76 Biggin Street in 1913

81 Biggin Street in 1874 & 1899.

Photo above shows British Queen date unknown.

Above photo shows Biggin Street in the mid 1930's. British Queen shown on the left, with The Salutation on the right and Prince Albert in the centre.

Above is shown a business card as supplied from The British Queen circa 1959. Card kindly supplied by Eric Taplin.

A rather vague title that. Present in Victoria's reign in 1852. The number was always 81 in earlier years but I know of no rebuilding. Around 1900, some of the surrounding properties were renewed, no doubt on a grander scale.

Redevelopment saw the closure of the pub on 12 November 1975. The property itself disappeared in November 1979. I noted with interest at the time the chalk blocks which formed one of the cellar walls.

British Queen shown on left just before demolition.

LICENSEE LIST

WEBB James 1852-58+

WELLS George 1874-1884

HEARN D. 1886

STROUD James White 1891

APPLETON T. 1891-95

BEATTON Henry 1899-1900

GANDY Ernest 1901-1903

COX T. R. 1903 end

HUNTER W. T. 1903-05 end

SAUNDERS Thomas William 1905-06 end

DYER William C. 1906-08 end

WAKEFIELD Richard 1907-25 end

VINALL John William 1925-32 end

BARRY Leo Richard 1932-33 end

BOTLEY John 1933-37 end

HELLIWELL William 1937-43 end

MARTIN W. 1943-44 end

LAMBKIN William Alfred 1944-53

BLOOR K. L. 1953-54 end

NEAL Ralph L. E. 1954-56

CLAYTON 1956

SMITH Bernard Stanley 1956

MEAD Mrs 1962 end

STERRY or STURRY Philip A. 1962

STERRY or STURRY W. 1964

GERALDAS Ernest 1974-75 end

From Melville's Directory 1858

From the Post Office Directory 1874

From the Post Office Directory 1882

From the Post Office Directory 1891

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1895

From the Kelley's Directory 1899

From the Post Office Directory 1903

From the Post Office Directory 1913

From the Post Office Directory 1918

From the Post Office Directory 1922

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1923

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1924

From the Post Office Directory 1930

From Pikes Dover Blue Book 1932-33

From the Post Office Directory 1938

From the Kelley's Directory 1950

From the Kelley's Directory 1953

From the Kelley's Directory 1956