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.

Orange Tree, 45 Kew Road, Richmond TW9 2NQ

The Orange Tree, 14 Kew road in the 1871 census.

Richmond pub history index

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Surrey.

Orange Tree, 45 Kew Road, Richmond - in January 2010

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address.

1797/Richard Price / Lodger, Labourer /../../Surrey Quarter Sessions records held at the Surrey History Centre **

1822/William Clarke/../../../Petty Sessions

1825/William Clarke/../../../Petty Sessions

1826/William Clark/../../../London Directory

1839/Samuel Bradley/Orange Tree, Kew road/../../Pigots Directory

1851/Thomas French, Orange Tree, Kew horse road/../../Post Office Directory

1851/Thomas French/Licensed Victualler/34/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Elizabeth French/Wife/33/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1851/Alfred Stephens/Son in Law/11/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary Ann Stephens/Daughter in Law/9/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1851/Elizabeth French/Daughter in Law/3/Fulham, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Southin/Servant/20/Chertsey, Surrey/Census

1855/Thomas French/Orange Tree, Kew horse road/../../Post Office Directory **

1859/Thomas French / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1859/Mary Ann Adams / Daughter /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1859/Isaac Adams / Son-in-Law /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1867/T French/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Thomas French/Licensed Victualler/55/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1871/Mary A French//wife/35/Bampton, Oxfordshire/Census
1871/Emma French/Daughter/17/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1871/Catherine Hill/Servant/17/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1871/Charles Rouse/Potman/19/Southall, Middlesex/Census

1878/William Hillier/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/William Hillier/Licenced Victualler/49/Kew, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hillier/Wife/59/Devon/Census
1881/William C Hillier/Son, Assistant/24/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Ada T Hillier/Daughter/15/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Caroline Charles/Nieve/34/Devon/Census
1881/Elizabeth Naylor/Visitor/17/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lancelot Ham/Potman/21/Pamber, Hampshire/Census

1891/William Hillier/../../../Kellys Directory

1891/William J Hillier/Licensed Victualler/34/Bermondsey/Census
1891/Annie E Hillier/Wife/27/Shepherds Bush, Middlesex/Census
1891/Violet G Hillier/Daughter/6 months/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1891/Emily Alderton/Barmaid//22/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1891/Thirza Hewlett/Barmaid/19/Richmond, Surrey/Census

1896/William Charles Hillier/../../../Kellys Directory

William Charles Hillier is a victualler in Durleigh, near Bridgwater, Somerset in 1911.

1913/William Charles Hillier/../../../Kellys Directory

1918/William Charles Hillier/../../../Kellys Directory

1925/Charles Newman / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 6 October 1925 **

Victor Thomas Turner had the telephone number during the 1930s up until 1939 as "The Cock" in High Street Sutton.
So I think he may have been the manager in the 1930s before William Herbert Size, as Victor went on after that to manage the Alperton Park Hotel in Wembley area in the 1950s. By 1959 he and his wife, Rebecca had moved to manage The Orange Tree Hotel at 45 Kew Road, Richmond and he eventually died there in 1968. *

1937/William Hynes, Orange Tree, 45 Kew road, Richmond/../../Kelly’s Directory

2018, The Orange Tree, 45 Kew Road, Richmond TW9 2NQ


* Provided By Juliet Gayton

** Provided By Stephen Harris