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.
Strand index
This is a couple of doors from the Windsor court intersection in the 1852 directory
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
28 March 1798/Insured: Francis Rogers, The Coach and Horses, near the new church in the Strand, victuallers/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives
1819/Mr Faulkner, Coach and Horses, Strand/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1822/Mr Faulkner, Coach and Horses, Strand/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1825/Mr John Faulkner/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/Coach & Horses, John Faulkner, 324 Strand/../../Pigots Directory
7 May 1834/Insured: John Faulkner, 323 and 324 Strand, victualler and spirit dealer, and William Little - Other property or occupiers: 325 Strand (John Faulkner; Collins)/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives
1836/Coach & Horses, John Faulkner, 324 Strand/../../Pigots Directory
1839/James Heaven/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Thomas Bushell/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/Thomas Bushell/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Thomas Bushell/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Thomas Bushell/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Thomas Bushell/Victualler/49/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1851/Jane Bushell/Wife/41/Minories, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane C Bushell/Daughter/23/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Nightingale/Barmaid/34/St George Hanover square, Middlesex/Census
1851/Louisa Morgan/Barmaid/31/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Howlett/General Servant/20/Thame, Oxfordshire/Census
1851/James Walker/Waiter/24/Somers Town, Middlesex/Census
1851/Georghe Watson/Potman/20/Homerton, Middlesex/Census
1856/William Hubble/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1861/William Hubble/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1861/Walter Luke Scott/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
March 1864/Elizabeth Scott/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1864/Edward Lea Knapp/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Chas Parfitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/R Cleghorn/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
1881/Edwin Barber/Licensed Victualler/49/Tring, Hertford/Census
1881/Eliza Barber/Wife/50/Tring, Hertford/Census
1881/Sarah Beaumont/Daughter, Housekeeper/25/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Barber/Daughter, Dressmaker/22/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Barber/Daughter, Dressmaker/21/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Barber/Daughter, Barmaid/17/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amelia Barber/Daughter, Barmaid/15/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edwin Beaumont/Grandson/3/Harrow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Priscilla Weeks/Barmaid/29/../Census
1881/Henry Rolfe/Potman/31/../Census
1881/Eliza White/Cook/38/../Census
1881/Isabella Allert/Housemaid/25/../Census
1881/James G Magna/Gentleman/31/Belfast/Census
1882/E Barber/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Beaumont/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frank Day/../../../Post Office Directory