsmouth/Census
1861/Ann Cribb/Wife/60/Surrey/Census
1861/Caroline Blackman/Servant/31/Sussex/Census
1861/Mary A Dunk/Servant/22/Rye, Sussex/Census
1861/Thomas J Goodson/Servant/19/Nottingham/Census
1869/Robert Cribb/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Ann Cribb/Licensed Victualler, Widow/70/Micklesham, Surrey/Census
1871/Robert L Cribb/Son, Assistant/32/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Emily Cribb/Daughter in Law/32/Micklesham, Surrey/Census
1871/Rhoda Stevenson/Domestic Servant/22/Didcot, Berkshire/Census
1871/Thomas West/Potman/20/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1874/Ann Cribb/../../../LV Directory
1879/Robert Letford Cribb/../../../Electoral Register
Ann Cribb, Widow of the Goat in Boot public house, Fulham, Chelsea,
Middlesex. Died 10-12-1874.[74] £2000. To Charles James and Robert Letford
Cribb, sons/Probate *
1877/Robert Letford Cribb/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Joshua Jessop/Licensed Victualer/48/Northolt, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Jane Jessop/Wife/45/Stoke St Gregory, Somerset/Census
1881/Mary Jane Jessop/Daughter/21/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mildred Jessop/Daughter/15/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Maud Jessop/Daughter/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Jessop/Son/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Henry Jessop/Son/5/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rosetta Jessop/Daughter/1/Landport, Hampshire/Census
1881/Annie Ansell/General Servant/18/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Giles/Barman/16/Battersea, Middlesex/Census
1882/Walter Sims Harrison/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Walter S Harrison/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Prangnell/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George Richard Shrimpton/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Charles Brisley/../../../Post Office Directory
At his marriage in 1901, Arthur Henry Block is a Licensed Victualler aged
24, and lists his address as 25 Bute street; when he marries Annie Elizabeth
Bloxham, aged 19, also of 25 Bute street. Both of their parents are also
Licensed Victuallers, i.e. George Block, Coopers
Arms and James Bloxham, deceased.
1911/Arthur Henry Block/Licensed Victualler/34/New Cross, Kent/Census
1911/Emily Alice Block/Wife, Assistant/30/Manchester/Census
1911/Marjorie Winifred Block/Daughter/4/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1911/Ada Tracey/Servant/26/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1911/Sidney Leonard Holloway/Servant/24/Hampton, Middlesex/Census
1911/George Richard Wells/Servant/28/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1911/Gertrude Seymour/Servant/29/St Martins Lane, LondonCensus
According to the WWI service record of Arthur Henry Block, he was aged 39,
in October 1915 he also references the
Victoria, 642
Wandsworth road in addition to the address of 333 Fulham road. He appears to
be listed at the Victoria in 1921
1921/Mrs F E Morrison/../../../Hughess Directory
In 1921 census at 333 Fulham Road, Chelsea
Hugh Morrison, Licensed Victualler, aged 31 years 9 months, and born in New Brunswick, Canada
Florence Morrison, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 46 years 9 months, and born in Bow, Middlesex
Cecilie Neathercote, Step-daughter, aged 18 years 11 months, and born in Hackney, Middlesex
Robert Beckett, Father-in-law, Photographer, Retired, aged 80 years 2 months, and born in Maldon, Essex
Lillian Beckett, Sister-in-law, aged 30 years 4 months, and born in Hackney, Middlesex
Annie Walker, Cook, aged 37 years 6 months, and born in Westminster, Middlesex
Henry Leach, Boarder, Chief Stewart R N Male, aged 54 years 6 months, and born in Islington, Middlesex
William Bowerman, Boarder, Hotel Assistant, Mrs Penford, aged 46 years 2 months, and born in Hackney, Middlesex
Norman Sillett, Boarder, Commercial Traveller, aged 39 years, and born in Victoria, Australia
Bruce Donald, Boarder, Chemical Engineer, aged 30 years 1 month, Lancashire, England
1934/Herbert F Miles/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Desire Chas Anthony Corteel/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Anne Corteel/../../../Post Office Directory
Owner from 1982 - 1989: Jean Jaques Fontaine
Owner from 1989 - 1994: Simon Sessler
Always the busiest pub in the area, the loud music that created the atmosphere was its trademark. It was also a well known celebrity haunt, attracting some of the biggest names in entertainment as regulars.
It was used regularly by both film and TV as a location. Most famously in
Absolutely Fabulous.
In 1992 a major fire in the top floor apartment resulted in a tragic fatality.
For the 1980s and 90s there was a club on the first floor. Some of these included The Upstairs Club, El Cid and The Lost Weekend
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