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At 47 Henry Street, Portland Town in 1856 and 1869; 87 Henry Street changes address through road renaming to 87 Alitsen Road between 1938 and 1944. Closed and obviously not a historic pub but a replacement. ***
Crown, 87 Allitsen Road, NW8 - circa 1934
Kindly provided by Dominic Melton
Crown, 87 Allitsen Road, NW8 - 28th March 2010
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Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1843/Edward Scotchman/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Edward Scotchman/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Edward Scotchman/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/Edward Scotchman/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Edward Scotchman/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Richard Lines/Licensed Victualler/46/Dereham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Annie E Lines/Daughter/14/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert W Lines/Son/11/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice M Lines/Daughter/8/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Lines/Daughter/7/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Julia A Lines/Son/6/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/James F Lines/Son/5/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie M Mead/Barmaid/26/Bath, Somerset/Census
1881/John Words/Barman/24/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline Backer/Servant General/20/West Dereham, Norfolk/Census
1882/Richard Lines/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Richard Lines/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mrs Sarah Nicholas/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George Groom/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/George Groom/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Jane Gray/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 87, Henry Street, St John's Wood
Alice Allen, Licensed Victualler, Widow, aged 42 years 6 months, born in Walthamstow, Essex, Employer
Alice Winifield Allen, Daughter, aged 15 years 5 months, born in Surrey
John Urbam Allen, Son, aged 9 years 1 month, born in St Johns Wood, London
Elizabeth Shewry, Barmaid, Mrs Allen, aged 45 years 4 months, born in Buckland, Berkshire
My Great great grandfather was the publican of this (William Sheppard), family photo attached of the pub from 1934. *
[William J Sheppard is Married n 1908 at Lambeth to Etta Eliza George, of 7 Sandell street, daughter of Benjamin George, Publican (deceased), both aged 24. In 1901 Etta Eliza George was grand daughter of Thomas Strowger, aged 69, at the Angel, in Ballygate Street, Beccles. Thomas Strowger was at the Fleece Inn in Beccles in 1891 census, and the Angel, in 1901.]
1938/William John Sheppard/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1939 at 128a Allitsen Road, St John's Wood, City Of Westminster
William J Sheppard, Publican Licensee, born 08 Aug 1884
Etta E Sheppard, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 06 Jan 1884
Beryl E Asker, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 07 Apr 1912
Derek J Asker, At School, born 11 May 1932
John N Asker, At School, born 19 Apr 1934
1943, William John Jesse Shepherd of the Crown Public house 87 Allitsen road St Johns Wood LOndon NW8 died 26 April 1943 at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth Marylebone London Administration Llandudno 29 June to Etta Eliza Sheppard widow. Effects £1579 6s 4d.
28th April 1943, William John Jesse Shepherd, 87 Allitsen road, aged 58, burial at St Marylebone cemetery - No and place x 6/42
1944/Mrs Eliza Etty/../../../Post Office Directory
Hampstead News 09 March 1950
Mrs A Tetlow, licensee of the Crown, Allitsen Road, St Johns Wood
Hampstead News 29 November 1951
Licensee to pay £340 Rationing Offences.
Harry Tetlow, licensee 0f the Crown Hotel, Allitsen Road, St Johns Wood, was fined a total of £330, with ten guineas costs, at Marylebone Court.
Daily Mirror 29 May 1961
White haired Thomas Cronin, former butler to Prinecess Margaret, is to marry the blonde landlady of a London pub.
The landlady is widowed Mrs Lilian Groom at the Crown, in Allitsen Road, St Johns Wood.
She is fifty, and a grandmother with three grown up children; Mr Cronin, whom she calls "Snowy" is forty.
Marylebone Mercury 17 March 1972
Frank and Evelyn welcome you to the Crown, 87 Allitsen Road, NW8, A Watney Mann House
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