King's Head, Merton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pub building in 2010

The King's Head was a public house in Merton High Street. An inn existed on the site from the 16th century, and served as a post house in the 17th century. The modern building was constructed in 1933, and is Grade II listed. It closed as a pub in 2004, and later became offices for London General Buses.

History[]

An inn was known to stand on the area in the year 1594, but the present building was only from 1933. It is, however, listed as a local Grade II building.[1]

In 1684, the daily post service to Epsom was started. The King's Head became the Post House for Merton. Young & Bainbridge purchased the building in 1831 and when the character of Merton changed, seven years later with the arrival of the railway, it became a typical pub. After being rebuilt 1933, was a larger pub, with five bars and many associated activities.[2]

It finally closed as a pub in 2004, and stayed empty for three years. The building was then bought by London General Buses, and the internal structure rebuilt as a headquarter office,[3] keeping the listed exterior in its original appearance.

References[]

  1. ^ "Listed building description" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  2. ^ "The Story of a Public House"
  3. ^ "Change of use notice" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  • Osborne, Helen - "Inn and Around London" - ISBN 0951816705

Coordinates: 51°25′00″N 0°10′53″W / 51.41661°N 0.18140°W / 51.41661; -0.18140

Stub icon

This article about a United Kingdom building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""