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Sort file:- Deptford, March, 2025.

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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 token 1649

Above showing similar token also date 1649.
King;s Head token 1649

And another similar.
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+

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

CensusCensus

 

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