Chris Pyrah records a beerhouse with the name Hero of Waterloo circa 1830.
The only record found as of writing was on February of 1835 – an incident of a policeman beaten up in Waterloo Street. When evidence was given PC Catnell known locally as the ‘Duke’ when escorting a drunk from near the Hero of Waterloo – he was set upon by two coachman who grappled him around the neck pulling him to the ground, some men in the coach stand opposite the Hero of Waterloo egged the two in with shouts of ‘Give it to the Duke’ and ‘Hammer his Graces nose’.
The magistrates on asking why the PC was called the Duke, PC Catnell replied of his resemblance to the Duke of Wellington, to which a magistrate remarked that the PC did have a nasal organ of a very large dimension. The two coachmen were duly fined.
The description of location of the beehouse opposite the coach stand is quite specific, if only we knew where the coach stand in Waterloo Street was.
The description of location of the beehouse opposite the coach stand is quite specific, if only we knew where the coach stand in Waterloo Street was.
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