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In November 1845, the King's Arms Inn and Hotel in Leadenhall Street, was purchased by the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) for £7250. ***
A new building was designed and bult by Mr Beachcroft; (cost £8000). In March 1848; P&O moved into the new offices at 122 Leadenhall St.
It was the extension of this building that led to the rebuilding of The Ship & Turtle in 1887, and the demolition of the Hercules c1920.
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Andrew Undershaft parish, City of London.
Residents at this address.
John Strype Survey of London in 1720 - Bishopsgate Ward lists '70 Kings Arms Inn'.
London Evening Post 5-7 December 1738 Burney Collection/Thomas Barfoot, Porter�accidentally killed when sent with clothworkers sheers to be ground at a Mill�drawn into mill and crucified **
True Patriot: A history of our Own Times 25.03.1746-01.04.1746 from the Burney Collection (newspapers)/ Death of Mrs Webster, (holder) of the Kings
Arms, Leadenhall Street **
March & April 1796 Daily Advertiser/ For Sale � Executors of Mark Smith (holder of the Kings Arms) **
1800/William Wright/innholder/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1808/Joseph Wrangle/innholder/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1810/Robert Iveson/innholder/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1811/Robert Iveson/innholder/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1814/Elizabeth Miller/widow/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1822/Josh Perch, Kings Arms Inn, Leadenhall street/../../Pigots Directory
1824/Mr Forge/innholder/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1826/Mr Faye/inn holder/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1833-34/Thomas Holsworth, Kings Arms, 122 Leadenhall street/../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Church/../../../Post Office Directory *
By matching this 1840 Tallis Directory and the 1841 Census, I have been able to confirm that Edward Vernon and Mary Ann Phillips were definitely at The
Kings Arms in 1841. It is at 122 Leadenhall Street. Mary Ann Phillips, the housekeeper (and who was nee Wright) married Edward Vernon in 1843. **
1841/Edward Vernon/Barman/30/Middlesex/Census **
1841/Mary Ann Phillips/housekeeper/30/../Census
1841/William Robert/Waiter/20/../Census
1841/Margarett Cooke/Female Servant/35/../Census
1841/Esther Cooper/Female Servant/25/../Census
1841/John Cooper/Porter/22/../Census
1841/Jane Gill/Tapster/50/../Census
1842/William Church/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/William Church/../../../Kellys Directory
1845/William Church/../../../Post Office Directory
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*** Provided By Vincent O'Loughlin
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