The name is variously given as the Original Old Hats (1826, 1878 and 1881 census), the Original Old Hat (1866), the Old Hats (1874), and Ye Olde Hatte (1907 and 1926). The address is also given as 128a Broadway. * Address formerly given as 262a Uxbridge Road. This pub is now renamed Flynn’s, after a period as the Walsingham Arms (2011). **
Ealing pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Middlesex.
The Old Hat in the Uxbridge Road
Kindly provided by Colleen
Old Hat, 128 Broadway, Ealing, W13 - in August 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1826/Sarah Barker/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1839/James Price/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1851/Thomas Dry/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Sophy Blundell/Sister, Housekeeper, Widow/39/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Day/Sister/36/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1851/Wiliam James/Servant/19/Clifton, Gloucestershire/Census
+ Visitors
May 1853/William Stephenson, the elder and William Stevenson, the younger/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
John Patton used to be the publican of the Old Hat. He took over in 1853 (Morning Advertiser 27 Sep 1853), which notes the transfer of licence. On the census of 1861 he was at the
Horse and Groom in St. Martin in the Fields. Prior to having the Old Hat, he
appears to have been the publican at the
Star
Public House in Blackman Street, in the Borough (Southwark?) from 1850. *
September 1853/William Stinson sen and William Stinson jun/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1853/John Patton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era *
1855/John Patton/../../../Post Office Directory **
1861/R H Bollin/Old Hat Public House/43/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1861/Caroline Grunson/Housekeeper, Widow/42/Long Sutton, Lincolnshire/Census
1861/William Grunson/Clerk/19/Long Sutton, Lincolnshire/Census
1861/Walter Bollin/Son, Coach painter/19/Northampton/Census
Morning Advertiser 28 October 1863
Original Old Hat, Uxbridge road, Ealing, Robert Henry Bollin to William Calley
1866/William Calley/../../../Post Office Directory *
May 1872/James Boom/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1872/Thomas Doman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1874/James Reynolds/../../../Post Office Directory *
1878/James William Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory *
1881/James William Ellis/Publican Employing 1 Man & 1 Boy/31/Welwyn,
Hertford/Census
1881/Mary Ann Ellis/Wife/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Ellis/Mother, Cook, Widow/65/Bendish, Hertford/Census
1881/Minnie Ellis/Niece/15/Welwyn, Hertford/Census
1881/Elizabeth Styles/Sister In Law, Barmaid/19/Enfield, Hertford/Census
1881/Samuel Arden/Visitor, Ironmongers Assistant/26/Chester, Cheshire/Census
1889/Harry Dew/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Ealing & Acton **
1890/Walter Jarvis/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1893/Walter Jarvis/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Ealing & Acton **
1896/Walter Jarvis/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1907/Frederick Gustavus Welch/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1914/Mrs Jane Barker/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1926/Mrs Jane Barker/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1933/William Thomas Booker/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1937/William Thomas Booker/../../../Kelly's Directory *
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