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In 1856 and earlier this is the Crooked Billet at 37 Wych Street. Closed and demolished along with the street around 1901 to make way for Aldwych. ***
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This shows the side of the Rising Sun (looking east down Wych Street) and on the left the Shakespear Head, 31 Wych Street.
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This shows the rear of the Rising Sun
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Rising Sun, 37 Wych Street, St Clements Danes - circa 1900 with landlord F E Davey
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Residents at this address
Crooked Billet :
25 February 1792/Insured: William Aitcheson at the Crooked Billet, Wych Street, victualler/Records held at the London Metropolitan Archive
1929, Cuthbert, Crooked Billet, 36 Wych street, Drury lane/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/John Lanman/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/Henry Elphie/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/H Elphick/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Henry Paddon, Crooked Billet, 37 Wych Street/../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Kemp/Licensed Victualler/36/London/Census
1851/Sarah Kemp/Wife/35/Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Caroline Kemp/Daughter/5/London/Census
1851/Thomas G Kemp/Son/4/London/Census
1851/Sarah E Kemp/Daughter/2/London/Census
1851/William H Kemp/Son/6 months/London/Census
1851/Ann Harrison/Servant/66/Surrey/Census
1851/John Hannant/Servant/19/Kent/Census
October 1853/William Kemp/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1853/Henry Marchant/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/William Davis/../../../Post Office Directory
Rising Sun :
1869/Thomas Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Smith/Licensed Victualler/63/Risby, Suffolk/Census
1871/Mary Ann Smith/Wife/46/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Smith/Son/12/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Victoria Smith/Daughter/9/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ruth Collings/General Servant/20/Devizes, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Sophie Pugh/Barmaid/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Young/Barman/16/Langley, Hampshire/Census
1871/Thomas Smith/Potman/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1899/Frank Edwin Davey/../../../Post Office Directory
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