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Listed as the Gun in the 1841 and 1848 street directories, and the 1846, 1849 & 1866 license transfers. The address is at 110 St John Street by 1869, following street renumbering. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1788/George Burgess/victualler, Gun/../../Sun Fire Office records held at
the London Metropolitan Archives *
1806/Mr Mottram, Gun, St John street/../../London Brewery 1806 customer for
supplying the public with genuine malt liquor
1811/William Mottram/victualler and watchmaker, Gun/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1811/William Mottram, the Gun, 55 St John street/../../Holdens Directory
1815/William Mottram/victualler and clock maker/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1822/William Mottram/victualler, watch and clock maker/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1827/William Mottram/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1827/Mottrams/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1829/William Mottram/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/Thomas Sherratt/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/Thomas Sherratt/Gun/../../Kellys Directory
Morning Advertiser 24 August 1846
Transfer of Licences
Gun, St John street, George Gibson and George Gresley to Thomas Shirley
December 1846/Mr Thomas Shirley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
December 1846/Mr John T Sawyer, who had been nine years in France./Incoming Licensee/../../Era
Morning Advertiser 05 July 1847 - Transfers
Gun, St John street, John Sawyer to James Clough
1848/James Clough/Gun/../../Kellys Directory
July 1848/James Clough/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
July 1848/Thomas Godfrey Wells/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
February 1849/Thomas Godfrey Wells/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1849/James Dabbs/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1849/James Dabbs/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1849/Richard Eason/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
December 1849/Richard Eason/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
December 1849/William Tomsey Creech/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Thomas Knight/Licensed Victualler/26/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Knight/Wife/30/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Knight/Daughter/6/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emily Knight/Daughter/4/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1851/Selina Knight/Daughter/4/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Knight/Daughter/8 months/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma E Saunder/Domestic Servant/18/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1851/William T Creech/../../../Kellys Directory
June 1851/Thomas Wright/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
June 1851/Joseph Ford/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/George Joseph Ford/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/George J. Ford/Licensed Victualler/66/St Luke, Middlesex/Census *
1861/Elizabeth A. Ford/Wife/66/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1861/Benjamin Ford/Son, Apprentice/17/St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth A. Ford/Daughter/15/St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1861/Matilda Chapman/House Servant/17/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Peter Ingram/Pot Man/18/Essex/Census
1862/George Joseph Ford/../../../P.O. Directory **
March
1866/Elizabeth Ann Ford/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
November 1866/Elizabeth Anne Ford/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Thomas King/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Erastus Nance/../../../Post Office Directory *
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