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Kings Head Hotel, 144 High Street, Egham, Surrey

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The old Kings Head pub was sited on the south side of the High Street approximately opposite where the Post Office is now sited.
Since the early 1960s the Arndale Shopping Precinct has occupied the site. *

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Kings Head Hotel, 144 High Street, Egham, Surrey - in 1907

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Hop Blossom and the Kings Head Hotel, High Street, Egham, Surrey - in 1909

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Kings Head Hotel, 144 High Street, Egham, Surrey - in 1950

A 1950 view looking east. The King's Head was bulldozed to make way for Arndale House in the early 1960s.

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Residents at this address

1822/John Dore/Kings Head/../../Petty Sessions

1825/John Dore/Kings Head/../../Petty Sessions

1825/William Woodbridge/Kings Head/../../Petty Sessions

1839/Bernard Deane/../../../Pigots Directory

1840/William Lee / Waiter/../../St John the Baptist Parish Records, held at Surrey Records Office **

1855/Richard Witherell / & Posting House/../../Post Office Directory **

1878/Henry William Town/../../../Post Office Directory of Surrey **

1881/Thomas Margrett/Licensed Victualler/37/Gloucester/Census
1881/Julia A Margrett/Wife/33/Longdon, Worcester/Census
1881/Albert E Margrett/Son/9/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1881/Ellen Fryer/Domestic Servant/22/Coley, Gloucester/Census

1891/Walter Owen Roberts/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

The February 1892 Petty sessions lists the Kings Head, High street. Walter Roberts is the current licensee; and it is 150 yards from Catherine Wheel, alehouse

The 1903 Petty sessions lists the Kings Head, High Street, J S Burrows is the current licensee; and it is 32 yards from Hop Blossom, 140 yards from Catherine Wheel, with 2 rooms and stabling for 4 horses

1913/Miss Nellie Jessie Ellice/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Surrey **

1937/Thomas Benjamin Luff, Kings Head Hotel, 144 High street, Egham/../../Kellys Directory

1938/Thomas Benj. Luff/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Surrey **

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