The 1856, 1861, 1867, 1870 and 1875 license transfers list the address as at Somerset place. It is long closed as a pub. Until recently it served as a charity shop, but that too is now closed (2007). **
Shoreditch index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London
King of Prussia, 21 Bevenden Street - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1823/George Pound/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1824/George Pound/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1825/George Pound/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1825/William Smith/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1826/William Smith/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1833-34/William Smith, King of Prussia, 29 Somerset Place, City road/../../Pigots Directory
1839/James Ratcliff/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1842/T. Smith/../../../Robson's Directory *
1843/Henry Smith/../../../Post Office Directory *
Morning Advertiser 05 July 1847 - Transfers
King of Prussia, Somerset place, John Dawson to John Arnold
1848/John Arnold/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/John Arnold/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/John Arnold/Licensed Victualler/50/Windsor, Berkshire/Census *+
1851/Ann Arnold/Wife/60/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Arnold/Daughter/21/Hoxton New Town, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Arnold/Daughter/19/Hoxton New Town, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Bacon/Waiter/25/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
Ann Arnold (née Pound) was the daughter of George Pound who was the licensee
of this pub in the 1820s *+
Elizabeth Arnold (above) was later the wife of Henry Monkton at the
Tamworth Arms, 31 Field Road,
Fulham, W6 *+
John W Arnold was the son of Ann Pound, at the
Prince of Wales, 14 Lillie
Road, Fulham, London SW6
1856/John Arnold/../../../Post Office Directory *
March 1856/John Arnold/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
March 1856/William Seabrook/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
March 1860/William Seabrook/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1860/Ann Elizabeth Seabrook/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1861/Ann Elizabeth Seabrook/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1861/Jonathan Keys/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1864/Jonathan Keys/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1864/James Cooper/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1865/James Cooper/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1865/Mark Keymer/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1866/Mark Keymer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/William Newton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
March 1867/William Newton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1867/Edward Stokes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Edward Stokes/../../../Post Office Directory *
March 1869/Edward Stokes/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1869/John Clifford Reynolds/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1870/John Clifford/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1870/Job Swain/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Job Swain/Publican/70/Gloucester/Census
1871/Susanna Swain/Wife/52/Hampshire/Census
1871/Mary Grist/Barmaid/20/Stockbridge, Hampshire/Census
1871/Mary Terry/Domestic Servant/30/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1871/Frederick Kitchener/Potman/16/Henstead, Hertfordshire/Census
26th October 1872/Job Swain/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
26th October 1872/William John Cox/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th July 1873/William John Cox/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th July 1873/George Jaques/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1874/George Jacques/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1874/Annie Forde/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1875/Annie Forde/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1875/Frederick Schneider/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1879/James North/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1879/William Shaw/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/George T Plumb/Licensed Victualler/40//Census ***
1881/Annie E Plumb/Wife/43//Census
1881/Annie R D Lea/Daughter in Law/19//Census
1881/Edith A Lea/Daughter in Law/17//Census
1881/Georgiana J Lea/Daughter in Law/15//Census
1881/George Thos Plumb/Son/10//Census
1881/Harriett A Plumb/Daughter/5//Census
1882/Geo Thos Plumb/../../../Post Office Directory
Hackney and Kingsland Gazette 08 March 1882
Local Licensing News of the follwinfg transfers
King of Prussia, Bevendon street, from Charles Thomas Plumb to William Charles Lea
1884/William Chater/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1891/James Briscoe/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Hy Emberson/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Hy Emberson/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/George Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/George Adams/Licensed Victualler/39/Hertford, Hertfordshire/Census
1911/Esther Eliza Adams/Wife, Assistant/30/Old Ford, London/Census
1911/Florence Adams/Daughter/34/Hoxton, London/Census
1911/George Allen/Wifes Brother, Labourer/28/Old Ford, London/Census
1911/Ellen Allen/Wifes Sister, Domestic Servant/19/Old Ford, London/Census
1915/George Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/George Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 21, Bevenden Street, Shoreditch
George Adams, Licensed Victualler, aged 48 years 7 months, and born in Hertford, Hertfordshire, the Employer
Blanche Adams, Wife, Assistant Licensed Victualler, George Adams Licensed Victualler, aged 25 years 7 months, and born in Hoxton, London
Bert Adams, Son, Barman, George Adams Licensed Victualler, aged 17 years 7 months, and born in Stratford, London
Jack Adams, Son, Barman, George Adams Licensed Victualler, aged 16 years 2 months, and born in Hoxton, London
Florrie Adams, Daughter, aged 13 years 9 months, and born in Hoxton, London
Dorris Adams, Daughter, aged 10 years 11 months, and born in Hoxton, London
Nellie Adams, Daughter, aged 8 years 5 months, and born in Hoxton, London
Cissie Adams, Daughter, aged 1 year 11 months, and born in Hoxton, London
Annie Green, Domestic Servant, George Adams Licensed Victualler, aged 52 years 7 months, and born in Southampton, Hampshire
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* Provided By Ewan
*+ Provided By Peter Holford
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Jean Buswell
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