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Prince of Wales, 8 Kensington Church Street, Kensington W8

This pub was known as the Artichoke prior to 1842 and was rebuilt in its present form in 1874. At 10 Church Street, Kensington (east side) in 1869 before road renumbering **

Kensington pub index

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kensington, London. This includes a massive area of London, including Brompton, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, Kensal Town, parts of Fulham Road , Portobello Road etc. The Kensington Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Prince of Wales, Church Street, Kensington - in 1963

Prince of Wales, Church Street, Kensington - in 1963

Kindly provided by Alex Wilkinson

Prince of Wales, 8 Kensington Church Street, W8 - in January 2009

Prince of Wales, 8 Kensington Church Street, W8 - in January 2009

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1856/Wm Constable/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/John Warner/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1880/Isaac Tobias Withers/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/Isaac T Withers/Licensed Victualler/35/Radnage, Buckingham/Census ****
1881/Louisa Withers/Wife/35/Stratten Awdlly, Oxford/Census
1881/Florence Withers/Daughter/4/Liverpool/Census
1881/Frederick E Withers/Son/3/Liverpool/Census
1881/May Edith Withers/Daughter/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Isaac Withers/Son/1 month/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Julia King/Niece, Barmaid/22/Stokenchurch, Oxford/Census
1881/Kate Turner/Visitor, Milliner, Widow/31/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Priscilla Thompson/General Servant/27/Northampton/Census
1881/Jane Ball/Nurse/18/Stockenchurch, Oxford/Census
1881/Ruben Parker/Potman/21/Sudbury, Essex/Census

1882/Isaac T Withers/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Walter Burch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/George Girling Capon & Co/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/George Girling Capon & Co/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Joseph Wilberforce Tapsfield/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Mrs Jane Evans/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1912/Mrs Jane Evans/../../../Post Office Directory **

1915/George Evans/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Mrs R A Adams/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Mrs R A Adams/../../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan


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