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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.

Coach & Horses, 81 High Holborn, Holborn WC1

Holborn index

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Holborn - St Andrew, London.

Residents at this address

1805/Joseph Finlayson, Coach and Horses, 81 High Holborn/../../Holdens Directory

1811/Francis Mattison, wine vaults, 81 High Holborn/../../Holdens Directory

1829/Edw Scarfe, Coach & Horses, 81 High Holborn/../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/Ann Scarfe, Coach & Horses, 81 High Holborn/../../Pigots Directory

1836/Charles Humphries, Coach & Horses, 81 High Holborn/../../Pigots Directory

1839/Charles Humphries/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/William Hickman/../../../Post Office Directory

1843/Frederick James/../../../Post Office Directory

1846/Frederick James/../../../Post Office Directory

February 1847/Frederick James/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

February 1847/William Webber/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1848/William Webber/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/William Webber/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Elizabeth Webber/Wife, Licensed Victualler/34/Harburton, Devon/Census
1851/Charlotte Widdicombe/Sister, Barmaid/20/Harburton, Devon/Census
1851/Mary Webber/Visitor, Butchers Wife/66/Totnes, Devon/Census
1851/Jane Webber/Visitor/40/Totnes, Devon/Census
1851/Ann Knight/House Servant/26/London/Census

1856/William Webber/../../../Post Office Directory

January 1857/Arthur Rumsey/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

January 1857/Peter Cowell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

July 1867 /George Parker/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1867 /Charles Shalless/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1869/Chas Shalless/../../../Post Office Directory

July 1870/Charles Shalless/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1870/Charles Fisher/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1871/Eliza Moriarty/Licensed Victualler, Widow/32/Old Brompton, Kent/Census
1871/Mary A Moriarty/Daughter/7/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/Helen Moriarty/Daughter/4/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/Cornelius J Moriarty/Son/2/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/Charles Fisher/Manager, Licensed Victualler/31/Westminster/Census
1871/Elizabeth Howard/Barmaid/20/Pimlico/Census
1871/Fanny Rickson/General Servant/20/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Henri Soront/Boarder, Artist/35/France/Census
1871/John Savage/Boarder, Artist/35/Stourbridge, Worcestershire/Census
1871/Gilbert Eldridge/Boarder, Artist/54/America/Census
1871/Walter B Eldridge/Boarder, Artist/12/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census

January 1872/Charles Fisher/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

January 1872/Eliza Moriarty/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1873/Eliza Moriarty/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1874/John Reeves/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1874/J Reeves/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory

1875/Fritz Therrier/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1876/Joseph William Norton/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1877/Charles Alma Llewellyn/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1878/Owen Morey/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1879/Thomas Huckstep/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1880/William Miller/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1881/H E Godwin & G H Browse/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1881/George Newby/Public Servant (Inn Hotel)/41/Leeds, York/Census
1881/Elizabeth Fenshaw/Daughter/29/Islington, Middlesex/Census

1882/William Henry Nutter & Thomas Stormouth/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1884/Nutter & Stormouth/../../../Post Office Directory

Morning Advertiser. 07 January 1885 - Transfer of Licenses
Holborn - Coach and Horses, 81 High Holborn, Richard Allen Goold to Esther Lavey





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