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Existed from at least 1827. At 4 Praed Street in 1869 and 1871 and earlier; renumbering happens by 1881, rebuilt in the early 20th century and recently closed (2008).
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Paddington, West London.
Grand Junction Arms, 28 Praed Street, London, W2 - in July 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Fantasia Grill, 28 Praed Street, London, W2 - in 2023
Kindly provided by Dain Jones
Residents at this address.
1827/William Archer, Grand Junction Arms, 1 Praed street/../../Pigot's Directory
Addenda 1827/John Lumley, Grand Junction Arms, 1 Praed street/../../Pigot's Directory
1832/John Woodyatt/../../../Robsons Directory
1839/John Rennison/../../../Pigots Directory
1842/E A Renninson/../../../Robsons Directory
1848/William Rennison/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/James Self/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1849/James Self/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1849/John Rogers/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/John Rogers/../../../Kellys Directory
Morning Advertiser 03 August 1853 - licence transfers
Grand Junction Arms, Praed street, John Rogers to James Miller Deller
1856/James S Deller/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1856/James Miller Deller/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
April 1856/Frederick Matthews/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
1864/John Gibbons/../../../Post Office Directory
February 1864/John Gibbons/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1864/Frederick Lock/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Thomas Frost/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Frost/Licensed Victualler/36/Devon/Census
1871/Maria Frost/Wife/26/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Walter Poole/Barman/25/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1871/Charles Patience/Domestic Servant/39/Bath/Census
1875/Thomas Frost/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Thomas Frost/Wine Merchant/40/Kentisbeam, Devon/Census
1881/Maria Frost/Wife/35/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane White/Niece/9/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles C Elgie/Widow/25/Newton, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Ann Bailey/General Servant/22/Berkshire/Census
1881/Richard Rogers/Barman/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter F Mann/Barman/17/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Thomas Frost/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas Frost/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Miss Mary Ann Longhurst/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Jane Hunt/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Jane Hunt/Licensed Victualler, Widow/59/Eastington, Gloucestershire/Census
1911/Fanny Annie Hunt/Daughter, Milliner/19/Paddington/Census
1911/Josephine Eleanor Walker/Daughter, Assistant/25/County Antrim, Ireland/Census
1911/Stanley Arthur Wells/Assistant/34/Madras, India/Census
1911/(Jones) Edward Flood/Assistant/35/Chelsea, London/Census
1911/Julia Elizabeth Jones/Assistant/35/Lingfield, Sussex/Census
1915/Mrs Janet Hunt/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1915 National Registration Act Forms :
Grand Junction Arms, 28 Praed Street – Alice Murray, aged 29 – single – barmaid +
1921/Thomas William Cutmore/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 28, Praed Street, Paddington
Herbert H Hewitt, Licensed Victualler, aged 41 years 3 months, and born in Islington, London, Employer
Mathilda Hewitt, Wife, aged 32 years 2 months, and born in Devonport, Devon
Herbert S Hewitt, Son, aged 8 years 5 months, and born in Chakrata, India
Dorothy Medlin, Domestic Servant, aged 19 years 8 months, and born in Falmouth, Cornwall
1932/Henry Herbert Hewitt/../../../Post Office Directory **
By 1939, Henry Herbert Hewitt is licensee at the Lord Raglan, 139 Southgate Road, Hackney
1938/William Rt Morrish/../../../Post Office Directory **
1944/Mrs Celia F Long/../../../Post Office Directory **
+ Provided By Jenny Edwards
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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