Westminster St Margaret index
Opened in 1844 as a beer-house, this house stood on the
corner of Knightsbridge High Road and Charles Street. It became a pub in
1847, and a music-hall was erected behind it in the 1850s. The address
changed to 231 & 233 Knightsbridge in 1908. The pub survived until the late
1950s, when it was pulled down to build an office block, Mercury House,
itself replaced by a high-class apartment building called “The
Knightsbridge” in 2002.
[Note on dates: 1) According to The Survey of London Vol. 45, the Music Hall
behind the Trevor Arms was first licensed in 1854. However, there is a
report in The Standard of Oct 12th 1857 about the prosecution of a builder
for obstructing the highway; the builder stated he was “building a large
concert hall to the Trevor Arms”, so perhaps the 1854 license was simply a
music and dancing license for the pub. 2) According to the same Survey of
London, Mercury House was built in 1956-9, so presumably the pub was
demolished by or soon after soon after 1956, while a book called “The London
Season” by Louis T Stanley, published in 1956, speaks glowingly of the pub
as a going concern.] ***
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
16th Mar 1847/New license granted to Benjamin Wigley/../../../ The Era ***
29th Sep 1847/Benjamin Wigley of the Trevor Arms and Mr Lee, manager of the
Trevor Arms, involved in a case of illegal dealing in spirits reported in
The Era ***
6th Feb 1849/License transfer from Benjamin Wigley to James Laws/../../../
The Era ***
12th Aug 1849/License transfer from James Law to John Woods Cave/../../../
The Era ***
1851/John W Cave/../../../Kellys Directory
4th Feb 1851/License transfer from John Woods Cave to Emma Lucy
Street/../../../ The Era ***
John Woods Cave is at the
Princess of Wales, 23 Queens Road, Marylebone by the 1851 census
1851/Jas Robt Street/Publican/28/Chelmsford Essex/Census ***
1851/Emma L Street/Sister/29/Chelmsford Essex/Census
1851/Roger Street/Brother and assistant/19/Chelmsford Essex/Census
1851/George Sanson/Brother-in-law/44/Colchester Essex/Census
1851/Ann Sanson/Sister-in-law/40/Chelmsford Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Hatherton/Barmaid/27/London/Census
1851/Ann Hagarth/Barmaid/21/London/Census
1851/Diana Arman/Barmaid/18/Kondon/Census
1851/Mary Parttins/Cook/40/London/Census
1851/Mary A Linch/Housemaid/32/London/Census
1851/Eliza Ann Wilts/Kitchen Maid/23/London/Census
1851/Fanny Parris/Visitor/14/Easton Essex/Census
1851/William Taty/Servant/20/London/Census
1851/William Bedford/Potman/27/London/Census
1851/Will James/Potman/17/London/Census
15th May 1852/ J.L.Street, of the Trevor Arms, fined for giving short
measure, as reported in The Star of Freedom (Leeds) ***
16th Aug 1853/License transfer from Henry Duke and Emma Lucy Duke (wife) to
James Robert Street/../../../ The Era ***
1856/James R Street/../../../Post Office Directory
13th Jul 1856/Mr Street, who keeps the Prince’s Head, Buckingham Street,
Strand, was looking after The Trevor Arms for his brother, its proprietor,
during his absence from town, when he was assaulted by a customer he was
trying to eject, according to The Era.
30th Oct 1858/James Robert Stewart/proprietor/../../ The Daily News (two
soldiers accused of assaulting him) [I suspect the name is a mis-hearing of
James Robert Street]
1861/James Robt Street/Licensed Victualler/36/Chelmsford Essex/Census ***
1861/Fanny Street/Sister/31/Chelmsford Essex/Census
1861/Marian Street/Sister/31/Chelmsford Essex/Census
1861/Maryann Tully/Bar Maid/28/Lemington Warwickshire/Census
1861/Maryanne Heaps/Bar Maid/22/Cambridge/Census
11th Aug 1863/License transfer from James Charles Kirkham to Henry Edward
Street/../../../ The Era ***
7th Oct 1864/Henry Edward Street, of the Trevor Arms, Knightsbridge granted
a license for music and dancing, according to The Morning Post ***
1869/Henry Street/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Henry Street/Licensed Victualler/43/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Fanny M Street/Sister/41/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Marian Street/Sister/39/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Duke/Barmaid/21/Freshwater, Isle of Wight/Census
1871/Margaret Pender/General Servant/30/Saxmundham, Suffolk/Census
1881/Willm Hummerston/Licensed Victualler, Widow/49/Epping/Census
1881/Chas Hummerston/Son, Assistant/21/Southwark/Census
1881/Clara Hummerston/Daughter/16/S Lambeth/Census
1881/Lilley Hummerston/Daughter/14/Kentish Town/Census
1881/Hannah Potter/Housekeeper/38/Greenwich/Census
1881/Emma Green/General Servant/40/Hackney/Census
1881/Albert Browning/Barman/28/Christchurch/Census
1881/Minnie Williams/Barmaid/23/Clapham/Census
1881/Rose Faubuere/Barmaid/22/York/Census
6th Jan 1882/Mr Hammerston/Landlord/../../ The Morning Post (cited in case
of man accused of uttering bad money) ***
1891/Elizabeth Lovesay/Manageress/34/Woolwich/Census ***
1891/Mary E Lovesay/Daughter/13/Lambeth/Census
1891/Lizzie Lovesay/Daughter/11/Lambeth/Census
1891/Annie L Page/Barmaid/24/Soho London/Census
1891/Nellie Prior/Barmaid/20/London/Census
1891/Lavinia Steptoe/Domestic/25/Oxford/Census
[The establishment at 4&5 Trevor Terrace is described as a Music Hall, not a
pub]
1899/Charles Hutchinson/../../../ Post Office Directory ***
1901/Herbert Cooper/Public House Manager/28/Southfleet Kent/Census ***
1901/Thomas Elliston/Bar Assistant/18/Chiswick London/Census
1901/Albert Birch/Bar Assistant/18/Marylebone London/Census
1901/Annie Jennings/Bar Assistant/27/Oxford/Census
1901/Emma Adams/Cook/30/Plymouth/Census
1901/Alec Campbell/Bar Assistant/26/Scotland/Census
1901/Ellen Langley/Bar Assistant/25/Camberwell London/Census
1910/Henry William Dyne/../../../ Post Office Directory ***
1911/Frank Laurie/Manager Victualler/48/Berks/Census ***
1911/Arthur Flatch/Barman/38/Essex/Census
1911/Nellie Edward/Barmaid/25/Warwick/Census
1911/Florence Wyder/Barmaid/28/Berks/Census
1911/Jubel Smith/Cook/28/London/Census
1911/Charlie Mitchell/Potman/26/London/Census
1911/James Ashton/Billiard Marker/26/London/Census
1921/Arthur E Long/../../../ Post Office Directory ***
*** Provided By John Hills