Black Bull Tavern, 358 Fulham Road, West Brompton SW10
Kensington pub index
At St Marks Terrace, West Brompton (north side) in 1856 and 1862. The Black Bull, Stamford bridge in the 1856 license transfer and 1841, 1851 & 1861 census. The pub has recently been trading as Bartok (2007). *** After a spell returning to The Black Bull, this pub was renamed The Chelsea Pensioner in 2014 - not to be confused with the former Chelsea Pensioner at Queens Road, now Royal Hospital Road. *
Kensington pub index
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kensington, London.
Black Bull Tavern, 358 Fulham Road, SW10 - in July 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
A direct ancestor of mine, James Ledsham, was landlord of The Bull at Stamford Bridge, in 1820. My source for this is an account of a trial at the Old Bailey. The record of the trial of John Bird and George Bird includes the following evidence: **
"THOMAS CORDWELL . I look after the Fulham stages. On Saturday night, the
29th of January, I was at the Bull, Stamford Bridge, and saw the prisoners
there, about half-past nine, or a quarter before ten o'clock."
“JAMES LEDSHAM . I keep the Bull, public-house. I remember on the 29th of
January, when the robbery was committed; the prisoners were at my house that
evening, and had a pot or two of porter. I am certain of it - the last
witness was there, talking to them, he had a pint of porter. I did not know
them before.” -
Old Bailey online
11 May 1830/Insured: Thomas Coggan, the Bull near the Bridge Fulham, inn
keeper/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
1836/Sarah Atkins, Black Bull, Stamford bridge, Chelsea/../../Pigots Directory
1841/John Baskerville/Publican/22/Middlesex/Census
1841/Sarah Baskerville/../24/Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Baskerville/../19/Middlesex/Census
1841/James Leach/Barman/34/Middlesex/Census
1841/Christopher Merrington/Gardener/28/Middlesex/Census
1841/James Loxton/Gardener/37/../Census
1843/John Baskerville, Black Bull, Little Chelsea/../../Kellys Directory
1846/John Baskerville, Black Bull, Little Chelsea/../../Post Office
Directory
1848/John Baskerville, Black Bull, New Brompton/../../Post Office Directory
December 13th 1849: The Brompton, London Cemetery register entry 4151 lists
John Baskerville of "the Black Bull" Stamford Bridge Fulham road, aged 31
years.
1851/Mrs Ann Baskerville, Black Bull, New Brompton/../../Kellys Directory
1851/Ann Baskerville/Licensed Victualler, Widow/34/Hertford/Census
1851/John Baskerville/Son/6/Fulham, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Baskerville/Sister in Law, Assistant/33/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Thomas/Visitor, Gardener/33/Brassey Green, Warwickshire/Census
1851/Jane Staples/Barmaid/18/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
1851/James Luck/Potman/45/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1856/William Thomas/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1856/William Thomas/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1856/William Jones/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1861/William Jones/Victualler/56/Allingsmoor, Herefordshire/Census
1861/Mary Jewel/Housekeeper/35/Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Richard Emmerson/Servant/18/Bedfordshire/Census
1862/William Jones/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Thomas Burgin/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Burgin/Licensed Victualler/52/Barming, Kent/Census
1871/Lucy Burgin/Wife/50/Staplehurst, Kent/Census
1871/Hannah Hamond/Mother, Widow/71/Staplehurst, Kent/Census
1877/James Coxhead/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1881/Alfred F Janes/Licensed Victualler/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma L Janes/Sister/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas White/Barman/19/St Margarets, Kent/Census
1882/Alfred Frederick Janes/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William M Lack/Licensed Victualler Manager/33/Hasbro, Norfolk/Census
1891/Hannah Lack/Wife/33/Ely, Cambrdgeshire/Census
1891/Chas Hannant/Potman/28/Martham, Norfolk/Census
1891/Jessie Pratten/General Servant/18/Mile End/Census
1892/William Broughton West/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Henry Jeacock/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Henry Jeacock/../../../Post Office Directory
My Great Great Grandfather (Robert Shepherd) owned the lease on this pub
from around 1896 to 1900. His Death in 1900 is listed as being at the Black
Bull. It was then sold by his son and two daughters, I have parts of the
papers for when it was sold. He also owned the lease on The Burlington arms
around 1892 till 1895-6. He was buried in Brompton cemetery. *+
1901/Robert Shepherd/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Robert Shepherd of the "Black Bull" public house 358 Fulham Road
Middlesex died 123 August 1900 Administration (with Will) London 22
September to Robert Henry Shepherd licensed victuallers manager Edith Mary
Shepherd spinster and Julia Elizabeth Simmons (wife of John Simmons).
Effects £4412 16s 5d. Resworn January 1901 £3645 19s 5d. *+
1903/Robert Wallace/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Peter Spang/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Andrew Dalziel/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Blanche Webb/../../../Post Office Directory
West London Observer 13 June 1924 - Transfer of Licences
The Black Bull, 358 Fulham road, Kensington, from Blanche Webb to Walter Henry Smith
1934/Walter Henry Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
1944/William Franklin/../../../Post Office Directory
2017/../Chelsea Pensioner, 358 Fulham Road, LONDON,SW10 9UU, Kensington and Chelsea/../../Pub Directory
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*+ Provided by E Llewellyn
** Provided by Jerry Turner
*** Provided By Stephen Harris