This house stood on the corner of Little Abingdon Street, which ran through to the river just to the south of where the present Houses of Parliament stand. It was demolished in the 1860s during the construction of London’s sewage system, and the site is now covered by Victoria Tower Gardens. *
Westminster St John index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/John Nash, Chequers, Abingdon building, Westminster/../../Holdens Directory
1813John Colebrook Durnford marries Elizabeth Callaway at St George Hanover Square/../../../ Banns ***
1818/John Colebrook Durnford/Victualler, Chequers, Abingdon Street/../../ Poll Book ***
1832/William Frampton/../../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/William Frampton,
Chequers, 11 Abingdon street, Westminster/../../Pigots Directory
16th Oct 1834/Mr Frampton granted music license/../../../The Morning Chronicle *
Morning Advertiser. 19 October 1837
Theatrical Licences to places of Public Entertainment within the County of Middlesex, to be applied for this day.
Pursuant to the Act of the 26th George II to grant licences for "public music, dancing, or other public entertainments of the like kind.
The Chequers, Abingdon street, Westminster - William Frampton
1841/H. Briant/../../../ Trades Directory *
1841/Henry Briant/Publican/60/outside Middlesex/Census *
1841/Sarah Briant/../40/ outside Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Bunn/../25/ outside Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Jones/../15/ outside Middlesex/Census
1843/Henry Briant/../../../Kellys Directory
May
1847/Will of Henry Briant/../../../National Archives
1848/George Briant/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Mrs Ann Elizabeth Pearce/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Elizabeth A Pearce/Victualler/59/Middlesex/Census *
1851/Maria Pearce/Daughter/35/Middlesex/Census
1851/Jemima Pearce/Daughter/29/Hackney Middlesex/Census
1851/Charlotte Pearce/Daughter/27/ Hackney Middlesex/Census
1851/Louisa Pearce/Daughter/23/ Hackney Middlesex/Census
1851/John T Adamson/Brother and Assistant/52/Shoreditch Middlesex/Census
1851/Janette Watts/House Servant/25/Scotland/Census
1851/John Dyble/Waiter/22/Burgh Norfolk/Census
1851/Henry Herbert/Pot Boy/16/Bermondsey Middlesex/Census
22nd Nov 1853/License Transfer from Mary Rogers (late Reddin) to Joseph
Rogers (husband)/../../../The Era *
3rd Mar 1858/License Transfer from Joseph Rogers (decd) to Mary
Rogers/../../../The Era *
2nd Mar 1859/License Transfer from Mary Rogers to Thomas Francis
Adams/../../../The Era *
6th Mar 1860/License Transfer from Thomas Francis Adams to John Latham
Cornish/../../../The Era *
13th Nov 1860/License Transfer from John Latham Cornish to Henry
Good/../../../The Era *
1861/Henry Good/Licensed Victualler/25/London Middlesex/Census *
1861/Emma Good/Sister & Barmaid/22/ London Middlesex/Census
1861/Louisa Hoing/Domestic Servant/21/Henley-on-Thames Berks/Census
1861/George Bartholomew/Potman/21/Rotherhithe Surrey/Census
12th Aug 1862/License Transfer from Henry Good to William
Bowers/../../../The Era *
9th Aug 1864/License Transfer from William Bowes to John Clark/../../../The
Era *
* Provided By John Hills
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Colin Durnford
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