Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
aka Grapes in 1891 & earlier ***
It was a Greene King public house in 2017 and March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.
Kensington pub index
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kensington, London.
Grapes Tavern, 207 Brompton Road, SW3 - in May 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1788/Richard Kennard, victualler, Bunch of Grapes, Brompton/../../Sun Fire Office insurance - Access to Archives
1804/Richard Kennard, victualler, Bunch of Grapes, Brompton road/../../Sun Fire Office insurance - Access to Archives
1807/Richard Kennard, victualler, the Grapes, Brompton/../../Sun Fire Office insurance - Access to Archives
Morning Advertiser 20 November 1809 - Licensed Victuallers Association
The following are additional subscribers since the last advertisement of one pound, one shilling, i.e. one guinea:
Mr Shephard, Grapes, Brompton
1826/Stephen Shephard, Grapes, 14 Brompton Grove/../../London Directory
1832/George Dickinson, victualler, the Grapes, Grove place, Brompton/../../Sun Fire Office insurance - Access to Archives
1832/John Loadman, Grapes, Brompton Lower grove/../../Robsons Directory
1842/James Walters, Grapes, Brompton Lower grove/../../Robsons Directory
1845/James Walters, Grapes, Brompton Lower grove/../../Post Office Directory
February 1852/James Walters/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1852/Charles Evans/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1862/William Edwin Connolly, Bunch of Grapes, 16 Brompton Lower grove/../../../Post Office Directory
1864/William Edwin Connolly, Bunch of Grapes, 207 Brompton road/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/William E Connolly/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William E Connolly/Publican/52/Southampton/Census
1871/Elizabeth Connolly/Wife/51/Wolverhampton/Census
1871/Joseph Connolly/Son, Secretary/25/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen Connolly/Daughter/29/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/Lucy Connolly/Daughter/20/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Connolly/Son/17/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1871/Laura Yates/Barmaid/28/Lechfield, Staffordshire/Census
1871/Mary Cremer/Barmaid/30/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Anderson/Housemaid/24/Shadwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Hackett/Cook/29/Waterford, Ireland/Census
1881/Nathaniel G Wakley/Licensed Victualler, Widow/45/Honiton, Devon/Census
1881/Alice A Wakley/Daughter/17/St Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Hermon Wakley/Son/10/St Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Archibald Wakley/Son/8/St Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Violet Wakley/Daughter/5/Peckham Rye, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter W Wakley/Son/2/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Wakley/Mother, Widow/74/Honiton, Devon/Census
1881/Ellen Shackel/Housekeeper/43/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Dring/Barmaid/29/Boston, Lincoln/Census
1881/Sarah S Stonton/Barmaid/25/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eleanor Hearden/Barmaid/27/Kilburn, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Homewood/Servant/16/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Annie Lederer/Cook, Widow/53/Bavarion, Germany/Census
1881/Ellen Hill/Housemaid/25/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1882/Joseph Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Butler Todd/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles B Todd/Licensed Victualler, Widow/31/Islington, London/Census
1891/Francis R Warry/Barman/26/Broadway, Somerset/Census
1891/Edward Fabian/Barman/22/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/Walter Pettit/Barman/25/Borough, Surrey/Census
1891/Edward Baker/Barman/20/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1891/William Barnard/Barman/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1891/Harriett Doyle/General Servant/39/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1891/Florence A Bairstow/General Servant/26/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1895/Charles Butler Todd/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Edmund Walter Mawbey/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Lapsley & Shotton/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Todd Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs D Witherick/../../../Post Office Directory
2017/../Bunch of Grapes, 207 Brompton Road, LONDON SW3 1LA /../../Pub Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris