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The street numbering in Praed street is limited to number 154 until at least 1864, when this is a beer house at 154 Praed street. At 153 Praed Street in 1869 and 1871 when it begins to be named as a licensed public house. Now in commercial use. *
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Paddington, West London.
Westminster Arms, 10 Praed Street, Paddington W2
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1854/Henry Thould, beer retailer, 154 Praed street/../../Post Office Directory
Morning Post - 4th September 1854 : Mrs Harriet Thould, landlady of the
Westminster Arms, Praed street, Paddington, was summoned for selling beer on
a Sunday before one o'clock. Brown, 29 Division, and Clears 99 Division,
watched the house, and then entered and purchased a pint of ale at 4d. Nine
men at the bar were served with 6 pots of ale at 6d per pot, and two pots of
beer at 4d a pot. After leaving, they saw eighteen more men admitted.
Fined 40 shillings, and costs. **
1856/Mrs H Thould, beer retailer, 154 Praed street/../../Post Office Directory
1860/George Basing, beer retailer, 154 Praed street/../../Post Office Directory
1864/George Basing, beer retailer, 154 Praed street/../../Post Office Directory
1869/Charles Daniel Tennant, Westminster Arms, 153 Praed street/../../Post Office Directory
October 1869/Charles Daniel Tennant, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1869/Mary Ann Tennant, executrix of Charles Daniel Tennant, late
occupier/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Alfred Chipperfield, Westminster Arms, 153 Praed street/../../Post Office Directory
1875/Alfred Chipperfield, Westminster Arms, 153 Praed street/../../Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas B Turnham/Manager Of Public House/32/Whitechapel,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Turnham/Wife/30/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Laura E Turnham/Daughter/1/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Benjamin Turnham/Brother, Barman/30/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1881/James Andrews/Barman/23/Aldershot, Kent/Census
1881/Emma Capel/Nurse, Domestic Servant/18/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rachel Atle/Domestic Servant, Cook/49/Newport, Essex/Census
1882/John Turnham/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Braithwaite Turnham/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Jack Berger/../../../Post Office Directory
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