The Living History of Britain’s Pubs

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.

Grosvenor Arms, 103 Page Street, St John, Westminster

At 11 Holywell Street before 1865. The eastern portion of Page Street was called Holywell Street until the 1860s. The 1858 entry from The Era gives the address as Grosvenor Street, suggesting the pub might have been on the corner of Grosvenor Street and Holywell Street, but there is no PH marked there on the 1869 OS map. *

Westminster St John index

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

1830/Mr Davis, Grosvenor Arms, Holywell street, Westminster makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association

1851/William Spires/../../../Kellys Directory

1856/William Spires/../../../Post Office Directory - 11 Holywell Street

25th May 1858 / License transfer from William Spires to Frederick Wateridge /../../../ The Era *

1861/Frederick Wateridge/Licensed Victualler/55/Lyndhurst, Hants/Census *
1861/Mary Ann Wateridge/Wife/40/Shrewsbury, Salop/Census
1861/Mary R Wateridge/Daughter/7/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frederick W Wateridge/Son/6/ Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alice Wateridge/Daughter/4/ Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1861/Lavinia Garnham/Barmaid/17/St Georges, London/Census
1861/Hannah Lage/General Servant/19/Kenninghall, Norfolk/Census
1861/John Brock/Pot Man/26/St Georges, London/Census
1861/Maria Senitt/Retired Servant/71/Barwick-in-Elmet, Yorks./Census
1861/Christina Senitt/Niece/69/Edinburgh, Scotland

10th May 1864 / License transfer from Frederick Wateridge (decd) to Mary Ann Wateridge /../../../ The Era *

9th May 1865 / License transfer from Mary Ann Wateridge to William Howard /../../../ The Era *

6th Nov 1866 / License transfer from William Howard (decd) to Mary Howard /../../../ The Era *

7th May 1867 / License transfer from Mary Howard to William Henry Lawrence /../../../ The Era *

5th Nov 1867 / License transfer from William Henry Lawrence to George Fisher /../../../ The Era *

1869/Geo Fisher/../../../Post Office Directory

3rd Aug 1869 / License transfer from George Fisher to Henry Denyer /../../../ The Era *

1881/Eliza Jane Ball/Licensed Victualler, Widow/41/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Martha Smith/Mother, Housekeeper, Widow/69/Devon/Census
1881/Alice Jane Ball/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Haydon Sq, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Fanny Ball/Daughter/7/Chiswick, Middlesex/Census

1882/Mrs Eliza Jane Ball/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Michael Tully/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Michael Tully/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Ernest Warren/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Ernest Warren/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Ernest Warren/Licensed Victualler/34/Manchester Square, London/Census **
1901/Margaret Warren/Wife, Assistant/36/Buckingham Palace Road, London/Census
1901/Henry Warren/Father, Barman/58/Chelsea, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Warren/Mother, Assistant/58/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1901/Lilian Warren/Sister, Assistant/18/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1901/Ernest Warren/Son/10/Battersea, London/Census
1901/Leonard Warren/Son/6/Westminster, London/Census
1901/Ted Paynter/Potman/26/Westminster, London/Census

Margaret Warren (maiden name Burtwell) dies in 1902 so Ernest re-marries an Ellen Maud Burtwell - this is Margaret's younger sister, also a Barman by trade!.  **

Ernest dies on 18th October 1907 at 103 Page Street leaving effects to the value of �430 to his widow. In 1910 his widow then re-marries a Frederick Holland and is no longer in the Pub trade in the 1911 census and the remainder of the Warren family have also moved on by the 1911 census. **

1910/Chas Wm Johns/../../../Post Office Directory **

1911/Charles Edwin Johns/Head, Assistant/51/Middlesex/Census
1911/Charles William Johns/Son, Licensed Victualler/26/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1911/Emily Sabina Johns/Daughter in Law/26/India/Census
1911/Irene Sabina Johns/Grand Daughter/7/Middlesex/Census
1911/Lillian Ivy Johns/Grand Daughter/5/London/Census
1911/Dorothy Violet Johns/Grand Daughter/1/London/Census
1911/Robert Alfred Davis/Barman/27/London/Census
1911/Ethel Chapman/Servant/20/London/Census

1915/Frederick Charles Louis/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Frederick C Louis/../../../Hughes Directory



* Provided By John Hills

** Provided By Ian Aitken-Kemp

 


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