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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.

Fox & Hounds, Sewardstone Road, Sewardstone E4

Sewardstone pub history index

Fox & Hounds, Sewardstone, 1st September 1999

Fox & Hounds, Sewardstone, 1st September 1999

Taken by Ian Rose. His Essex Churches web pages are HERE

Residents at this address

1861/Edward Carter/Publican/27/Chingford, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Carter/Wife/30/Scotland/Census
1861/George Carter/Son/5/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Carter/Daughter/4/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Carter/Son/1/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Hubbard/House Servant/13/Chingford, Essex/Census

March 1865/Edward Carter/Late of the Fox & Hounds, charged 9 shillings with keeping a disorderly house/../../Herts Advertiser

1867/Charles Batt Franklin/../../../Post Office

1870/Benjamin Rickett/../../../Kelly's

1871/Benjamin Rickett/Licensed Victualler/46/Rainham, Essex/Census
1871/Philip Lugar/Nephew/34/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1871/Sarah Lugar/Niece/28/Rainham, Essex/Census
1871/George Craknell/Lodger, Ag Labourer/37/Henham, Essex/Census

April 1872/Benjamin Rickett/Surety of £50 in a court case/../../Chelmsford Chronicle

1874/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

October 1877/Charles Coventry/Fined 17 shillings 6 pence for deficient measures/../../Chelmsford Chronicle

1878/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1880/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's*

1881/Charles Coventry/Innkeeper/30/St. Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A. Coventry/Wife/34/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Coventry/Son/6/Sewardstone. Essex/Census
1881/James H. Coventry/Son/4/Sewardstone. Essex/Census
1881/Ada M. Coventry/Daughter/2/Sewardstone. Essex/Census
1881/Emily E. Drake/Domestic Servant/18/Hertford/Census

1882/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1885/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's*

1886/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1891/Charles Coventry/Inn Keeper/42/St Georges east, London/Census
1891/Mary A Coventry/Wife/44/Islington, London/Census
1891/Charles Coventry/Son/16/Waltham Holy Cross, Essex/Census
1891/James H Coventry/Son/14/Waltham Holy Cross, Essex/Census
1891/Ada M Coventry/Daughter/12/Waltham Holy Cross, Essex/Census
1891/Albert E Coventry/Son/9/Waltham Holy Cross, Essex/Census
1891/Walter J Coventry/Son/8/Waltham Holy Cross, Essex/Census
1891/James Cheely/Boarder, Stock Keeper/20/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
1891/William Cordell/Boarder, Haybinder/54/Waltham Holy Cross, Essex/Census
1891/Emma J Farmer/General Servant/20/Old Ford, London/Census

1894/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1895/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1898/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1899/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1901/Charles Coventry/Licensed Victualler/52/London/Census
1901/Mary A Coventry/Wife/55/Islington, London/Census
1901/Albert E Coventry/Son, Machine Hand Small Arms factory/19/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1901/Walter J Coventry/Son, Engineer Fitter/18/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1901/John Church/Barman/40/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1901/Minnie Arnold/Cook/14/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1901/Fanny Ward/General Servant/22/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1901/William Cordell/Boarder, Haybinder/66/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1901/William Bowyer/Boarder, Polisher Gunwork/53/Birmingham, Warwickshire/Census

1902/Charles Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1908/Walter John Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1911/Albert Edward Coventry/Licensed Victualler/29/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1911/Florence Coventry/Wife/33/Margaret Roothing, Essex/Census
1911/Edith Margaret Coventry/Daughter/1 year 9 months/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1911/Annie Kathleen Coventry/Daughter/8 months/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1911/Ada Louisa Ellis/General Servant/22/Canning Town, Essex/Census

1912/Albert Edward Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1917/Albert Edward Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1925/Albert Edward Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1930/Albert Edward Coventry/Fined 10 shillings for no rear lights on motor vehicle/../../Chelmsford Chronicle

1933/Albert Edward Coventry/../../../Kelly's

1937/Albert Edward Coventry/../../../Kelly's

My Father, Charles Johansen was the license for the Railway Tavern, Old Ford road from 1947 to the 17th March 1966; after this he was the licensee of the Fox & Hounds, Sewardstone Road, Chingford from 17th March 1966 to July 1987. He was a tenant for Watney Combe Reid.  ***

1983/../Fox & Hounds, Sewardstone Road E4, Watneys/../../East London PubDiretory

1991/../Fox & Hounds, Sewardstone Road E4, Grand Met - Watneys/../../East London Pub Diretory




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

*** Provided by Keith Johansen


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