New Red Lion, 181 Harrow Road, Paddington W2

Paddington pub history index

A pub called the Red Lion has existed in this vicinity since at least 1730. The earlier address is at Blomfield crescent, Harrow road. A Courage pub, this was situated on the south side of Harrow Road at the east junction with Westbourne Bridge. It was standing by 1962 but was presumably demolished as part of the A40 (M) Westway road project which opened on 12th October 1967. The annotated photo shows the broad location and massing of the pub looking east towards Westbourne Bridge. ***

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Paddington, West London.

New Red Lion, Harrow road & Westbourne bridge, Paddington - circa 1900

New Red Lion, Harrow road & Westbourne bridge, Paddington - circa 1900

Kindly provided By Vincent O'Loughlin

New Red Lion, Harrow Road W2 - circa 1960?

New Red Lion, Harrow Road W2 - circa 1960?

Kindly provided by Julian Harris

Site of the New Red Lion, Harrow Road - 30th October 2014

Site of the New Red Lion, Harrow Road - 30th October 2014

Kindly provided by Tris

Residents at this address.

1808/_ Townsend, Red Lion, Westbourne green, Paddington/../../Holdens Directory

1856, John Snelling, New Red Lion, Harrow road/../../Post Office Directory

London Evening Standard 10 January 1867 - Marylebone County Court
Flowers v Windham - Mrs Windham and the Law of Coverture.
The action was brought by Mr Henry William Flowers, proprietor of the Red Lion Tavern, Harrow road, to recover from Mrs Agnes Windham, of 3A Westbourne terrace, Paddington, the sum of 20 pounds 14 shillings, the balance of an account delivered.
One Curious item in the bill was 7 pounds and 8 shillings for 587 pints of ale supplied to 587 men employed at the Great Western Railway Terminus, at Paddington, on the day Mrs Windham gave birth to a son and heir, and this was done at the express order of Mrs Windham, given some days previously. Another item was for a large quantity of stout, supplied at defendants request at the birth of the baby alluded to.
It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff supplied defendant with wines, spirits, and beer to the amount of 80 poubds, and since then she had paid him nearly 60 pounds.
The defence was a plea of coverture, which was put in, and it stated that defendant was married to Mr Windham in 1859, and that Mr Windham died in February 1866.
Mr Scaife urged the fact that in 1864 defendant was separated from her husband.
Mr Lewis called Miss Rogers (defendants sister) and other evidence, whose testimony went to show that in 1864 Mr Windham occasionally visited his wife, and that he had borrowed money from the plaintiff the same year. His Honour said that he thought there was sufficient assets from Mr Windhams estate to pay all creditors; at all events, he thought the plea must prevail.

Red Lion Hotel, Blomfield crescent :
1881/William Hy Underhill/Licensed Victualler/41/Cullompton, Devon/Census
1881/Annie Underhill/Wife/39/Cullompton, Devon/Census
1881/Eliza L Cook/Mother/64/Clyst St Mary, Devon/Census
1881/Alice Ratley/Barmaid/19/Surrey/Census
1881/Mary E Charman/Barmaid/20/Brighton/Census
1881/Mary Hartington/Cook/46/Birmingham/Census
1881/Emma M Grimes/Housemaid/22/Branton, Norfolk/Census

1884, Red Lion, Robert J Elms, I Bloomfield crescent, Harrow road W/../../Post Office Directory

John Thomas Shapcott is a barman at the George, 25 Old Bailey in the 1881 census, when his uncle, Theophilus Shapcott, is the licensee.

1888/John Thomas Shapcott, Red Lion, Blomfield crescent, Paddington North/../../Electoral register
1888/Theophilus Shapcott, Red Lion, Blomfield crescent, Paddington North/../../Electoral register

1890/John Thomas Shapcott, 181 Harrow Road, Paddington North/../../Electoral register

1891/John Thomas Shapcott/Licensed victualler/32/Exeter, Devon/Census
1891/Louisa Shapcott/Wife/38/Marylebone, London/Census
1891/Constance Wise/Barmaid/22/Hammersmith, London/Census
1891/Augustus Wightman/Potman/39/Camberwell, London/Census
1891/Sarah Wightman/Cook/30/Isle of Wight, Newport/Census

1899/John Thomas Shapcott/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Wm Ecclestone/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/W F Cast/../../../Post Office Directory

Marylebone Mercury 25 April 1925 - Paddington Liquor Licences transferred
Red Lion, Harrow road, Walter Frederick Cast to Halford Ernest Purser

1938/Sam Jaffa/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Sam Jaffa/../../../Post Office Directory

1945/Thomas J Swain, 181 Harrow Road W2/../../Electoral register
1945/Emily Swain, 181 Harrow Road W2/../../Electoral register
1945/Arthur E Stimpson, 181 Harrow Road W2/../../Electoral register
1945/Barbara J Stimpson, 181 Harrow Road W2/../../Electoral register
[Arthur E Stimpson is at the Elephant & Castle, 464 Harrow road in the 1939 electoral register]

The Red Lion was run by my Uncle Tom Swain during the war years and up to the early fifties he then went onto the Half Moon in Herne Hill which may still be there. *

1946 - 1950/Thomas J Swain, New Red Lion, 181 Harrow Road W2/../../BT Telephone Directory [PAddngtn 9772]

1950/Thomas J Swain, 181 Harrow Road W2/../../Electoral register
1950/Emily Swain, 181 Harrow Road W2/../../Electoral register



* Provided By Julian Harris

*** Provided By Tris

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