The King's Head was a public house in Merton High Street. An inn existed on the site from the 16th century, and served as a post house in the 17th century. The modern building was constructed in 1933, and is

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. It closed as a pub in 2004, and later became offices for

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Buses.

History

An inn was known to stand on the area in the year 1594, but the present building was only from 1933. It is, however, listed as a local Grade II building. In 1684, the daily post service to

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was started. The King's Head became the Post House for Merton. Young & Bainbridge purchased the building in 1831 and when the character of Merton changed, seven years later with the arrival of the railway, it became a typical pub. After being rebuilt 1933, was a larger pub, with five bars and many associated activities. It finally closed as a pub in 2004, and stayed empty for three years. The building was then bought by

Buses, and the internal structure rebuilt as a headquarter office, keeping the listed exterior in its original appearance.

References

* Osborne, Helen - "Inn and Around London" - Former pubs in London Pubs in the London Borough of Merton {{UK-struct-stub