Princes Head, 1 York road, Battersea SW11
Battersea North west pub history index
The pub was demolished in the early 1970s to widen the road junction and a new pub built at 44-46 Falcon road, at the corner of Coppock Close. The second picture shows the new pub in October 2014. It lost its licence the following year having been caught selling alcohol after hours and was demolished in 2016. A block of flats has now been built on the site. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
On 30th September 1950, the last day of trams in Battersea and shows the Princes Head, from Battersea Park Road.
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Princes Head, 44-46 Falcon road, Battersea - in 2014
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Residents at this address
1822/Henry Birridge, Princes Head, Battersea/../../Victuallers Recognizances
1825/Mr Burridge, Princes Head, Battersea /../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1839/Stephen Keene, Princes Head, Battersea/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Stephen Keen/Publican/40/Surrey/Census
1841/Ann Keen/../40/Surrey/Census
1841/Stephen Keen/../5/Surrey/Census
1841/Fanny Keen/../3/Surrey/Census
1841/Joseph Pemberton/Male Servant/25/../Census
1841/Emma Hughes/Female Servant/15/../Census
1841/Owen Sayers/Journeyman Cabinet Maker/55/../Census
1844/Stephen Dean, Princes Head, Battersea/../../Post Office Directory
1847/Mrs Sarah Dean, Princes Head, Battersea/../../Post Office Directory
1848/Mrs Sarah Dean, Princes Head, Battersea/../../Post Office Directory
1851/Mrs Sarah Dean/../../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Sarah Dean/Licensed Victualler, Widow/62/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Charlotte Parker/Niece/32/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary Stringer/House Servant/17/Ireland/Census
1851/James Porter/House Servant/16/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1851/John Bilding/Ostler/60/Harpley, Norfolk/Census
1852/Charles John Morris/../../../../London Post Office Directory
1853/Charles John Morris/../../../../London Post Office Directory
November 1852/Thomas Morris/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1852/Thomas Tugwell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1856/Thomas Tugwell/../../../../London Post Office Directory
1858/Thomas Johnson/../../../../London Post Office Directory
1860/Thomas Johnson/../../../../London Post Office Directory
1861/Thomas Johnson/Publican/49/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1861/Maria Green/Housekeeper/27/Upton, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Joseph Johnson/Father, Widow/85/Marlow, Buckinghamshire/Census
1865/Thomas Johnson,
Princes Head, York road, Battersea/../../../London Post Office Directory
1867/T Johnson,
Princes Head, York road, Battersea/../../../London Post Office Directory
1871/Joseph Wright/Licensed Victualler/46/Hickling, Norfolk/Census
1871/Mary A Wright/Wife/35/Kingston, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Josh Wright/Son/16/Deptford, Kent/Census
1871/Isabella M Wright/Daughter/15/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/William J Wright/Son/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Edward Brindle/Servant/26/Newington, Surrey/Census
1871/Sarah Hall/Servant/18/Mitcheldever, Hampshire/Census
1878/Joseph Wright, Prince's Head, York road/../../../Surrey Directory
The 1891 census shows my great grandfather John Johnston Calder as landlord
of this pub. The electoral register for 1895 shows him at the same address.
At various times he was the landlord of various other London pubs, including
the Chandos, Charing
Cross. **
1891/John J Calder/Licensed Victualler/47/Scotland/Census **
1891/Georgina E Calder/Wife/40/Hoxton, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth J Calder/Daughter/25/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1891/Percy M Calder/Son/17/MonteVideo (British subject)/Census
1891/George J Calder/Son/16/Southwark, London/Census
1891/John Moore/Barman/30/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1891/Frank Matthews/Barman/22/Sandy, Bedfordshire/Census
1891/Thomas Walker/Barman/18/Battersea, London/Census
1891/John Childs/Barman/16/Chelsea, London/Census
1891/Rosina Robson/Barmaid/18/Strand, London/Census
1891/Carrie Robson/Barmaid/13/Brixton, London/Census
1891/Clara Steel/Cook/33/Southwark, London/Census
1891/Ellen Linch/Housemaid/42/City, London/Census
1891/Frederick R Shaw/Potman/19/New Cross, London/Census
1895/John Johnston Calder/../../../../Electoral Register **
1896/John T Mortimer/../../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Frank Webb/Manager of Public House/39/Dartford, kent/Census
1901/Elizabeth Webb/Wife, Manageress/40/Barrow in Furness/Census
1901/Frank Webb/Son/11/Greenwich/Census
1901/Wm Hall/Barman/28/Kilburn/Census
1901/John Lynch/Barman/18/Ireland/Census
1901/George Prealedge/Barman/29/Hayes, Kent/Census
1901/Lily Martin/Barmaid/19/Chelsea/Census
1901/Rose Lawrance/Domestic Servant/34/Aylesworth, Suffolk/Census
1901/Maud Bell/Barmaid/19/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1901/Rose Eyres/Domestic Servant/21/Southampton, Hants/Census
1901/William John Roberts/../../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Arthur John Jefferies/../../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Frederick William Faulkner/../../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Benjamin Walker/../../../../Post Office Directory
1938/David Allen/../../../../Post Office Directory
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** Provided By Bob Calder