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The 1856 license transfer refers to the Crown and Sceptre, Brixton hill - in Streatham; as does the 1874 directory and the 1825 entry. This is a Wetherspoons pub in 2017, although there may have been a break of service!
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1825/Mr & Mrs Arnold, Crown and Sceptre, Brixton hill/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1836/James Arnold, Crown and Sceptre, Brixton hill, Streatham/../../Pigots Directory
1839/James Arnold, Crown and Sceptre, Streatham paragon/../../Pigots Directory
Era 14 November 1847
Crown and Sceptre, Brixton hill, William Henry Watson to James Bowdidge
May 1856/James Bowdidge/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1856/Gerge Procktor/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1867/Thomas John Cribb/../../../Surrey Post Office Directory
1869/T J Cribb/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1874/T J Cribb/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hotelier Directory
1878/Thomas John Cribb/../../../Surrey Post Office Directory
Thomas James Cribb, of the Crown and Sceptre, Streatham Hill, Surrey. Licensed Victualler. Died 15-07-1877[59]. �8000. To Thomas John Cribb and Emily Jane Cribb./Probate *
1881/Thomas Cribb/Victualler/35/Kilburn, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Cribb/Sister, Housekeeper/33/Kilburn, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah A Coles/Barmaid/24/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Francis Witherwood/Barmaid/27/Liverpool, Lancashire/Census
1881/Mary Mossis/Cook/45/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1881/Clara Allingham/Housemaid/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/William H Caudwell/../../../Surrey Post Office Directory
1896/A E Austin/../../../Post Office Directory
1904/Henry B Hartnell/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Charles Goodhew/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Joseph Benjamin Crick/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Joseph Benjamin Crick/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/George Ormerod/../../../Post Office Directory
1971/Coleman Bernard Ltd/Crown & Sceptre, 2 Streatham Hill SW2/../../Pub Directory
* Provided By John Carnaby
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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