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This pub was established by 1697 and rebuilt in 1899. Following a gas explosion in 1977 it was again rebuilt, to the 1899 plans, in 1979. **
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Greyhound, Kensington Square, W8 is in circa 1898 and shows the earlier pub
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Greyhound, 1 Kensington Square, W8 the rebuilt pub circa 1900, with Landlord A.E. Threadkell
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Greyhound, 1 Kensington Square, W8 after the gas explosion on 10.4.1977 in which Michael Fleming; the relief manager and his wife were seriously injured.
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Greyhound, 1 Kensington Square, W8 - in December 2009
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Residents at this address.
In 1736, we have the Constitutional Lodge, at the Greyhound, Kensington Square, a Masonic Lodge
1806/Henry Speake / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1809/Henry Speake / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
James Lancefield (1780 – 1834) was born at Waltham, Kent in 1780 and probably learnt the licenced trade from his older brother John who ran the Old Kings Head in Oxford Street 1803. *
James married in 1809 at St Martin in the Fields to Christiana Shields who was born at Selby in Yorkshire in 1790.
Holden's directory of 1811 (probably compiled in 1810) shows him as an alehouse keeper at Kensington Square and this is the Greyhound pub.
From 1811 to 1813 he was licencee of the Pineapple at Hercules Buildings Lambeth
1815/William Chadland / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1826/William Evans/../../../London Directory
1830/Mr Oliver, Greyhound, Young street, Kensington square makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association
1843/Benjamin Hurren/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Benjamin Hurren/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Benjamin Hurren/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Mrs L Hurren/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Louisa Hurren/Licensed Victualler, Widow/64/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa Sigil/Daughter, Manageress/36/Hadleigh, Suffolk/Census
1871/Louisa J Sigil/Grand Daughter/12/Southampton/Census
1871/Ethel E Sigil/Grand Daughter/9/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen R Sigil/Grand Daughter/7/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ann Fisher/General Servant/17/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1871/James Heritage/Pot Man/17/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Seigal/Licensed Victualler, Widow/45/Suffolk/Census
1881/Louisa J Seigal/Daughter/22/Hampshire/Census
1881/Ashford H Seigal/Son/21/Middlesex/Census
1881/Ethel E Seigal/Daughter, Assistant/19/Middlesex/Census
1881/Ethel R Seigal/Daughter, Assistant/17/Middlesex/Census
1882/Thomas Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Smith & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/John Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Joel Davis/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/James O'Reilly/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/William George Tester/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/W C Tester/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Hy J Williams/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Hy J Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Jn Caulfield/../../../Post Office Directory
Kensington Post 20 December 1963 - We Wish you a Merry Christmas
Mr & Mrs L H Goss of the Greyhound, Kensington square W8
2017/../Greyhound (Kensington) 1 Kensington Square Kensington Greater London W8 5EP : Greene King/../../Pub Directory
* Provided By Rex Lancefield
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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