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.
Limehouse index
Early address was at 10 Burn Street. * Closed by the Compensation Authority in 1908.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1833-34/William Rd Parsons, Devonshire Arms, Burner street,
Limehouse/../../Pigots Directory
1834/William Parsons / Victualler & Carman /../../records of Sun Fire Office
held at Guildhall Library **
1836/William Parsons / Victualler & Carman /../../records of Sun Fire Office
held at Guildhall Library **
August 1847/William Tomlin/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
August 1847/James Cantor/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
July 1849/Benjamin Cooper/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1849/Daniel Scully/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1849//Daniel Scully/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1849/John Matthews jun/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1862/Thomas Coombes/ Outgoing Licensee /../../Era
March 1862/Thomas James Parker/ Incoming Licensee /../../Era
May 1862/Thomas James Baker/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1862/Edward Greaves/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1863/William Bird (solicitor to the assignees of the late
tenant)/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1863/James Brown/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
17th March 1866/Elizabeth Wilkes/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
17th March 1866/George Amber/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1867/George Amber / Formerly Licensed Victualler, now Bankrupt and
Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 14 June 1867 **
September 1867/George Amber/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1867/John Grant/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/George Leftwich/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1869/George Leftwich/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1869/Robert Skirrow Danter/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
19th March 1870/Skirrow Danber/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
19th March 1870/James Clark/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
September 1870/James Clark/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/Joseph Waterer/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/Joseph Wakin/Licensed Victualler/40/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1871/Emma F Wakin/Wife/36/Cobham, Surrey/Census
1871/Joseph Wakin/Son, Porter/18/Cobham, Surrey/Census
1871/George H Wakin/Son/9/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1871/Mary A Wakin/Daughter/7/Clapham, Surrey/Census
May 1878/H G Penny, Licensed Victualler, Burn street, Limehouse, five
measures defective, fined 40s/../../Lloyds Weekly Newspaper
21st October 1876/Joseph Waterer/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
21st October 1876/Henry George Penny/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
August 1879/Henry G Penny/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1879/Robert Henry Bennett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1881/Henry Martin/Musician/29/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henrietta Martin/Wife/29/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Martin/Son/10/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fanny Martin/Son/8/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henrietta Martin/Daughter/6/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lilian Martin/Daughter/4/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Martin/Son/3/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maude Martin/Daughter/4 months/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1884/William Roffe/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James Stebbings / Licensed Victualler, deceased / Died 11 December 1884
/../../London Gazette, 27 February 1885 **
1884/Elizabeth Ann Stebbings / Widow /../../London Gazette, 27 February 1885
1886/Rose Jarvis / Public House Keeper�s Wife /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1895/William Chas Britton/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Charles Britton/../../../P.O. Directory **
London Evening Standard 12 June 1907 - List of premises to be considered by the Compensation Authority :
The Devonshire Arms, Dupont street, Limehouse, Full, Walter George Moffatt
Morning Post 29 January 1908
More Lost Licences. £323,342 awarded in six hours as compensation.
Licenses ordered for extinction under the Licensing Act, 1904 were:
Devonshire Arms, Dupont street, Limehouse £1484
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided by Stephen Harris