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.

Black Dog,101 Redchurch street, Bethnal Green Road E2

Bethnal Green pub history index

Existed from at least 1805. The address is 45 Church Street in 1869 and earlier, prior to street renaming to 101 Bethnal Green road. The modern address is 101 Redchurch Street, although it's no longer a pub. *

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

1805/William Stokes/../../../Holden's Directory *+

1809/Richard Jones/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1809/Sarah Manning / Sister /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

John James Farrington, born 1790, was the licensed victualler from an unknown date until 1836 of the 'Black Dog' Church Street, Bethnal Green; at his death it was willed to George Henry Farrington, his brother. ***

1829/J Farrington/Black Dog, 45 Church street, Bethnal green/../../Robsons Directory

1831/John Farrington, Black Dog, Church street, Bethnal green, annual 1 guinea/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1832/Jno Farrington/Black Dog, 45 Church street/../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/John Farrington/../../../Pigots Directory

1839/George Farrington/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/George Farrington/Licensed Victualler/65/Middlesex/Census **
1841/Matilda Farrington/../40/../Census
1841/John Farrington/../5/Middlesex/Census
1841/George Farrington/../13/Middlesex/Census
1841/Charlotte Farrington/../9/Middlesex/Census
1841/Benjamin/../7/Middlesex/Census
1841/Matilda/../4/Middlesex/Census
1841/William/../2/Middlesex/Census

My ancestor George Farrington b.1796, was landlord of 'The Black Dog' in 1842, he died there in that year. Reference : City of London Burial Records. ***

Family legend says George Farrington died falling down the cellar steps but when I got his death certificate, it said he died of consumption! My grandmother, Florence Farrington,(born 1852 - 1916) was daughter of George Henry Farrington (born 1828), stationer, who was the son of the George Farrington who was left the Black Dog by a relative. She married an Italian - surname Bayon in 1872. Family legend says George inherited the Black Dog from a relative but I have not been able to find out who owned the pub before him. Also there is a story that they were Huguenot weavers. Two of his brothers definitely were weavers on the 1841 census - Ebenezer and Edward. The family legend says George Henry Farrington (I think he was a printer) b.1828 -d. 1910 became a Quaker. *

1846/William Vandersteen/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Henry Hall/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1856/Henry Hall/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/Henry Hall/Licensed victualler/37/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Hall/Wife/37/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Joseph Brown/Potman/49/Germany/Census

1862/Henry Hall/../../../Post Office Directory

November 1864/Henry Hall, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

November 1864/Mary Hall, administratrix of Henry Hall/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

May 1865/Mary Hall/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

May 1865/Thomas Pond/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1866/T Pond /../../../P.O. Directory **

1869/Thomas Pond/../../../P.O. Directory **

1870/Thomas Pond/../../../P.O. Directory **

1871/Thomas Pond/Licensed Victualler/43/../Census
1871/Annie Pond/Wife/37/../Census
1871/Mary E Pond/Daughter/9/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Marguaritte Walker/Barmaid/22/City of London/Census
1871/Charlotte M Crowe/Domestic Servant/15/Southend St Georges/Census

1872/T Pond/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

January 1873/Ann Pond and Francis Wrested, executors of Thomas Pond/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

January 1873/Ann Pond/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1874/Ann Pond/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **

1876/William John Burren/../../../P.O. Directory **

12th May 1877/John Burren/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

12th May 1877/Samuel Pritchett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

11th May 1878/Samuel Pritchett/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

11th May 1878/Henry Lloyd/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

August 1878/Henry Lyon/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1878/Arthur Henry Lyon/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1881/Arthur Henry/Licensed Victualler/26/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Slater/Manager To Licensed Victualler/30/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/William Little/Barman/27/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Charlotte Andrews/Housekeeper/27/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census

1881/Henry Lyon / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 12 August 1881 **

[Note that Henry Lyon was also landlord of the Corner Pin, 2 Goswell Road, Aldersgate].

1882/Arthur Henry Lyon/../../../Post Office Directory

Hackney and Kingsland Gazette 08 March 1882
Local Licensing News of the following transfers
Black Dog, Bethnal Green road, from Arthur Henry Lion to Richard James Norden

1884/Edwin D Estall/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/Rowland Hirst /../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Chas Hitching/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Charles S Fowler/Licensed Victualler/57/Mattishall, Norfolk/Census
1891/Henrietta E Fowler/Wife/34/Wickham Skeith, Suffolk/Census
1891/Henry Clarridge/Servant/19/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census

1895/Charles Samuel Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Charles Samuel Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/Charles Samuel Fowler/../../../P.O. Directory **

1906/Charles T Bamford/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **

1910/William Richard Weller/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Ernest Hayward/Licensed Victualler/38/St Lukes, London/Census
1911/Eliza Hayward/Wife/41/Lewisham/Census
1911/Jessy Hayward/Daughter/18/../Census
1911/May Hayward/Daughter/16/../Census
1911/Tina Hayward/Daughter/6/../Census
1911/Ernest Hayward/Son/4/../Census
1911/Reggy Hayward/Son/1/../Census
1911/Winnie Hayward/Daughter/20/../Census

1912/Ernest Charles Hayward / Publican / Bankrupt /../../London Gazette, 15 March 1912 **

1915/Reuben Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory

1917/Morris Sonitsky/../../../P.O. Directory **

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