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Cock / Punch House, 1 Market Street, Jermyn Street, Westminster SW1

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The address later changes to 12 St Albans Street  in road renaming between 1934 and 1938. By 1929 as the pictures shows, this is now the Punch House.

The Punch House, 1 Market Street, Jermyn Street; later at St Albans Street - in 1929

The Punch House, 1 Market Street, Jermyn Street; later at St Albans Street - in 1929

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Here are also a group of internal pictures of the 1930s Art Deco "Punch House".

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Westminster - London. The Westminster,  London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1881/Edward Mills/Licensed Victualler/35/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Mills/Wife/28/Worksop, Nottingham/Census
1881/Francis Hodson/Father In Law, Retired Printer, Widow/59/East Retford, Nottingham/Census
1881/Emily Rayment/Barmaid/25/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Goodwin/General Servant/21/../Census

1882/Edward Mills/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Edward Mills/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Chas Tomkins/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/William Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Mrs Sarah Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Mrs Sarah Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Mrs Clara Mabel Waller Bateman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

By 1929, the Cock becomes the Punch House :

My grandfather Harold Sinclair used to run the Punch House for Knowland Bros in London a long time ago; possibly about 1929. *

1934/Knowland Brothers/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Knowland Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Knowland Brothers Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory ****


* Provided By Jane Long

**** Provided By Kevan

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