About this objectOil painting of King's Head public house, 9 Queen Street, Hitchin. Painted and signed by E F Newman. Shows the public house, which was demolished, starting 2 October 1961, for road widening, at the bottom of Windmill Hill opposite the top of Portmill Lane.
MakerE F Newman
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made1959
Period20th Century (1901-2000)
Measurements636 × 522 mm
Subject and Association DescriptionThe King’s Head is first recorded in 1793.
The known landlords are:
John Watson 1806
Mr Watson 1807
(Six members of the Hitchin Volunteer Company were quartered here in May 1811)
James Watson and William Lucas Jr 1817 and 1818
William Nunn 1817-1826
James Goodchild 1827
George White 1828-1838
Mary White 1838-1839
Martha White 1841-1871
George White 1874-1922
Edward John Brooks 1926-1936
Leonard Spencer Keel 1937-1960
