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Portobello Arms, 248 Kensal Road, North Kensington, London W10

Chelsea Pub history index

The house is closed between September and October 1940 because of enemy action, and then finally closed on the 28th April 1958

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Chelsea, London. The Chelsea , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

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

1851/William Williams/Licensed Victualler/37/Streatham, Surrey/Census ****
1851/Mary Williams/Wife/41/Birmingham/Census
1851/Harriet Jane Jags/Niece, Barmaid/13/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/Stephen Wild/Nephew, Visitor/13/Melverly, Shropshire/Census
1851/John Cater/Potman/25/Soham, Cambridgeshire/Census
1851/Ann Mason/Visitor, Dressmaker/52/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Eleanor Ward/House Servant/43/Limerick, Ireland/Census

July 1869/Joseph Francis Lewis/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era ****

July 1869/Charles Clark/Incoming Licensee/../../Era ****

1878/Charles William Bennett/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Alfred Hookham/Licensed Victualler/31/St Georges, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Martha Hookham/Wife/29/Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Hookham/Daughter/5/Newington, Surrey/Census
1881/Alfred Hookham/Son/3/Middlesex/Census
1881/Beatrice A Hookham/Daughter/2/Middlesex/Census
1881/Amy Hookham/Daughter/3 months/Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie De Mandpier/Barmaid/22/Guernsey, Channel Islands/Census
1881/William P Hayes/Barman/22/Lambeth/Census
1881/Eliza Fry/Servant, Widow/24/Pimlico/Census
1881/Charlotte C M H Brown/Nursemaid/13/Swindon/Census
1881/Edith Knott/Nursemaid/15/Middlesex/Census

[ Patentee of the imporoved money tills. - 1884 ]

1884/Alfred Hookham/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1896/Alfred Hookham/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Chas Gould/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1936 - 1937/Rance/../../../Freehold

1938/Green/../../../Freehold

1939/Barker/../../../Freehold

1940 - 1941/Mrs Avis/../../../Freehold

1938/Rd J Grange/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1942 - 1957/Bayles/../../../Freehold

1944/Jas George Bayles/../../../Post Office Directory ****

**** Provided By Kevan