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St Martins pub history index
This pub was present by 1765 and is now demolished. **
Bird in the Hand, Long Acre, an early picture
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Martins in Fields, London.
Bird in the Hand, Long Acre caricature - circa 1928
Illustrator - J K Popham
Residents at this address.
1792/Tempest Holt / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
London Metropolitan Archives **
1805/Evan Jones, wine and brandy merchant, 17 Long acre/../../Holdens Directory
1811/J Hockley, wine vaults, 17 Long acre/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Richard Mills, Bird in Hand, 17 Long acre/../../Pigot's Directory
1829/Richard Mills,
Bird in Hand, 17 Long acre/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Richard Mills,
Bird in Hand, 17 Long acre/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Richard Mills/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Richard Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/Rich. Mill/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/Richard Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Richard Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Isabella Mills/Licensed Victualler, Widow/75/Westmoreland/Census
1851/Thomas Nicholson/Nephew, Barman/29/Surrey/Census
1851/William Hague/Visitor, Painter/31/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Hannah Davies/Niece/10/Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Davies/Niece/1/Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Hemings/Nursemaid/18/Oxford, Oxfordshire/Census
1851/Ellen Malony/General Servant/24/Ireland/Census
1851/Thomas Harris/Errand Boy/16/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1856/Mrs I Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Thomas Nicholson/Licensed Victualler/40/Middlesex/Census
1861/Richard Davis/Scholar/17/Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ward/General Servant/20/Ireland/Census
1861/Frederick Berritt/General Servant/17/../Census
1862/Thomas Nicholson/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/George Pryer/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/George Pryer/Licensed Victualler/39/Sutton, Surrey/Census
1871/Eliza Pryer/Wife/34/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1871/Peter Pryer/Son/11/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1871/Albert Pryer/Son/2/St Martin Fields, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Long/Mother/59/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Matthews/Potman/27/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
1871/Elizabeth Brown/Domestic Servant/22/Shepton Mallet, Somerset/Census
1869/G Pryer/../../../LV Directory
1881/Thomas J Waldock/Publican/41/Mildrith/Census
1881/Elizabeth Waldock/Wife/42/Shipperton/Census
1881/Elizabeth E Waldock/Daughter/4/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Nathaniel Binck/Servant Inn/19/../Census
1881/Louisa Bink/Servant Inn/17/../Census
1882/Thomas Jas Waldock/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas J Waldock/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mark Hildyard/Licensed Victualler/34/Westminster, London/Census
1891/Emily Spencer/Manageress/26/Twickemham, Middlesex/Census
1891/John Spencer/Visitor, Plasterers Assistant/18/Tooting, Surrey/Census
1891/William Keman/Potman/22/St Giles, London/Census
1897/Charles Austin Arthur Seymour Bull & Clarence Sydney Flexmore /
Licensed Victuallers /../../London Gazette, 14 May 1897 **
1899/Henry Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Frederick Henry Berry/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Frederick Herbert Berry / Deceased, Died 14 February 1915 /../../London
Gazette, 19 March 1915 **
1921/Lawrence Hill/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Lawrence Hill & Henry J Bubb/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Victuallers Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Olive E Craddock/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Ushers Wiltshire Brewery Ltd/../../../Kelly's
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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