Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
The early address is in King Street. At 10 King William Street by 1891, & 16 King William Street by 1919; and now 16 King William Walk, through road renaming **
It was a Greene King public house in 2017 and March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.
Greenwich Index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Greenwich, London.

Kings Arms, 16 King William Walk, SE10 - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1805/Thomas Good, the Kings Arms, Greenwich/../../Holdens Directory
1823-24/Rd Davey, Kings Arms, King street/../../Pigots Directory
1826/William Holmes/../../../Pigots Directory
1832 - 34/William Holmes, Kings Arms, King Street/../../Pigots Directory
1836/William Holmes, Kings Arms, King street/../../Pigot's Directory
1840/William Holmes/../../../Pigots Directory
May 1848/William Holmes/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1848/Thomas William Thaine/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Christopher Payne/Victualler/46/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census *
1851/Mary A Payne/Wife/31/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Mary W Payne/Daughter/18/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Jane Payne/Daughter/17/Amersham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Harold M Payne/Son/10/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Adelaide Payne/Daughter/8/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Oliver Payne/Son/7/Hemel Hempstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/Francis C Payne/Son/4/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Eliza B Merrett/House Servant/30/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Greenstone/House Servant/24/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1852/Christopher Payne/../../../Archdeacons Directory
January 1854/Christopher Payne/Outgoing Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian
January 1854/Charles Carter Lewis/Incoming Licensee/../../West Kent Guardian
1855/C. C. Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory *
1858/Charles Carter Lewis/../../../Melvilles Directory
January 1860/Charles Carter Lewis/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1860/Sarah Burchfield/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1861/Joseph Vezey/Licensed Victualler/21/Smithfield, Middlesex/Census *
1861/Ellen Vezey/Wife/23/Bexley, Kent/Census
1861/Mary Ann Croutt/Servant/21/Greenwich, Kent/Census
Orrs Kentish Journal- 18 May 1861
Kings Arms, King Street, Sarah Burchfield
1862/Mrs S Burchfield/../../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Kings Arms, King Street, George Arthur Butt
1867/H Dunne/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/George A Butt/Licensed Victualler/37/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen Butt/Wife/32/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/George A Butt/Son/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Nelly L Butt/Daughter/8/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alice M Butt/Daughter/5/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Rebecca L Westcott/Mother in Law, Widow/66/Broadcliff, Devon/Census
1871/John Southby/Waiter/22/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1874/George Arthur Butt/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Jonathan Harvey/Publican/29/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1881/Susan Harvey/Wife/28/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Florence G Harvey/Daughter/2/Welling, Kent/Census
1881/Wm Brazier/Boarder, Widow/49/Basingstoke, Hampshire/Census
Greenwich and Deptford Observer 14 January 1882 - Transfer of Licences :
Kings Arms from Jonathan Hervey to George Goode
1882/George Goode/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/G A Goode/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/No one slept on premises////Census
1896/G A Goode/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/G A Goode/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Mrs H A Ballard/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Mrs Harriet Ann Ballard/../../../Post Office Directory *
1908/Mrs H A Ballard/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Mrs Marie Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Mrs Maria Williams/../../../Post Office Directory *
1919/Mrs Maria Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Maria Williams/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/William Barlow/../../../Post Office Directory *
1938/William Barlow/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/William Barlow/../../../Post Office Directory *
1942/William Barlow/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/William Barlow/../../../Post Office Directory
2017 Greene King, Kings Arms, 16 King William Walk, London SE10 9JH
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris