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Bedford Tavern, 154 Seven Sisters Road, Islington N7

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 It is addressed as 1 Medina Place, Seven Sisters Road in the 1869 Directory and  at 3 Medina place in the 1871 census.. The address is at 160 Seven Sisters Road by 1938, following renumbering (it is in the same location on Ordnance Survey maps). *

Currently [2010] covered in scaffold and undergoing some sort of refurbishment or conversion. Closed in August 2009 and reopened in November 2014 as a craft beer venue. ***

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Bedford Arms, Seven Sisters road and Berriman road, N7 - in circa 1920

Bedford Arms, Seven Sisters road and Berriman road, N7 - in circa 1920

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Bedford Tavern, 160 Seven Sisters Road, N7 - in May 2008

Bedford Tavern, 160 Seven Sisters Road, N7 - in May 2008

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Bedford Tavern, Seven Sisters road and Berriman road, N7 - after its reopening in 2015 

Bedford Tavern, Seven Sisters road and Berriman road, N7 - after its reopening in 2015

Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin

Residents at this address.

1851/John Groom/Publican/39/Stoke, Buckinghamshire/Census *
1851/Jane Groom/Wife/39/Chippenham, Bedfordshire/Census
1851/Roger Parsons/Bricklayer/30/../Census
1851/[Mrs] Parsons/Bricklayer's Wife/25/../Census

1856/William Dickens Eves/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *

1861/John Williams/Proprietor of Houses, Bedford Arms (not open)/43/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census *
1861/Mary Williams/Wife/45/Pembroke, South Wales/Census
1861/Mary E. Williams/Daughter/12/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census

1869/John Williams/../../../Post Office Directory

July 1869/Mrs Sarah Hollyman, 1 Medina place, Seven Sisters road/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1870/Jacob Bayliss, Bedford Arms, 3 Medina place, Seven Sisters road/../../Post Office Directory

1871/Jacob Bayliss/Licensed Victualler/31/Coventry, Warwickshire/Census
1871/John Bayliss/Son/2/Coventry, Warwickshire/Census
1871/Emma S Bayliss/Daughter/10 months/Coventry, Warwickshire/Census
1871/Emma Bayliss/Sistaer, Income from House property/36/Bedworth, Warwickshire/Census
1871/Hannah Birch/Visitor, Widow/68/Nottinghamshire/Census
1871/Sarah Nichols/General Servant/18/Coventry, Warwickshire/Census
1871/Charlotte Nichols/Nursemaid/12/Coventry, Warwickshire/Census

July 1871/Jacob Bayliss/Outgoing Licensee/../../Islington Gazette

July 1871/Emma Elizabeth Chivers/Incoming Licensee/../../Islington Gazette

July 1871/Jacob Bayliss/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

July 1871/Emma Elizabeth Chivers/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1874/Mrs S Gondie/../../../Middlesex Directory

1881/Frederick Hazelwood/Licensed Victualler/46/Timson, Buckingham/Census
1881/Sarah Hazelwood/Wife/36/Linslade, Buckingham/Census
1881/Lillian Hazelwood/Daughter/16/Linslade, Buckingham/Census
1881/Nelly Hazelwood/Daughter/15/Linslade, Buckingham/Census
1881/Evelyn Hazelwood/Daughter/13/Linslade, Buckingham/Census
1881/Charles Hazelwood/Son/8/Linslade, Buckingham/Census
1881/Hilda Hazelwood/Daughter/5/Linslade, Buckingham/Census
1881/Mary Ann Cross/Barmaid/26/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Scott/General Servant/18/Linslade, Buckingham/Census

1896/Alfred Upperton/../../../Kelly's Directory *

1899/Upperton & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1903/Upperton & Co/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1906/Arthur Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory *

1910/Arthur Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Joseph Spurling/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Joseph Sparling/../../../Post Office Directory *

1927/Mrs Rose Ethel Prance/../../../Post Office Directory *

1934/Rt Wilson/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Rt Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory

1942/Mrs Edith M. Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory *

1944/Samuel Baigross/../../../Post Office Directory

* Provided by Ewan

*** Provided By Tris


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