Bristol’s Lost Pubs

Lion Tavern Hillside Place, Church Lane

Courage Brewery Archive via Bristol Know Your Place

1862 – 67. Samuel Simms
1870 – 71. John Beckett Guy
1871. John Billinger
1873 – 74. J. Webb
1875 – 89. Frederick Webb
1890 – 95. William Stone
1896 – 1913. John E. Smith
1916 – 24. Alfred Palmer
1927 – 30. Walter James Hallett
1934. Beatrice Hallett
1936 – 37. Graham Moss
1943 – 53. Ernest Lavis
1955. William A. Pavey
1975. R. W. Smith

Census 1871.
No. 5 Hillside Place

John Billinger 34, head married, coachman, Bridgwater Somerset
Elizabeth Billinger 35, wife married, Bridgwater Somerset
Alfred Billinger 2, son, Bristol
John Crispin 28, boarder married, carpenter, Bristol
Elizabeth Crispin 30, wife married, Bristol
Henry Harris 25, boarder unmarried, gardener, North Wiltshire

Census 1881.
No. 5 Hillside Place

Frederick Webb 40, head married, publican, Biddisham Somerset
May Webb 32, wife married, Abbot’s Leigh Somerset
Ada Webb 9, daughter, Bristol
E. Kate Webb 7, daughter, Bristol
Andrew Durdal 64, father in law widower, tailor, Clevedon Somerset

Census 1891.
No. 5 Hillside Place

William R. Stone 44, head married, carpenter, Bristol Clifton
Rose Zillah Stone 45, wife married, Bristol Clifton
Emma E. Stone 22, daughter single, Bristol Clifton
Rose Zillah Stone 20, daughter single, stationer, Bristol Clifton
Alice Stone 18, daughter single, stationer, Bristol Clifton
Walter Stone 14, son, office clerk, Bristol Clifton
Albert Stone 12, son, office boy, Bristol Clifton
Henry C. Stone 11, son scholar, Bristol Clifton
Samuel R. Stone 10, son scholar, Bristol Clifton
Frank B. Stone 8, son scholar, Bristol Clifton
Alfred Stone 6, son scholar, Bristol Clifton
Ernest E. Stone 4, son scholar, Bristol Clifton
Blanche L. Stone 3, daughter, Bristol Clifton

Census 1901.
No. 5 Hillside Place

John E. Smith 36, head married, licensed victualler, Clifton Bristol
Lizzie Smith 32, wife married, St.Michael’s Bristol
Lillian G. Smith 6, daughter, Clifton Bristol
Gladys V. Smith 1, daughter, Clifton Bristol
Maggie Shelley 17, servant single, general domestic servant, St.Augustine’s Bristol

Census 1911.
No. 5 Hillside Place

John Ed’ Smith 46, head married, beer retailer, Bristol
Lizzie Smith 42, wife married, Bristol
Lillian G. Smith 16, daughter single, assistant in business, Bristol
Gladys V. Smith 11, daughter school, Bristol