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.
Greenwich Index
The address in the 1851 census for Mary Ann Fry is at Bexley place, which is clearly a private address.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Greenwich, London.
Two Brewers, Greenwich Church Street. Circa 1930
Kindly provided by Vincent O'loughlin
Residents at this address.
1805/William Fry, the Two Brewers, Church street, Greenwich/../../Holdens Directory
1811/William Fry/../../../Holden's Directory *
1823-24/W Fry, Two Brewers, Church street/../../Pigots Directory
1825/Mr Fry/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association records
1826/William Fry/../../../Pigots Directory
1832 - 34/William Fry, Two Brewers, Church street/../../Pigots Directory
1836/John and Thomas Fry, Two Brewers, Church street/../../Pigot's Directory
1840/John Fry/../../../Pigots Directory
1851/Mary Ann Fry/Victualler, Widow/43/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1851/Walter Fry/Son/15/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1851/Hannah e Joiner/House Servant/21/Rochford, Essex/Census
1851/John Glandfield/House Keeper/43/London/Census *
1851/Dennis Chandler/Barman/29/Walsham, Suffolk/Census
1851/Sarah Hawks/Servant/34/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1852/Mrs M A Fry, Two Brewers, Church street, Greenwich/../../Archdeacons Directory
May 1852/Mary Ann Fry/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1852/Dennis Chandler/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1855/D. Chandler/../../../Post Office Directory *
1858/Dennis Chandler/../../../Melvilles Directory
1861/Denis Chantler/Licensed Victualler/39/Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk/Census *
1861/Ann Glanfield/House Keeper/50/St Martins, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Willmott/Servant/20/Kent Road, Surrey/Census
Orrs Kentish Journal- 18 May 1861
Two Brewers, Church Street, Dennis Chantler
1862/D Chandler/../../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Two Brewers, Church Street, Thomas Henry Carman
1867/J Dawson/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1869/John Cornelius Dowsett/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
July 1869/Frederick Cole/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1871/Frederick Cole/Licensed Victualler/47/Wimborne, Dorset/Census
1871/Elizabeth Cole/Wife/34/Wimborne, Dorset/Census
1871/James F Cole/Son/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Francis E Cole/Son/5/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/William A Cole/Son/4/Newington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane A Watson/Visitor/28/Blackfriars, Middlesex/Census
The Era 17 March 1872 reports the transfer of the Two Brewers, from Frederick Cole to John Gordon
1874/John Gordon/../../../Post Office Directory
February 1878/Charles Kreckeler/Outgoing Licensee/../../Kentish Mercury
February 1878/Charles Cockbill/Incoming Licensee/../../Kentish Mercury
1881/Luke Purchase/Publican/23/Truro, Cornwall/Census *
1881/Sarah Purchase/Wife/30/St Pauls, Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Hannah Purchase/Daughter/3 months/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Henrietta Foley/Niece/16/Deptford, Kent/Census
Kentish Independent 12 November 1881 - Transfer of Licences :
Two Brewers to William Walton, under the 14th section
1882/Edward Walton/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Lewis H Barber/Publican/24/Mettingham, Kent/Census
1891/Emily E M Barber/Wife/23/Blackfriars, London/Census
1891/Herbert Philips/Potman/20/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1891/Mary Merryman/General Servant/23/Ireland/Census
1891/Harry Barber/Son/8 months/Bermondsey, London/Census
1896/Lewis Barber/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Richard Silk/../../../Post Office Directory
1904/Richard Silk/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Richard Silk/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Richard Silk/../../../Post Office Directory *
1908/Richard H G Silk/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/John Shattock/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/John Shattock/../../../Post Office Directory *
1919/Jas Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan