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Existed from at least 1856. The address is given as 1 Woodfield Road West in 1861 and earlier, prior to street renaming. * Known as The Wicked Wolf at the time of closing, this pub is now in residential use and has the address of 8-10 Woodfield Road. Ex-Charringtons, a tiled fascia exists behind boards. **
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Prince Albert, 10 Woodfield Road, Harrow Road, Paddington W9
Prince Albert, 10 Woodfield Road, Harrow Road, Paddington W9 - in 1954
Prince Albert, 10 Woodfield Road, Paddington W9 - in 2011
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Residents at this address.
1856/Jonathan Southward/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1861/Margaret Southward/Beer retailer/47/South Wales/Census *
1861/Sarah Tenwick/Niece, Bar Maid/16/Bath, Somserset/Census
1861/Margaret S. Grey/Niece/7/South Wales/Census
1861/John Dean/Boarder (Widower), Gardener/70/Not Known/Census
September 1867/Frederick Cannon/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1867/George Gould Dyne/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
April 1871/Edward John Dyne/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1871/Charles Frederick Eldridge/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1872/Mary Aldridge/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1872/William Bliss/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1881/William Dougherty/Licensed Victualler/31/Worcester/Census
1881/Elizabeth F Dougherty/Wife/28/City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Flora F Dougherty/Daughter/3/Ilseworth, Middlesex/Census
1881/Gertrude Ede/Sister In Law, Lady/22/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth J Wright/Barmaid/19/Tring, Hertford/Census
1882/William Dougherty/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William Dougherty/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Dougherty/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Walter Martin/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Louis John Chenery/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Thomas Baker/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Henry James Brinsden/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Henry J Brinsden/../../../Hughes Directory
1923 - 1960/D Gardner/../../../Freehold
1938/Daniel Gardner/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/../../../../Post Office Directory
1961/A Bell/../../../Freehold
1971/../../../../Pub Directory
I was a Police Constable at Harrow Road Police Station from 1965 until 1976, and the Prince Albert was the first place we all went to after the shift ended. It is no exaggeration to say that I spent a huge amount of my off duty time in the Prince Albert.
The licensee was Alec Bell, a Scotsman. The Prince Albert was known locally as the "Dead End", I never discovered why it was called that. It was a nice little pub. It was used by coppers from Harrow Road nick, the back of which can be seen to the right of the picture.
It was also used by staff from the local postman's office, and by Doctors, nurses and whoever from what was then Paddington General Hospital, now gone like the pub and the police station. Local people used the pub as well. Everyone got on ok with everyone else. I would give a lot to go back to those days, with the nick, hospital and pub all back again. Good memories ***
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*** Provided By Barrie Tregonning
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