Kelly's Postal directory list: Lower Marsh 1840.

This is information from Kelly's postal directory in 1840 for the Lower Marsh. It lists all the shops from no's 1 – 142.

Now remember when you look at this that Waterloo station and any railways were not created at this time (they were eight years away to be precise); the nearest station was Nine Elms and that was only two years old. Many of the side streets going off would have led into further side streets and alleys. Granby Place, far from being the little closed off yard that it is today would have extended much further down and at one point had its own pub 'The Marquis of Granby' at No.43.

First Name	Surname	Street number	Profession
Lion	Levy	1	Clothes salesman
Nathaniel	Lamacraft	2	Butcher
James	Shields	3	Gasfitter
Jno. Henry	Watchorn	4	Wine merchant
Charles	Abbott	4	Cheesemonger
Edwin	Holloway	6	Grocer
Robert	Spencer	10	Leather cutter
Henry	Simpson	11	Marine stores
William	Swanton	12	Butcher
Issac	Hart	13	Clothes salesman
Daniel	Godfrey	14	Corn dealer
Nathan	Harris	15	Appraiser
Thomas	Carveth	16	Old Bell
James	Wallworth	17	Currier
John	Whitlock	19	Cheesemonger
John	Faker	20	Baker
John	Stillwell	21	Butcher
William	Jennings	22	Grocer
James	Rogers	23	Tobacconist
William	Wilton	24	Fixture dealer
William	Hammerton	25	Hair cutter
Thomas	Denny	26	Corn dealer
William	Carr	27	Gas fitter & c.
Peter	Sweeney	28	Porkman
William	Robinson	29	Baker
James	Macintyre	30	Cheesemonger
James	Cook	31	Furniture broker
Thomas	Hall	32	Oil & colourman
William	Gayler	33	Baker
Thomas	Woodin	34	Spanish Patriot
George	Bean	35	Tripeman
George	Mugilston	36	Surgeon
Emmanuel	Levy	37	Clothes salesman
William	Marston	38	Baker
Matthew	Cass	39	Cheesemonger
Edwin Thomas	Teather	40	Oilman
Edward	Grove	41	Clothes dealer
Henry	Bosworth	42	Corn dealer
Walter	Robins	43	Baker
Robert	Hanks	44	Hat & cap manufacturer
Sobieski, Oxley	Clements	45	Potato
Thomas	Knowler	46	Cheesemonger
John	Nicholls	47	Plumber
Charles	Paddon	48	Clothes salesman
Charles	James	49	Grocer
John	Dawson	50	Potato salesman
Wm	Musselwhite	51	Egg merchant
William	Dibdin	52	Hair cutter
John	Jenkins	54	Boot & shoe warehouse
John	Rayner	55	Coffee rooms
Peter	Edwards	56	Timber merchants
Robert	Brown	57	Baker
John	Horwell	58	Cheesemonger
John	Sewell	59	Surgeon
Edward	Grove	60	Clothes dealer
Thomas	Wybroo	63	Grocer
Thomas	Staker	64	Olive Branch
John	Lashbrook	68	Oil and colourist
Thomas Cotterell	Hall	69	Baker
Cooke	& Don	70	Surgeons
Ralph & Henry	Snead	71	Boot & shoe warehouse
Ann	Ashbourne	72	Clothes dealer
John	Christie	73	Timber merchant
John	Hitching	75	Tobacconist
WIlliam Henry	Manners	76	Oilman
Amelia	Parker	77	Grocer
Henry	Mortlock	78	Butcher
William	Parsons	79	Baker
Thomas	Murley	80	Shopkeeper
George	Gee	81	Confectioner
WIlliam	Dicker	82	Pawnbroker
WIlliam	Dicker	83	Pawnbroker
Edward	Haynes	85	Grocer
------	Tower	86	Boot & shoe maker
Benjamin	Budge	87	Butcher
John	Hight	88	TIn-plate worker
WIlliam	Bird	89	Boot & shoe maker
James King Amphlett	Williams	90	Chymist & druggist
Thomas	Hooke	91	Confectioner
George	King	92	Fishmonger
Barnard	White	93	Butcher
Edward	Wallis	94	Boot & shoe maker
George	Headon	95	Tobacconist
Sarah	Fairbairn	96	Butcher
Thomas	Cooper	97	Butcher
James	Smith	98	Fruiterer
William	Mortlock	99	Butcher
James	Sanders	100	Cheesemonger
Thos.	Lock	101	Grocer & tea dealer
Stephen	Booth	102	Cabinet maker
John Taylor	Lucy	103	Fishmonger
Thomas	White	104	Whitesmith
John	Roberts	105	Potato salesman
Edward	Sheppard	106	Butcher
Henry	Wright	107	Three Compasses
Greathead	Hutton & Co	108	Cheesemongers
Robert	Noyes	109	Baker
Thomas	Woodward	110	Grocer
John	Squires	111	Tin-plate worker
David	Worrell	112	Eating house
John	Budge	113	Butcher
Thos	Cox	114	Boot & shoe warehouse
Samuel	Seldon	115	Fishmonger
William	Clark	116	Grocer
James	Bond	117	Butcher
Elizabeth	Gregory	119	Greengrocer
Ann	Cary	120	Stationer
Hugh	Bradley	121	Artichoke
Thomas	Horton	122	Butcher
Sarah	Painter	123	Cooper
Beatrix	Price	124	General dealer
Lawrence	Friend	125	General dealer
Nathaniel Geo	Coombes	126	China dealer
Thomas	Salter	127	Eating house
Henry	Woods	128	Tripe dresser
Wm	Caulder	129	Hat manufacturer
John Orrick	Kennard	130	Linen draper
Frederick	Creak	131	Baker
John	Smith	132	Oil & colourman
RIchard	Davis	133	Confectioner
John	Bowles	134	Pork butcher
John	Slater	135	Boot & c. warehouse
William	Deller	136	Greengrocer
John	Priest	137	Dining rooms
John	Priest	138	Dining rooms
George	Spephens	139	Baker
Edward	Trickey	140	Butcher
George	Barber	141	Grocer
George	Barber	142	Grocer

The first thing to note is that at No.1, Mr 'Lion' Levy is how it is written in the directory, I know that for future publications he is 'Lyon' but I will put what has been printed on the original.

There was something that stood out for me in this: there seems to have been a pub at no.16 as there is reference to 'Old Bell' and a name of Thomas Carveth next to it.

I have checked the Pub History website for Thomas Carveth and the only reference that comes up is for 1839 where Thomas Carveth is shown alongside the name 'Old Bell' at no.16.

Most references to the Lower Marsh talk about the Old and New Dover Castles, the Red Lion, Artichoke, Spanish Patriot, the Three Compasses and the Olive Branch. Not even Graham Gibberd's 'On Lambeth Marsh' lists this pub. Considering that the only references that I can find for this is both the 1839 pub directory and Kelly's for 1840, I am assuming that the pub may not have been there for very long. I looked at Kelly's Directory for 1841 there is no listing for No.16, it is the same with 1843 as well (I could not find the 1842 records). the next time it is noted is in 1844 when the proprietor is a 'Liman Cohen: Furniture Broker'. 

 Sobieski Clements at No.45 just had 'potato' under the occupation, which I believe may have meant either potato salesman or dealer.