Parrs Head, 73 Plender Street, Camden Town NW1
St Pancras index
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. **
After exactly 150 years of business the pub finally closed at 7pm on Monday 24th October 2011. One of the the regulars commented "while the glasses were dry, the tears were not". The pub was recently bought for the huge sum £1.1 million and is to be converted into 5 self contained flats . ***
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My Mother and Father (John and Margery) on their wedding day in 1934 at the Parrs Head, and with my Grandmother just behind.
The clock inscribed and given to Mr & Mrs J J Carnaby at their wedding
The inscription on the clock
To Mr & Mrs J J Carnaby with best wishes from the boys of the Parrs Head
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
View from the Parrs Head, Camden Town - in 1936
My young Father, Jack Carnaby (aged 26 years) is sitting cross legged in the centre of the photo. The photographer has his back to the Parrs Head that was then in King Street, now called Plender Street.
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Parrs Head, 73 Plender Street, Camden Town NW1 - in 1937
Parrs Head, 73 King Street, Camden Town - in 1953
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Parrs Head, 73 King Street, Camden Town - in 1969
The 1969 photo showing the "Parrs Head" name on the stone work at the top of the building, that was later removed as it became unsafe. Also the sign outside shows a picture of "Old Parr". I think the Brewery thought the pub was named after Old Parr (who was said to have lived to the age of 152?), but it wasn't, it was named after William Parr the first owner/builder.
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Parrs Head, 73 Plender Street, NW1 - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Parrs Head, 73 Plender Street, NW1 - on 21st February, 2012
Parrs Head, 73 Plender Street, NW1 - in September, 2013
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Residents at this address.
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
September 1870/William Chapman Garrett/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/Lewis Dorvell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/Lewis Dorvell/Licensed Victualler, Widow/52/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Rhoda Dorvell/Daughter/19/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/Agnes E Dorvell/Daughter/17/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Dorvell/Son/14/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Clark/Barman/23/Suffolk/Census
1871/James Gain/Barman/16/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1871/David Leeson/Potman/15/Thames street, Surrey/Census
1871/Jane Peters/House Servant/19/Warboys, Huntingdon/Census
1871 - 77/Lewis Dorrell/../../../Kellys Directory ***
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 ***
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 ***
1903
- 11/Frost Brothers/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1906/Frost Bros/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1910/Frost Bros/../../../Post Office Directory
H & F Frost had their
offices at 16 Token House Yard, EC2 (St Margaret Lothbury) ***
A distant relative,
Henry Thomas Bilbow and his wife Lilly were Managers of the pub in 1911.
*
1911/Henry Thomas Bilbow/Public House Manager/31/St Pancras, London/Census *
1911/Lilian Catherine/Wife, Manageress/25/Hackney, London/Census
1911/William John Thurston/Head Barman/25/Old Newton, Suffolk/Census
1911/Arthur Edwin Holder/Barman/21/St Pancras, London/Census
1912 - 23/H & F Frost/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/H & F Frost Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/H & F Frost Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/F J Strover & W V Chambers/../../../Hughes 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. John Carnaby was previously at the
Carlton Tavern, at Carlton
Vale. ***
1924 - 29/John James Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1929 - 1946/Mrs Carnaby/Widow/../../Freehold
1930 - 48/Millicent Rebecca Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1932/Amelia Jane Terry of 73 King street Camden Town Middlesex widow died 19
December 1932 Administration London 10 February to Millicent Rebecca Carnaby
widow and Selina Beatrice Finch (wife of Henry Finch). Effects £110./Probate
***
1934/Mrs Millicent Carnaby/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1938/Mrs Millicent Carnaby/../../../Post Office Directory *+
In 1939 at 73 Plender street are :
Millicent R Carnaby, Licensed Victualler, born 24 Dec 1884
John J Carnaby, Licensed Victualler, born 14 Dec 1910
1940/John J. Carnaby/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1944/Mrs Millicent Carnaby/../../../Post Office Directory
1947 - 1961/Mrs M R & J J Carnaby/../../../Freehold
1949: Address is now 73 Plender Street, Camden Town
1949 - 69/Millicent Rebecca Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1966/Millicent R & John J Carnaby, Parrs Head, 73 Plender Street NW1/../../Licensed Victuallers
Association ***
1970 - 71/John James Carnaby/../../../Kellys Directory ***
Parrs Head transfer in May 1971 to Richard Gooding and Lyn Roger Hussey
I received from my Cousin, the transfer details of the Parrs Head when my Father
left there in 1971. It shows a Richard Gooding took over the pub at that time
and was earlier at the Roebuck, Pond Street NW3 and the
Rose and Crown, Market
street, Watford Hertfordshire. The last address shown was where he lived in Bushey
Hertfordshire. ***
1993 - now/Michael McLoughlin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
* Provided By Kevin Merrison
*+ Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By John Carnaby