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Parrs Head , 73 King Street, Camden Town

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This pub was built in 1861, and first listed in directories as the Parrs Head in 1866, at 73 King Street. There is a slightly altered address of  73 Plender Street by 1938. **

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Pancras parish, City of London. The St Pancras parish includes a large number of areas that include Camden Town, large parts of Grays Inn Road, Tottenham Court Road, Kentish Town, Euston Road, Regents Park  etc , London Pubs,  information from census, Trade Directories and History to add Victuallers, Publicans, Pub staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Parrs Head, 73 King Street, Camden Town - in 1953

Kindly provided by John Carnaby

Parrs Head, 73 Plender Street, NW1 - in March 2007

Parrs Head, 73 Plender Street, NW1 - in March 2007

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1864/William Parr/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***

1865/William Parr/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***

1866/W Parr/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1867/William Chapman Garrett/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1869/William Chapman Garrett/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871 - 77/Lewis Dorrell/../../../Kellys Directory ***

John Carnaby has Alfred John Dorvells pewter beer mug 1878 - 79/Alfred John Dorvell/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1880/John Dorvell/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1881 - 89/Alfred John Dorvell/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1881/Alfred J Dorvell/Licensed Victualler/34/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Amelia K Dorvell/Wife/28/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/George E Dorvell/Brother, Licensed Victualler/25/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/David Wenborn/Barman/26/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Wiliam J Malvern/Barman/19/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa E Downer/General Servant/34/East End, Middlesex/Census

1882/Alfred John Dorvell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Alfred John Dorvell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1890 - 96/George Bush/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1891/George Bush/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/George Bush/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1897 - 98/Mrs Amy Maud Frapwell/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1899 - 1900/Alfred Tredwen/../../../Kellys Directory ***

John Carnaby has Richard Nordens pewter beer mug 1901/Richard Norden/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1901/George William Garratt/Licensed Victualler/46/Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire/Census ****
1901/Lucy H Garratt/Wife/45/Sherrington, Buckinghamshire/Census
1901/Albert Ed Garratt/Son/7/Southwark, London/Census
1901/Cecil A Garratt/Son/4/Southwark, London/Census
1901/Lily Ada Hollyer/Domestic Servant/21/Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire/Census
1901/John Tout/Barman/19/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Arthur Hunt/Barman/27/Southwark, Surrey/Census

1902/George William Garratt/../../../Kellys Directory ***

John Carnaby has the Frost Brothers pewter beer mugs1903 - 11/Frost Brothers/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1910/Frost Bros/../../../Post Office Directory ****

H & F Frost had their offices at 16 Token House Yard, EC2 (St Margaret Lothbury) ***

1912 - 23/H & F Frost/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1915/H & F Frost Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/H & F Frost Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory ****

John Carnaby has supplied me with two excellent photographs of 1922 & 1923 showing the Parrs Head and Carnaby family, and also an outing in 1923. There is a new page for the two photographs alone ***

1924 - 29/John James Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1930 - 48/Millicent Rebecca Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1934/Mrs Millicent Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Mrs Millicent Carnaby/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Mrs Millicent Carnaby/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1949: Address is now 73 Plender Street, Camden Town

1949 - 69/Millicent Rebecca Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1970 - 71/John James Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1993 - now/Michael McLoughlin/../../../Kellys Directory ***

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By John Carnaby

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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