This is the Excelsior Music Hall in 1869. It was damaged by enemy action and closed in September 1940; and in December 1942 it was completely destroyed by enemy action and a fire.
St Luke pub history index
Rose & Crown, 83 Bunhill Row, St Luke, London - in 1919
Residents at this address
1743/William Stepple / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1791/John Fitshee / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1791/Elizabeth Fitshee / Wife /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1795/John Fitchen / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1803/Turk / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1808/Thomas Tooth, Rose and Crown, 83 Bunhill row/../../Holdens Directory
1829/Richard Clayton,bRose & Crown, 83 Bunhill row/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Richard Clayton, Rose & Crown, 83 Bunhill row/../../Pigots Directory
1833/Richard Clayton/../../../Licensed Victualler Association
1833/Mrs Sarah Clayton/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1839/Elizabeth Green/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Leonard Clifford/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/L Clifford/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/William Suggate/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/William Suggate/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1856/Alexander Shaw/../../../Post Office Directory *
March 1866/Alexander Shaw/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Alex Shaw/Excelsior Music Hall/../../Post Office Directory
1871/Alexander Shaw/Licensed Victualler/52/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Harriett Shaw/Wife/56/Brampton, Suffolk/Census
1871/William Shaw/Son, Medical Student/33/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Goslin/Servant/26/Rattlesden, Suffolk/Census
1871/Emily Hurley/Servant/15/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1874/W G Shaw/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
1881/George M Maxwell/Licensed Victualler/35/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rebecca Maxwell/Wife/36/Ridge, Hertford/Census
1881/Arthur Venables/Stepson/13/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Maxwell/Daughter/8/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Webb/Barmaid/18/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Neale/Domestic Servant/22/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1882/Geo Meyer Maxwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/George M Maxwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/George M Maxwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Fredk James Bullock/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Charles Turner/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/James Munday/../../../Post Office Directory *
1913-1922/Munday/../../../Leasehold
1915/James Munday/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/James Monday/../../../Post Office Directory *
1923-1926/O'Connell/../../../Leasehold
1927-1930/Buebler/../../../Leasehold
1931-1934/Tompkins/../../../Leasehold
1934/Philip Harry Tompkins/../../../Kellys Directory
1935-1937/Hookham Rowe/../../../Leasehold
1938/William Alfred Rowe/../../../Post Office Directory
1938-1939/Eden/../../../Leasehold
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