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The 1833 Pigots directory suggests this is the Sols Arms, at 31 New Inn buildings, Wych street with the same licensee as in 1832 at the Shakespeares Head
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This shows the side and rear of the Rising Sun (looking east down Wych Street) and on the left the Shakespear Head, 31 Wych Street.
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Residents at this address.
1805/Ann Ballard, Sols Arms, Wych street, Drury lane/../../Holdens Directory
1825/Mr Lewis, Sols Arms, Wych street, Drury lane/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/Benj Lewis, Sols Arms, 31 Wych street, Strand/../../Pigots Directory
1830/Mr Lewis, Sols Arms, Wych street, Drury lane/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1832/Benjamin Lewis/Shakspeares Head, 31 Wych street, Strand /../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Benjamin Lewis/Sols Arms, 31 New Inn buildings, Wych street, Strand /../../Robsons Directory
1842/George Ellis/Shakspeares Head, 31 Wych street, Strand /../../Robsons Directory
1843/John Adams/Shakspear's Head, 31 Wych street, Strand /../../Post Office Directory
1848/John Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/John Adams/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Adams/Licensed Victualler/37/Surrey/Census
1851/Mary H Adams/Wife/23/Isle of Wight/Census
1851/John Howard/Potboy/19/Middlesex/Census
1856/John Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
October 1867/Louisa Soyer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
October 1867/William Soyer, her husband/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
Newspaper
1869/Thomas Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Frederick Groombridge/Licensed Victualler/34/St Marylebone/Census
1871/Charles Rowen/Licensed Victualler/34/Holloway/Census
1871/Sophia Rowen/Wife/33/Suffolk/Census
1871/John Pitt/Boarder, Blacksmith, Widow/50/Gloucestershire/Census
1884/James M Pickering/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Horace Abrahams/../../../Post Office Directory
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