Prince Albert, Chingford Road/Old Church Hill, Chingford

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.

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There have been at least four incarnations of this pub. The original pub was rebuilt in around 1890, the new building being the one shown in your first photo (of around 1905). It was rebuilt in around 1932, the replacement being the building shown in your second photograph (of around 1970). The whole site was then redeveloped in 1971, with the pub being reduced to a basement bar below new shops. My photograph shows the pub as it appears in April 2009: **

1862/John Taylor/../../../Kellys

1867/Executors of John Taylor/../../../Post Office

1869/Thomas Francis Harris/../../../Kellys **

1870/George Hart Pargiter/../../../Kellys

1871/George Hart Pargiter/../../../Post Office

Philemon was born Ellis Farm in High Easter 09/12/1832, son of Isaac and Elizabeth Lodge, one of eleven children. He must have had some form of education, which would be helpful to him in later life. he married Mary Scott of North Weald Bassett on 17/12/1859 in Bethnal Green. He had twelve children. In 1871 he was running a coffee shop in Worship Street Shoreditch. Between 1873 to 1886 he was a tennant at the Prince Albert Pub Chingford, between 1894 to 1897 he was running the Kings head Pub in Chingford. During this time he also had some grazing land in Chingford, from which he supplied fresh horses for the Post Coaches. In 1900 he became one of the first councillers for Chingford when it became a UDC, he retired from that in 1909. In 1901 he was running The White Lion Pub in Enfield. One of his daughters went on to run a sucessful Forge and Taxi service in North Chingford, they were one of the first taxi services to have motorised cabs after the First World War, loosing all their horses to the war effort. Philemon died 14/08/1920, he was buried in Chingford Mount Cemetery.

1874/Philemon Lodge/../../../Kellys

1876/Philemon Lodge/../../../Kellys*

1878/Philemon Lodge/../../../Kellys

1880/Philemon Lodge/../../../Kellys*

1881/Philemon Lodge/Licensed Victualler/48/High Easter, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Lodge/Wife/42/North Weald, Essex/Census
1881/William Lodge/Son, Ostler/20/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie E. Lodge/Daughter/18/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edith M. Lodge/Daughter/16/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert J. Lodge/Son, Carpenter/14/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick J. Lodge/Son/9/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Lodge/Son/7/Chingford, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred C. Lodge/Son/4/Chingford, Middlesex/Census
1881/Agnes S. Lodge/Daughter/2/Chingford, Middlesex/Census
1881/C. P. Lodge/Son/1d/Chingford, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Jolley/Monthly Nurse/62/Walthamstow, Essex/Census

1882/Philemon Lodge/../../../Kellys

1886/Philemon Lodge/../../../Kellys

I have just received the Will of Charles Thomas Clark, who died 1887 in Chingford. He was "a licensed victualler of Prince of Albert of Chingford, county of Essex, and also of Cowley Arms, Leytonstone Road, county of Essex". His widow was Annie Clark.

1890/Robert Parkinson/../../../Kellys

1894/Robert Parkinson/../../../Kellys

1895/Robert Parkinson/../../../Kellys

1898/Steer & Ives/../../../Kellys

1899/Steer & Ives/../../../Kellys

1902/Arthur William Steer/../../../Kellys

1906/John Beech/../../../Kellys

1908/John Beech/../../../Kellys

1910/John Beech/../../../Kellys

1912/John Beech/../../../Kellys

1914/John Beech/../../../Kellys

1917/Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Beech/../../../Kellys

1922/Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Beech/../../../Kellys

1925/Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Beech/../../../Kellys

* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

** Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Provided by Brian Lodge

Provided by Alice Puceck

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