Prince of Wales, 150 Drury Lane Covent Garden WC2B 5TD

St Giles pub history index

This is strictly in the St Martin in Fields census, and added to that index. This pub was established in 1850. It stands at the corner of 45 Great Queen Street and Drury Lane and also had the address 154 Drury Lane. It was rebuilt at the foot of an office block in the 20th century when the street was widened and from this time took the address 150-151 Drury Lane. **
It was a Greene King public house in 2017 and March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Giles in Fields, London.

Prince of Wales, 45 Great Queen Street, WC2 - in November 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1851/John Smith/Beer Seller/Son/27/Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Eliz Smith/Wife [Mother]/50/Surrey/Census
1851/Harriet Wheeler/Servant, Widow/70/Bristol/Census

1856/John Smith/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

March 1863/to Henry Taylor/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1869/Henry Sebastian Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory

1873/Thomas Broom/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1874/Thomas Broom/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1875/Thomas Broom/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1876/Thomas Broom/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1877/John Hart/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1878/Robert Merry/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1879/Robert Merry/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1880/Robert Merry/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1881/Robert Merry/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1882/Robert Merry/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1884/Robert Merry/../../../Post Office Directory

1885/Robert Merry/../../../Post Office Directory **

1891/Thomas Richards & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Thomas Richards & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Thomas Richards & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
 
1901/Elizabeth A Paton/Public House Manageress, Widow/40/Kennington, London/Census
1901/Ellen Maddock/Barmaid/20/London/Census
1901/Sarah Oakton/Barmaid/26/London/Census
1901/Eva Goddard/Barmaid/26/London/Census
1901/George Clark/Barman/20/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Caroline Tildey/Housemaid/21/London/Census
1901/Emily Sessons/Cook, Widow/40/London/Census

1904/Thomas Richards & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **

1910/Thomas Richards & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Henry Levy/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/Henry Edward Robson/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Rehm Bros Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Rehm Bros Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

2017 Greene King, Prince of Wales, 150 Drury Lane Covent Garden WC2B 5TD



** Provided By Stephen Harris