King's Head, Merton High Street
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| Partial / Incomplete Date | c.1902 |
|---|---|
| Area | Merton |
| Picture Reference | MerMor_10_2-29 |
| Original Format | Photo |
| Notes / History | During Nelson’s Day, the “King’s Head” was one of a number of local coaching inns, offering food and drink, stabling for horses and accommodation for weary travellers. Service came at a cost, the bill for a local churchwarden’s dinner in 1801, totalled seventeen pounds, ten shillings and twopence, a truly vast sum. In addition to the larger inns, there were a number of small beer-houses in the Merton area. These served home brewed ale in the equivalent of a front room. Some inn’s offered simple entertainment, such as singing, or dice-games, (although the church authorities were quick to challenge any form of gambling). |
