Published on 29 May 2005 in Pubs, Merton, pubs, pubs in Merton, The King's Head, Young's
I'd rather been hoping some knight in shining armour would turn up and change the King's Head from being a boarded up mess, to being a really nice pub again. Stranger things have happened. But it was not to be.
Published on 17 October 2004 in Pubs, Merton, pubs in Merton, The King's Head, Young's
It was back in July that the Kings Head in Colliers Wood closed down - just days after change of use planning permission was given. It's now boarded up and wire fences surround the place
Published on 6 July 2004 in Pubs, London, pubs, pubs in Merton, The King's Head, Young's
Colliers Wood's historic Kings Head pub closed on Saturday - its mostly preserved and unique 1930s interior to suffer the indignity of becoming offices for the bus company.
Published on 29 May 2004 in Pubs, London, Merton, pubs, pubs in Merton, The King's Head, Young's
But then maybe it's the fact that the place looks like it hasn't been refurbished since the 1970s doesn't help. It's the only Young's pub I've seen that still has the company logo that was abandoned some point in the 1980s.