Hi Folks
Can I step in with a few bits and bobs - and I'm not trying to sound like a know-it-all. The pub is called Lord Clifden not Lord Clifton. I'll post a bit of history about it soon. The building you see behind it [still part of the pub] dates back to the 18th century and is the original building line of the street. Many of the houses had gardens fronting the road but gradually new buildings were erected to the street pavement and other buildings [including the Lord Clifden] were extended to the road in order to maximise the building plot or to attract the attention of passers-by. The building pre-dates the pub by a long way. It was only a beerhouse at the start so was not licensed until after 1830. The rear building however is much older and formed part of a factory. As for The Pelican - it sits on top of the Pelican Works, a building erected around 1868. It was an electro-plating works. My list of known pubs in Great Hampton Street is Beehive, Church Inn, Commercial Inn, Globe Inn, Gothic, Leopard and Lord Clifden. I've drawn a map of locations which I'll try to dig out. Pubs such as The Trees belong to Hockley Hill and, at the other end, the White Horse Cellars is officially on Constitution Hill. Hope this is helpful.
Kind regards
Kieron