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The Kings Head was situated at 17 Holywell Street. This pub was present by 1827 when the publican was George Hards. The final publican was George Richardson when it closed on 15th September 1926. A grade-II listed building that is currently used as an annexe to Merton College.

Source: Douglas Rudlin

Listed building details:

House No RCHM 207. A C16-C17 3-storeyed roughcast timber-framed front with 2 gables in which are 2 tall early C18 sash windows in moulded frames. There are brick stacks. The ground floor has a wide modern 3-light casement window; there are 2 doorways, that on the East being the front door and this has a moulded wood square-headed frame with enriched stop chamfers and a rectangular fanlight above; the base of this doorway is ancient but the fanlight frame is renewed. The 1st floor has 2 C18 sash windows in moulded frames. On the West and behind the front gables is another similar gable which is probably C16-17. Interior: RCHM p 181 b. Includes a late C17 staircase, stone fireplace and doorframe.

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