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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.

Blue Anchor, 61 Russell Street, Southwark St John Horsleydown, London

Southwark St John index

At Great Russell Street in 1825 and 1833. Just to make things confusing, this Blue Anchor is often referred to as being in Bermondsey; where there is another Blue anchor!  The address is 97 Tanner Street by 1884, following street renaming. *

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Southwark St John Horsleydown, Surrey, London.

Residents at this address.

1789/Charles Urlwin/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1792/Charles Urwin/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1793/Charles Urwin/victualler [Five Foot Lane]/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1809/Mr Urlwin/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1811/C Irvin, Blue Anchor, Russell street, Bermondsey/../../Holdens Directory

1822/William Long/../../../Victuallers Recognizance

1823/William Long/Blue Anchor, Great Russell street/../../Victuallers Recognizance

1825/William Long/../../../Victuallers Recognizance

1826/William Long/../../../Victuallers Recognizance

1830/Mr Long, Blue Anchor, Russell street, Bermondsey/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1831/William Long, Blue Anchor, Russell street, St Johns, in addition to 2 guineas, 1 guinea/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1833-34/William Long/../../../Pigots Directory

1839/John Wilkins/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1841/John Wilkins/../../../Post Office Directory *

1851/James Ryan/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/James Ryan/Licensed Victualler/48/Tipperary, Ireland/Census
1851/Catherine Ryan/Wife/43/Carlow, Ireland/Census
1851/Margaret Horns/Servant/20/Limerick, Ireland/Census
1851/James Forget/Barman/11/Kings County, Ireland/Census
1851/Rachael Forget/Visitor, Servant/36/Kings County, Ireland/Census
1851/George Diggins/Visitor, Labourer/26/England/Census
1851/George Clements/Visitor, Currier Nurseryman/54/England/Census

1856/William Morgan/../../../Post Office Directory 

1869/D Reynolds/../../../Post Office Directory 

February 1870/Daniel Reynolds/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

February 1870/Charles Shea/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1874/J Abbott/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory

1881/George S Watson/Licensed Victualler/38/Heckfield, Hampshire/Census
1881/Mary A Watson/Wife/28/Blackfriars, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A Watson/Daughter/6/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1881/Letitia Watson/Housemaid/31/Heckfield, Hampshire/Census

1882/George Smith Watson/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/George S Watson/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/James White/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *

1899/William Brown/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/George Mark Maleed/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/George Mark Maleed/Publican/36/Bermondsey/Census
1911/Emily Maleed/Wife/34/../Census
1911/George Edward Maleed/Son/5/Wandsworth/Census
1911/Arthur Cordery/Barman/31/Bermondsey/Census

Southwark and Bermondsey Recorder and South London Gazette. 26 January 1912
Transfer of Licences
Blue Anchor, 97 Tanner street, George M Mabed to James Arthur Bonnor

1915/James Arthur Bonnor/../../../Post Office Directory *

1921/Percy Miller/../../../Post Office Directory

1923/Thomas Frederick Chenery/Blue Anchor/../../Electoral Register

1938/Thomas Frederick Chenery/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/../../../../Post Office Directory

* Provided By Ewan


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