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This pub was established as the Kings Head by 1759, the address formerly being given as 35 Crown Street. Listed as the Old Kings Head in the 1871 census. It was rebuilt in 1889, by which time the address had become 153 Charing Cross Road, and at this time was renamed the Excelsior - later it is at 167 Charing Cross Road, at the junction with Falconberg court. It is long-closed as a pub and served in its final days as a sex shop, before being demolished in November 2009 to make way for the expansion of Tottenham Court Road. **.
Excelsior, 167 Charing Cross road, Soho - circa 1930s with licensee R H Ead named near the top of the building
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Residents at this address.
1811/Thomas Powell, victualler, 35 Crown street, Soho/../../Holdens
Directory
1833-34/John Hayden, Kings Head, 35 Crown street, Soho/../../Pigots
Directory
1839/Lewies Garrett, Kings Head, 35 Crown Street, Soho/../../Pigots Directory
1841/George Bristow/Publican/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Sarah Bristow/../25/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Bristow/Dressmaker/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/Thomas Davies/Barman/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/James Joyce/Porter/20/Middlesex/Census
1842/George Bristow, Kings Head, 35 Crown Street, Soho/../../Robsons
Directory
1848/John Reilly, Kings Head, 35 Crown Street, Soho/../../Post Office
Directory
1851/John Reilly, Kings Head, 35 Crown Street, Soho/../../Kellys
Directory
1856/David Edwards, Kings Head, 35 Crown Street, Soho/../../Post Office
Directory
Morning Advertiser 26 January 1860 - Transfer of Licenses
Kings Head, Crown street, David Edwards to George Royer
July 1861/George Royer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/William Sparkes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/Louisa Woodnutt/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/James Caddell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Charles Goodchild, Kings Head, 35 Crown Street WC/../../Post Office Directory
October 1869/George Goodchild/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1869/Samuel Southcott/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Edward Ricketts/Publican/23/Worcester, Worcestershire/Census
1871/Martha Thomas/Servant/22/Pembroke, Wales/Census
1875/Charles Stuart Holcombe, Kings Head, 35 Crown Street, Soho/../../Post Office Directory
1881/Arthur Bates/Manager Of Public House/22/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Bates/Managers Wife/28/Cawston, Norfolk/Census
1881/Charles Lindston/Barman/21/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1882/Cole Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Henry Cole/../../../Post Office Directory
The history of Thomas John Sewell,
licensee
1890/Thomas John Sewell, Old Kings Head, Charing Cross road WC/../../Post Office Directory
Excelsior, 153 Charing Cross Road :
1899/Richard Henry Ead/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Richard H Ead/Licensed Victualler/40/Devonport/Census
1901/Ellen A Ead/Sister/38/Devonport/Census
1901/Mary E Baker/Barmaid/25/Walthamstow/Census
1901/Annie Canning/Barmaid/23/Newport, Essex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Smith/Barmaid/22/St Lukes, London/Census
1901/Kate Smith/Domestic Servant/24/Chippenham/Census
1901/Florence Gordon/Domestic Servant/34/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Peter Lemerard/Barman/20/Ireland/Census
1901/Thomas Porter/Barman/22/Liverpool/Census
1901/Ike Levey/Barman/24/Chester/Census
1910/Richard Henry Ead/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Richard Henry Ead/Licensed Victualler (Proprietor)/50/Devon/Census
1911/Ellen Ann Ead/Sister/48/Devon/Census
1911/Nellie Carry/Cook/34/Ireland/Census
1911/Florence Amelia Sills/Housemaid/23/Stratford/Census
1911/Rosena Fowle/Barmaid/27/London/Census
1911/Isabel Alice Gooze/Barmaid/22/London/Census
1911/Clara Agnes Staples/Barmaid/19/../Census
1911/Thomas Aldred Rolfe/Barman/28/Kent/Census
1911/Harry Wheeler/Barman/21/Maidenhead/Census
1911/Robert Hood/Barman/28/Suffolk/Census
1915/Richard Henry Ead/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Richard Hy Ead/../../../Post Office Directory
1925/Richard Hy Ead/../../../Post Office Directory
Excelsior, 167 Charing Cross Road :
1930/Richard Hy Ead/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Richard Hy Ead/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/H H Finch Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/H H Finch Ltd, Excelsior, 167 Charing Cross road WC2/../../Post Office Directory
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