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.
The address is listed as 31 & 33 Collingwood Street (and also 19 Meymott Street) in the 1915 Directory. It is at 33 Collingwood Street by 1891, and then 31 & 33 Collingwood Street by 1899, following street renumbering. The street name is Green Walk in the Sun Fire Office insurance records, prior to street renaming. *
Southwark Christchurch index
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Southwark Christchurch, Surrey, London.
Eight Bells, 20 Collingwood Street, Southwark Christchurch, London - early 1900s
Residents at this address.
1802/Messrs Barclay & Co./victuallers/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/W Rogers, Eight Bells, Cross street, Blackfriars/../../Holdens Directory
1811/W Rogers, Eight Bells, Collingwood street, Blackfriars road/../../Holdens Directory
1822/William Rogers/Eight Bells, Collingwood street/../../Petty Sessions
1825/William Rogers/Eight Bells, Collingwood street/../../Petty Sessions
1826/William Rogers/Eight Bells, Collingwood street/../../Petty Sessions
1833-34/George Hollord, Eight Bells, Collingwood Street, Blackfriars
road/../../Pigots Directory
1839/George Hollord/../../../Pigots Directory
1851/William Day/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/William Day/Licensed Victualler/40/Norton, Somerset/Census
1851/Martha Day/Wife/39/Dockhead, Surrey/Census
1851/John Wm Day/Son/6/Middlesex/Census
1851/Martha Day/Daughter/9/Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Gibbs/Sister in Law/43/Dockhead, SurreyCensus
1851/Louisa Ratcliff/Servant/18/Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Sermon/Servant/22/Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Johnson/Servant/38/Nuneaton, Warwickshire/Census
1856/William Day/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Lawrence Smith/Tailor, The Eight Bells Public House/68/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census *
1861/George Smith/Son, Carpenter Journeyman/25/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Harry Smith/Son, Printer Journeyman/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1869/George Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
June 1870/George Thomas Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1870/John Burnman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Sarah Franklin/Servant Licensed Victualler/36/City London/Census
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1871/Henry Burman/Servant/21/Kennington Surrey/Census
1871/Mary Dumbarton/Servant/30/Barmaid/Suffolk/Census
1871/Edwin Benwell/Servant/21/Potman/Longford Gloucestershire/Census
November 1871/John Burnman/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1871/James Utting/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1881/William Robert Knight/Licensed Victualler/33/Islington/Census
1881/Sophia Ann Knight/Wife/25/Tooting/Census
1881/Robt Heard Harris/Barman/21/Barnstaple, Devon/Census
1881/Willm Henry Jurmor/Barman/20/Exeter/Census
1881/Will Walter Tuescliter/Barman/26/Bishop Stortford, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Knight/Domestic Servant/14/Clerkenwell/Census
1882/Robert William Knights/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Rob W Knights/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Chaplin/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Alfred Hine/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Chapman & Warren/../../../Post Office Directory
1903 - 1910/William Sumpton/33 Collingwood street/../../Electoral Register
There is a William Sumpton at the Virginia Plant, 82
Great Dover Street, Newington in the 1911 census
1910/Maurice Hackman/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1911 at 31 /33 Collingwood street, Christchurch, the Eight Bells
James Christopher Tetley, Licensed victualler, aged 34 and born in Chipstow Monmouth
Edith Tetley, Wife, Assisting in business, aged 30 and born in Croydon Surrey
Phyllis Muriel Tetley, Daughter, aged 4 and born in Croydon Surrey
Marjorie Eilleen Tetley, Daughter, aged 19 and born in Greenwich Kent
Albert Sidney Bumstead, Barman, aged 33 and born in Battersea London
Alice Ball, Housemaid, aged 17 and born in Camberwell London
1915/Daniel T. Birkbeck/../../../Post Office Directory *
Morning Advertiser. 06 February 1917
Eight Bells, Collingwood street, Christchurch, to A J Cope
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