Lion & French Horn, 5 Pollen street W1
St George Hanover Square pub history index
This pub was first licensed as the Lyon and Horn in 1720 and the name seems to have gradually expanded as the years have gone on. Most recently Black Lion & French Horn. The pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1937 and closed in 2009. **
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St George Hanover Square - London; and includes such areas of London as Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Pimlico.
Lion & French Horn, 5 Pollen Street, W1 - in January 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1790/Mr Talbot/victualler, French Horn and Black Lion/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1825/Mr Hutchins, Lion and French Horn, Pollin street, Hanover square/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/John Saunders, Black Lion and French Horn, Pollin street, Hanover/../../Pigots Directory
1828/William Lee / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1830/William Lee / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1833/John Phillips / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1839/William Walker, Black Lion and French Horn/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/W Walker/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/William Walker, Black Lion and French Horn/../../../Robson's Directory *
1848/Wm Walker/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Wm Walker/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/Mrs Jane Walker/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Jane Walker/Licensed Victualler/53/Worcester/Census
1861/James Nichols/Brother in Law, Builder/60/Lincolnshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Nichols/Niece/16/Middlesex/Census
1861/Talford Nichols/Nephew/15/Devonshire/Census
1861/Louise Bell Nichols/Niece/20/Worcestershire/Census
1861/John Conwood/Potman/22/Surrey/Census
1861/Ann Lowcock/Barmaid/23/Warwickshire/Census
1861/William Burt/Lodger, Hotel Waiter/61/Stanwell, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Tidey/Lodger, Butcher/21/Farnham, Surrey/Census
February 1866/James Walker/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1866/James Cavanagh/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Mrs C Cavanagh/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Catherine Cavanagh/Licensed Victualler, Widow/63/Wexford,
Ireland/Census
1881/Emma Cavanagh/Daughter, Assistant/29/St George In East,
Middlesex/Census
1881/James Cavanagh/Son/27/St George In East, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Cavanagh/Son/22/St George In East, Middlesex/Census
1881/Francis Cavanagh/Son/20/St George In East, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Cavanagh/Grandson/2/Middlesex/Census
1881/Anne Gorman/General Servant/60/Tipperary, Ireland/Census
1882/Mrs Catherine Kavanagh/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Catherine Cavanagh/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Daniel Kirby/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Daniel Kirby/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Daniel Kirby/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Alfred Henry Quant/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Alfred Henry Quant/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Alfred Henry Quant/../../../Post Office Directory *
August 1915 National Registration Act Forms :
Lion and French Horn, 5 Pollen Street – Florrie Weir, aged 34 – widow - barmaid +
1921/Alfred H. Quant/../../../Hughes Directory *
In 1921 census at 5 Pollen Street, St George's Hanover Square
Michael John O'Brien, Sorter G P O, Postmaster General, aged 44 years 5 months, and born in Cork, Ireland
Nellie O'Brien, Wife, aged 24 years 9 months, and born in Brixton, London
Shiela O'Brien, Daughter, aged 2 months, and born in London
Sam Dercy, License Victuallers Manager, P M Finn, 35 Hingate Rd, Hammersmith, aged 29 years 11 months, and born in Bloxwich, Staffordshire
Nora Dercy, Cook, P M Finn, aged 26 years, and born in Cork, Ireland
Violet Orchard, Barmaid, P M Finn, aged 18 years 11 months, and born in Wareham, Dorset
1938/Michael Jn O'Brien/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Michael Jn O'Brien/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided By Jenny Edwards
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris