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.
Marylebone index
At 134 Edgware Road in 1862 and earlier
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Green Man, 308 Edgware Road, W2 - E Simmonds, Wine and Spirit Merchant
The postcard is addressed to Miss M Hatfield, The Dolphin, Tonbridge Street, Kings Cross - this may help date the picture
Kindly provided by Jan
Green Man, 308 Edgware Road, W2 - in April 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1825/Mr P Outen, Green Man, Edgware road/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
My 3x great grandfather Richard Lowe was the licensee at the time of his death in 1851. Buried 30th May 1851 aged 84. He was a widow when he married Sarah Strutton in 1813. ***
1832/Richard Lowe/../../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Richard Low/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Richard Lowe/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/Richard Lowe/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Richard Lowe/Licensed Victualler/84/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/Sarah Lowe/Wife/56/City/Census
1851/Sarah Lowe/Daughter/32/City/Census
1851/Emily Lowe/Daughter/29/City/Census
1851/Frederick Lowe/Son/21/City/Census
1851/William Maddox/Barman/36/Tickhill, Yorkshire/Census
1851/William Spencer/Barman/20/Epping, Essex/Census
1851/Rd Stanton/Potman/16/Lambeth/Census
1851/Phoebe Langridge/House Servant/29/Lewes, Sussex/Census
July 1851/Richard Lowe, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1851/Sarah Lowe, his widow/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
Samuel Richardson is the Licensed Victualler at the
Portman Arms, Edgware road in the
1861 census, at the Devonshire
Castle by 1867 and at the Skiddaw
Hotel by the 1871 census.
11th April 1855/Burial of Joseph Richardson, 134 Edgware road
May 1859/Samuel Richardson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1859/Joseph Richardson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1862/Jos Richardson/LV Association, Governor/../../Era
24th January 1867/Elizabeth Richardson formerly of the Green Man Public
House 134 Edgware road but late of the Portman Arms, Edgware road in the
County of Middlesex Widow deceased who died 18 November 1866 at the Portman
Arms aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Joseph
Richardson of the Portman Arms aforesaid Licensed Victualler and Samuel
Richardson of the Devonshire Castle Harrow road in the County aforesaid
Gentleman the Sons two of the Executors. Effects under £4000
1869/Henry Hancock/../../../Post Office Directory
1880/James Hillier/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/James Hillier/Licensed Victualler/37/Theale, Berkshire/Census
1881/Rachel Hillier/Wife/39/Ely, Cambridge/Census
1881/Henry Goodhew/Barman/15/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Chas Pratt/Barman/22/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1881/Thomas Middleton/Barman/28/Camden Town, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Skinner/Barman/18/Lympstone, Devon/Census
1881/Elizabeth Lightfoot/Servant/28/Redruth, Cornwall/Census
1882/James Hillier/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James Hillier/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/James Hillier/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Benjamin Alipore Griffin/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Ernest Simmonds/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Ernest Simmonds/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Ernest Simmonds/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Ernest Simmonds/Licensed Victualler/47/Sutton, Surrey/Census
1911/Maria Simmonds/Wife/44/Portsmouth/Census
1911/Blanche Simmonds/Daughter/18/Highgate/Census
1911/Marie Simmonds/Daughter/17/Clerkenwell/Census
1911/Doris Simmonds/Daughter/7/Marylebone/Census
1911/Ida Noreen Simmonds/Daughter/5 months/Marylebone/Census
1911/Louie Brown/Servant/24/Battersea/Census
1911/Ellen Hilda Edwards/Servant/24/Old Southgate/Census
1911/Georgina Miles/Servant/19/Little Hadham, Essex/Census
1921/Ernest Simmonds/../../../Hughes Directory
My mum and dad, Evelyn Edith and Edwin Roland Roberts managed three pubs in London between 1930 and 1940.
Dad was at the King Lud, Ludgate Circus in 1936, when he met and married my mum. *
He was at the Three Jolly Gardeners in Hammersmith at the start of the war and left there to train as an engineer in 1940 or 1941. At some time he also managed the Green Man, Edgware Road. *
1934/Couchmans Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Couchmans Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Couchmans Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Edwin Roberts
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Jeremy White