Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Barcelona in June 2026 was absolutely brilliant. The accessibility of Barcelona was amazing.
I will be visiting Barcelona again, but I will never be using the services of Cunard again, they were absolutely dreadful. Cunard should be ashamed. They were crap, as was ths scumbag disabled taxi which charged us 46 euros to travel from the Cunard ship back to the airport. His taxi fare always showed as 46 euros, and felt a bit like being shafted by Cunard, a member of the Carnival group. I hate scum like this, BUT sadly NOT worth a court case, but I can tell the world about the scum at Cunard, and Carnival.
I should point out that I did raise a complaint whilst on the cruise, but this was ignored and I have never heard any more of this, instead they turned their rabid dogs on me. Useless scum management at Cunard, and Carnival - getting the picture? I also believe the main law firm which takes on cases against the likes of Cunard is probably owned by Carnival, because they are absolutely a waste of time. Not a problem, as my interest is not in money, and more in awrning others about their service.
Of course you can pay me to shut up. I just like mentioning the shit Cunard service.
Newington pub history index
Tabard Street is renamed from Kent Street sometime before 1879. The early address is at 161 Kent Street, Borough.
In 1953, the pub was in the centre of a terrace of buildings but by this stage it's neighbours had been demolished. A block of flats, Pallant House stands on the site now.
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The Beckford Head, Tabard Street SE1. In 1953
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Residents at this address
1809/John Arnold/victualler, Beckford's Head/../../Sun Fire Office records
held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1811/John Arnold/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1814/John Arnold/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1819/John Arnold/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1822/John Arnold/Beckfords Head, Kent street/../../Victuallers Recognizance
August
1823/Charles Rogers/Beckfords Head, Kent street/../../Victuallers Recognizance
1825/Charles Rogers/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1825/Charles Rogers/Beckfords Head, Kent street/../../Victuallers Recognizance
August 1826/Susan Rogers/Beckfords Head, Kent street/../../Victuallers Recognizance
1827/Charles Arnold, wine vaults, 161 Kent street, Borough/../../Pigot’s Directory
1829/D & A Fotheringham, Beckfords Head, 161 Kent street, Borough/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/David & Andrew Fotheringham, Beckford Head, 161 Kent street, Borough/../../Pigots Directory
Morning Advertiser 18 January 1836 - Transfer of Licenses
Beckford Head, Kent street, Andrew Fotheringham to James Argent
1839/John Walker/[Beckford's Head]/../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/John Walker/[Beckford's Head]/../../Post Office Directory *
1842/J Walker/../../../Robsons Directory
1846/John Cook/161 Kent Street/../../Post Office Directory **
1848/Truelove Utley/161 Kent Street/../../Post Office Directory
1851/John Utley/161 Kent Street/../../Post Office Directory
1856/Truelove Utley/161 Kent Street/../../Post Office Directory
1862/Truelove Utley/161 Kent Street/../../Post Office Directory
June 1862/Truelove Utley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1862/Robert Edward Newby/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
March 1867/Edwin Benjamin Clark/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1867/John Smith the elder/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/John Smith/161 Kent Street/../../Post Office Directory
1874/George Bowter/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
September 1878/Joseph Ruff/Outgoing Licensee/../../South London Chronicle
September 1878/Henry Deal/Incoming Licensee/../../South London Chronicle
1879/Henry Deal/../../../Post Office Directory
1880/Launcelot Hollingsworth/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/William Godden/Licensed Victualler/40/Assington, Suffolk/Census
1881/Sophia Godden/Wife/30/Assington, Suffolk/Census
1881/William Godden/Son/9/Assington, Suffolk/Census
1881/Emily Godden/Daughter/7/Assington, Suffolk/Census
1881/Nelly Godden/Daughter/6/Assington, Suffolk/Census
1881/Polly Dowin/Domestic Servant/20/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1882/William Godden/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Arthur Perry/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Payne/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Payne/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/William Payne/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/William Payne/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/William Payne/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Oliver J Burnungham/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Herbert Sidney Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Herbert Sidney Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Jenny Pedleybr>
*** Provided By Vincent O'Loughlin