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.
Kensington pub index
This pub was open until at least the late 1980s but has since been converted to office use. This pub's address is at 12 Addison Avenue by 1944. *
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kensington, London.
Norland Arms, 12 Addison Avenue, W11 - in May 2011
Kindly provided by Tris
Residents at this address
1843/George Marshall/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Fk & Ed Balcombe/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Fk Ed Balcombe/../../../Kellys Directory
October 1854/Thomas Wood/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1854/William Sinclair/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/William Cook/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Thomas Reeves Keatley/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas R Keatley/Licensed Victualler/52/Chipstead, Surrey/Census
1871/Louisa Keatley/Wife/52/Balcombe, Sussex/Census
1871/Charlotte E Keatley/Daughter/26/Streatham, Surrey/Census
1871/Louisa Keatley/Daughter/19/Streatham, Surrey/Census
1871/Mary A Lynn/Sister in Law, Widow/60/Balcombe, Sussex/Census
1871/Sarak K Gayner/Niece, Milliner/37/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charles Trowell/Grandson/3/Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Finn/General Servant/21/Middlesex/Census
1881/David McLachlan/Licensed Victualler/52/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane McLachlan/Wife/48/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/George McLachlan/Son, Assistant/29/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria McLachlan/Daughter in Law/29/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate McLachlan/Daughter/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret Davis/Niece/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Knight/Grandmother, Widow/72/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Helen Crane/General Servant/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/David McLachlan/../../../Post Office Directory
George Absell is at the Britannia I St Ann's Place, Limehouse 1864 -
1868; the Blue Anchor, Bell Court, 164 Fenchurch Street, City 1868 - 1870;
the Crooked Billet, 43 King David Lane, Shadwell 1870 - 1873, and again
1882 -1887 (taken over by Florence Absell (? daughter); the
Greyhound , 32
Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green 1880 - 1884; the
Dreghorn Castle, 157 Queen's
Crescent, Haverstock Hill, St Pancras 1880 - 1882 ; and the
Hope, 4 Kenton
Street, Brunswick Square, St Pancras 1883 - 1885. Helping to run the
Norland
Arms, 1 Addison Road North, Uxbridge Road, Notting Hill, Kensington, with
his son, George E Absell, the landlord.
West London Observer. 07 January 1888.
Kensington Petty Sessions
The Norland Arms, Kensington, David Thomas McLachlan to George Edmund Absell
1891/George Absell/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George John Copley/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/George John Copley/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Charlotte Shuter/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Alfred Ernest Batchelor/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Lionel Thos Salmon & Gilbert Marsh Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
1971/../Norland Arms/../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris