DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Sort file:- Deptford, April, 2024.

Page Updated:- Friday, 26 April, 2024.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1649-

 King's Head

Closed 1971

199 Church Street

Deptford

King's Head token 1649King's Head token 1649

A 1/4d Traders Trading Token, bearing the letters NLD, At the "King's Head" has been found and dated 1649.
King's Head 1940

Above postcard circa 1940, suggested, but not confirmed that this is the "King's Head."

 

I am informed that the pub closed in 1971. This was a former Courage tied house.

 

Orr's Kentish Journal, 12 April 1862.

Inquests.

On Monday afternoon an inquest was held at the "King's Head," Church-street, Deptford before C. J. Carttar, Esq., on the body of a little girl, aged two years and three months, daughter of Mr. John Baker, 4, Peel-terrace, St. Nicholas, Deptford, who died suddenly on the 2nd ult. A verdict of "Died from natural causes" was returned.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

TREGGUNNO John 1826-40+

PIERPOINT Marion 1832+ Pigot's Directory 1832-34

GUGGETT/HUGGETT Joseph 1841-69+ (age 26 in 1841Census)

SALTER Richard Thomas 1881-95+ (widow age 48 in 1891Census)

BAILEY William jun 1899-1901+ (age 25 in 1901Census)

WEBSTER Richard 1910-21+ (age 51 in 1911Census)

LOWE George 1938+

WILDIG Thomas Jospeh 1944+

https://pubwiki.co.uk/KingsHead.shtml

 

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

CensusCensus

 

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