A picture from the Denis Calow collection showns Upper Conduit Street, numbers 3-21, in1965. This would make the Prince Albert, the gable end showing on the far left.
Built circa 1843, and named named after Queen Victoria’s consort. The pub was also recorded as being on Upper Sparkenhoe Street (the adjoining street in 1845 when Thomas Broughton was the victualler, as well as being a carpenter and joiner).
In May 1855, whilst Broughton was in occupation, the Prince Albert together with its brew house was put up for auction. In September 1855, Broughton transferred the licence to John Fewkes. c1869 William Cooper was listed as licensee and owner, he died c1892 Emily Cooper took the licence, before it was transferred to John Kemp? the same year. Walter Whiteman ? a short time later -Florence Whiteman within a year.
Originally the Prince Albert was a home brew pub. James Eadie & Son Brewery purchased the pun c1895 Thomas Ellis became landlord, a decade later Elizabeth Ellis took over, James Chamberlain c1911, he passed away here. Ernest Ingram c1914 when he passed Ellen Ingram took over, after her Wiliiam King 1925, Frederick Lewin 1928, Albert Wells 1944 and George Sellers 1947. George Thomas Sellers was still here in the 1950s
Latterly owned by Bass. Barry Lount recalls: “I believe I used to deliver beer (as we delivered to all Bass pubs – as it was by then), in the late 1950s but can recall little of the area. It must have been towards the end of our day’s drops and couldn’t remember much at all by then“.
Due to its position the Prince Albert was the major pub of the area to host inquests during the nineteenth century.
The Prince Albert closed circa 1967. Above Conduit st Prince Albert far end.
