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Existed from at least 1805. In 1856 and earlier, the address is at 125 Edgware road. The Metropolitan Theatre of Varieties Ltd by 1899 and similarly named in 1869. Closed by the Compensation Authority in 1908.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Paddington, West London.
Residents at this address.
1805/Rich Beard, White Lion Inn, Edgware road/../../Holdens Directory
1811/William Lloyd, White Lion, Edgware road/../../Holdens Directory
1822/Mr Skillecorn, White Lion, Edgware road, Paddington/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1822/Mr Skillecorn, White Lion, Edgware road, Paddington/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1825/Mr Skillecorn/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/George Skillecorn, White Lion, Haynes place, Edgware road/../../Pigots Directory
1836/James Harris, White Lion, 125 Edgware road/../../Pigots Directory
Morning Advertiser. 19 October 1837
Theatrical Licences to places of Public Entertainment within the County of Middlesex, to be applied for this day.
Pursuant to the Act of the 26th George II to grant licences for "public music, dancing, or other public entertainments of the like kind.
The White Lion, Paddington - James Harris
1843/James Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/James Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Frederick & George A Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
June 1853/George Anthony Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1853/James Stapleton Collingbourne/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
Morning Advertiser 03 August 1853 - licence transfers
White Lion, Edgware road, James Stapleton Collingbourne to John Owen
1856/William Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/Mr Robert
Meacock, Metropolitan, 125 Edgware road /../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1869/Edwin Winder/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/William Chas Winder, at Metropolitan, 125 Edgware road/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1874/W Gooch/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
1881/Henry George Lake/Licensed Victualler/54/Diss, Norfolk/Census
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1881/James Toovy/Manager/42/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amelia Toovy/Manageress/35/Colne, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Edward Martins/Barman/23/Hampstead, Middlesex/Cenus
1881/Douglas Bailey/Barman/15/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Julia sawyer/Barman/30/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1881/Alice Mathews/General Servant/23/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Cox/General Servant/21/Leignmouth, Devon/Census
1882/Henry George Lake/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Henry George Lake/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Henry George Lake/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Metropolitan Music Hall Syndicate Lim, proprietors/../../../Post Office
Directory
London Evening Standard 12 June 1907 - List of premises to be considered by the Compensation Authority :
The White Lion, 267 Edgware road W, Full, Henry Green
Morning Post 29 January 1908
More Lost Licences. £323,342 awarded in six hours as compensation.
Licenses ordered for extinction under the Licensing Act, 1904 were:
White Lion, 267 Edgware road £1732
1921/Metropolitan Theatre of Varieties Ltd/W Bailey, Manager/../../Post
Office Directory
1938/Metropolitan Theatre of Varieties Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
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