Somerset Arms, 31 Passmore Street, London SW1
St George Hanover Square pub history index
Originally at 17 Passmore Street and numbered 31 Passmore Street by 1938. It is not to be confused with the Fox & Hounds at 29 Passmore street and which opened about 1938. **
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St George Hanover Square; and includes such areas of London as Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Pimlico.
Residents at this address
1881/George Billings/Beer Retailer/33/Eye, Northampton/Census
1881/Caroline Billings/Wife/33/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/George R Billings/Son/9/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline S A Billings/Daughter/8/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Billings/Daughter/9 months/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Billings/Son/5/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
The Pidgeon Family : Emma Gundry
was the niece of Emma Payne, with whom she was living at the Rising Sun,
Fulham in 1881. Emma Pidgeon was born near Ashburton, Devon in 1855 and came
to London as a teenager. In 1871 she was working as a domestic servant in
Hackney. She married Thomas Gundry in 1883. Thomas, born in 1856 at Camden
Town, was the son of a cabinet maker, in whose steps he followed, until he
married Emma. Both gave their address as
1 Vernon Street, Fulham on the
marriage record.
In 1891 Thomas and Emma Gundry were at the Somerset Arms, 17 Passmore
Street. Emma died in 1893, aged 37. *
1891/Thomas Gundry/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Gundry/Beer House Keeper/35/Kentish Town, London/Census *
1891/Emma Gundry/Wife/35/Ashburton, Devon/Census
1891/Bertha M Gibbs/Visitor/9/Shepherds Bush, London/Census
1895/Thomas Gundry/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1899/Cleo Johnson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1901/George Johnson/Licensed Victualler/58/Summerton, Norfolk/Census
1901/Georgianna Johnson/Wife/44/Camden Town, London/Census
1901/Maggie Stimany/Visitpr/25/Camberwell, London/Census
1901/George Askey/Boarder, C Clerk (Merchants)/28/Marylebone, London/Census
1901/John Stewart/Lodger, House Decorator/70/Long Ashton, Bristol/Census
1901/George Collman/Lodger, Tailors Assistant/19/Pimlico, London/Census
1902/George Johnson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Harold Monks/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1911/Harold Monks/Beer Retailer/43/Nristol/Census
1911/Nellie Monks/Wife/40/Cranley, Surrey/Census
1911/Harold S Monks/Son/10/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1911/Winnie Monks/Girl/1/Pimlico, London/Census
1914/Harold Joseph Boult Monks/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1918/Jessie Hilda Lee/../../../Electoral Register
1921/Mrs Jessie Gay/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1934/Charles White/Beer Retailer, 17 Passmore street/../../Kellys Directory
1938/William Reginald Kendall/Beer Retailer, 31 Passmore street/../../Post
Office Directory
1944/William McCracken/Beer Retailer, 31 Passmore street/../../Post Office
Directory
My father grew up in the immediate area and tells me that the Somerset was
actually across the road from the Fox and
Hounds. He said the Somerset was situated on the corner of Graham
Terrace and a part of Passmore Street that no longer exists.
Passmore Street originally ran all the way to Whitaker Street until the late
50’s when that part of the street was cleared (along with the pub and some
surrounding bomb sites) to make way for St Michaels School (later Greycoat).
***
The whole block was cleared to make way for a school, then more recently the
school was demolished to make way for housing. ***
Somerset Boys - in 1947
In the picture are my Grandfather, Great Grandfather and two Great Uncles
Kindly provided by Allan Orsborn
I was browsing your site & I recognised some of my family in the photos.
The boys, the man front row far right was my Uncle Harry, the man next to
him was my Grandad Henry. The young faired boy in the middle is my Uncle
Ernie, who is still alive. The family name is Shepherd, also some of the
girls could also be part of my family, I think the lady in the spotty dress
in the middle is my Grandmother. I was born at 19 Passmore St in 1959, I
lived there with my family, I was the youngest child of four. My mothers
family name was Hutson, who also lived in that street. *+
Somerset Girls? - in 1947
In the picture are my Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great Aunt and the Baby is my Father
Kindly provided by Allan Orsborn
* Provided By Ian Pidgeon
*+ Provided By Robin Shepherd
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Allan Orsborn