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The Queens Head Public House, Stotfold

Information taken from Stotfold Pubs and Publicans by Bert Hyde. 

The Queens Head Public House: Arlesey Road, Stotfold

The Queens Head opened in 1868 and closed in 1963. It was located on Arlesey Road and is now a private house.

Licensees: note that this is not a complete list and that dates in italics are not necessarily beginning or end dates, merely the first/last date which can be confirmed from sources such as directories and deeds.

1868 - 1874 – Thomas Brown
1874 - 1922 – John Childs
1922 - 1924 – Harry Childs
1924 - 1936 – Charles Rowland
1936 - 1963 – Ernest William Cooper
 

List of sources at Bedfordshire Archives: 

  • HF147/2/576 – Deposition of John Childs, keeper of the Queen's Head public house, Stotfold
  • X704/146 – Slate Club. “Queens’ Head”. Contribution cards 1947, 1949
  • Z1255/1/2 – Photo of house formerly the Queen’s Head public house from the northwest, 2006.