Ridgewell pub history index
Built in the 15th century. The King's Head, Chapel road, is a grade II listed building by Historical England. It is now a private residence.
King's Head, Ridgewell, 15th October 2000
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Samuel Turner, at the Kings Head, Ridgewell.
The licensee in 1784 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Cock, at the Kings Head, Ridgewell.
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph French Cock, at the Kings Head, Ridgewell.
1845/Mrs. Susannah Turner/../../../Post Office
1848/Henry Battram/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Henry Battram/../../../Post Office
1851/Henry Battram/publican/53/Billingford, Norfolk/Census **
1851/Dina Battram/wife/60/Mundham, Norfolk/Census
1851/Phoebe Fairhead/niece, barmaid/30/Mundham, Norfolk/Census
1855/H. Slade/../../../Kelly's*
1862/Foyster Howlett/../../../Kelly's
1867/Mrs. Sarah Bullock/../../../Post Office
1870/Josiah Pettitt/../../../Kelly's
1871/Josiah Pettitt/../../../Post Office
1874/Thomas William Smith/../../../Kelly's
1878/George Smyth/../../../Kelly's
1881/George Smyth/Licensed Victualler/32/Ashen, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Smyth/Wife/30/Belchamp Walter/Census
1881/George F. Smyth/Son/5/Ridgwell, Essex/Census
1881/Anne F. Smyth/Daughter/2/Ridgwell, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Winch/General Servant/14/Ridgwell, Essex/Census
1881/Kate Lawrence/Visitor/13/Little Yeldham, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Lawrence/Visitor/8/Little Yeldham, Essex/Census
1882/George Smyth/../../../Kelly's
1886/George Smyth/../../../Kelly's
1894/John Henry Laver/../../../Kelly's
1895/John Henry Laver/../../../Kelly's
1898/Frank Viney/../../../Kelly's
1899/Frank Viney/../../../Kelly's
1902/William Pearl/../../../Kelly's
1906/Sidney Walter Herbert/../../../Kelly's
1908/Louis Frederic Atkins/../../../Kelly's
1910/Louis Frederic Atkins/../../../Kelly's
1912/Louis Frederic Atkins/../../../Kelly's
1914/Thomas James Steed/../../../Kelly's
1917/Thomas James Steed/Plumber/../../Kelly's
In 1921 at the Kings Head Inn, Ridgewell, Essex
Thomas James Steed, Publican Plumber & Decorator aged 44 years 11 months and born in Ridgewell, Essex
Lillian Annie Steed, Wife aged 43 years 1 month and born in Yeldham, Essex
Frederick James Steed, Son, Assisting Father in Plumbing & Decoratoring aged 16 years 7 months Birdbrook, Essex
Charles Thomas Steed, Son aged 9 years 10 months and born in Birdbrook, Essex
1922/Thomas James Steed/Plumber/../../Kelly's
1925/Thomas James Steed/Plumber/../../Kelly's
1929/Thomas James Steed/../../../Kelly's
1933/Thomas James Steed/../../../Kelly's
1937/Thomas J. Steed/../../../Kelly's
In 1939 at the Kings Head Inn, Ridgewell, Essex
Thomas J Steed, Public House Proprietor born 24 Jul 1876
Lillian A Steed, Unpaid Domestic Duties born 13 May 1878
Charles T Steed, Clerk Public Assistance born 20 Aug 1911
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead