The pub was present by 1808, formerly at 38 Old Street, but now demolished *** The name is also sometimes given as the Beckford's Head. *
St Luke pub history index
Residents at this address.
1789/James King/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1792/James King / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1793/James King / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1807/F J Pankhurst/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall
Library **
1827/Thomas Quincey, Beckfords Head, 38 Old street/../../Pigot's Directory
1829/J Clarke, Beckford Head, 38 Old Street /../../Robsons Directory
1832/Robert Burrell, Beckford Head, 38 Old Street/../../Robson’s Directory
1833-34/Robert Burrell, Beckfords Head, 38 Old Street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Samuel Brownsmith/../../../Pigots Directory **
1841/Samuel Brownsmith/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/George Slyth/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1844/Fred Cowne/../../../Thompsons Directory **
1845/Charles Sneezum / Licensed Victualler, Dealer & Chapman /../../London
Gazette, 25 March 1845 **
Morning Advertiser 24 January 1848
Transfer of Licences
Beckfords Head, Old street, Francis Champness to William James Simpkins
1848/William James Simpkins / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 13
June 1848 **
1851/Thomas Lee/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1851/Thomas Lee/Licensed Victualler/40/Ireland/Census
1851/Susanah Lee/Wife/38/Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane J Dawey/Visitor/11/Lambeth/Census
1851/Ledra Harrison/House Servant/34/Lambeth/Census
1851/Catherine Yates/House Servant/38/Cripplegate, Middlesex/Census
1856/Joseph Mead/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/John Herbert/Licensed Victualler/34/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1861/Martha Herbert/Wife/28/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1861/Louisa Herbert/Daughter/11/Middlesex/Census
1861/George Raynor/Boarder, Shoe Maker/19/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Hoocan/Barmaid/20/Rotheram, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Henry Hall/Potman/18/Diss, Norfolk/Census
1862/John Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1864/John Thomas Dowles/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1864/George Gurney/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1865/George Gurney / Formerly Licensed Victualler, now Bankrupt and
Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 19 May 1865 **
March
1866/John H Giles/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/John Giles/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/John Giles/Licensed Victualler/49/Wiltshire/Census
1871/Susan Giles/Wife/30/Essex/Census
1871/Charles Giles/Son/12/London/Census
1871/Emma Giles/Daughter/11/London/Census
1871/Robert Giles/Son/10/London/Census
1871/Ernest Giles/Son/8/London/Census
1871/Alice Giles/Daughter/6/London/Census
1871/Julia Giles/Daughter/5/London/Census
1871/Frank Giles/Son/2/London/Census
1871/Rose Giles/Daughter/1/London/Census
1871/Emily Collis/Niece, Barmaid/17/London/Census
1876/William Warner/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/George Sanger/Licensed Victualler/31/../Census
1881/Harriot Sanger/Wife/21/../Census
1882/George Sanger/../../../Post Office Directory
1882/George Sanger / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 4 July 1882
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1883/George Sanger/../../../Post Office Directory **
1884/Thomas Smith/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Edward J Vorley/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Alfred Coleman/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Thomas Ecclestone/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Charles Butterworth/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Charles E Monford/Publican/26/Andover, Hastings/Census
1901/Beatrice Maria Monford/Wife/25/Andover, Hastings/Census
1901/Albert Edward Monford/Son/1 month/St Luke, London/Census
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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