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This pub was established by 1731 as the George; and at 23 Crown Street, Soho in 1869 and earlier, then later at 36 Crown Street. It was substantially rebuilt in 1887 when Charing Cross Road was laid out and the address became 133 Charing Cross Road. It was again rebuilt in 1977 and the address then became Goslett Yard, 133 Charing Cross Road. **
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Royal George, 133 Charing Cross Road - in January 2010
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Residents at this address.
1811/Wm Appleyard, victualler, 23 Crown street, Soho/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Samuel Moore, George, 23 Crown street, Soho/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Charles & Henry Rotherham, George, 23 Crown street, Soho/../../Pigots
Directory
1841/Henry Rotherham/Publican/30/../Census
1841/Martha Rotherham/../60/../Census
1841/Edward Rich/Barman/25/../Census
1841/William Lee/Male Servant/15/../Census
1841/Mary Sheeny/Female Servant/25/Ireland/Census
1842/Henry Rotherham, George, 23 Crown street/../../Robsons Directory
1848/William Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1856/Joseph Searle/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 26 January 1860 - Transfer of Licenses
George, Crown court, Edwin Frewin to Thomas Attwood
1869/Thomas Attwood/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Edward Purchase/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Edward Purchase/Publican/24/Winsham, Somerset/Census
1871/Annie Purchase/Wife/24/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Florence Purchase/Daughter/2/St James, Middlesex/Census
1871/Edith Purchase/Daughter/1/St James, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Lambet/Servant/26/Yorkshire/Census
1871/Mary A Priest/Servant/16/Staffordshire/Census
1871/Henry Cook/Servant/18/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1875/David Windsor/../../../Post Office Directory
Edward Purchase is at the
Masons Arms,
Battersea by 1881
1881/David Windsor/Licensed Victualler/43/Longford, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Emma Windsor/Wife/46/Exeter, Devon/Census
1881/Frances Windsor/Daughter/9/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1881/Bertha Bailey/Step Daughter/15/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Blake/Barman/28/Abbotts Ann, Hampshire/Census
1881/Margaret Flinn/Servant Domestic/47/Ireland/Census
1882/David Windsor/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/David Windsor/../../../Post Office Directory
Royal George, 133 Charing Cross Road :
1901/Annie Jacobs/Kitchenmaid/20/St Annes, London/Census
1901/Emily Mills/Housemaid/19/Nympsfield, Dorset/Census
1901/Charles Peachey/Barman/19/Bottisham, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Arthur Wolfe/Barman/18/Gloster Place, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Clara Taylor/Barmaid/22/Spalding, Lincolnshire/Census
1901/Minnie Duckers/Barmaid/21/Wheathampstead/Census
1901/Harriett White/Barmaid/26/Wickford, Essex/Census
1910/William Josiah Allen/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/William Josiah Allen/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Hannah Isaacs/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Barrow Isaacs/../../../Post Office Directory
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