The King Charles pub, seen through the railings
Undated (probably 1960s–70s) · Kings Road
The King Charles pub, glimpsed through railings and pine trees.
The King Charles, a white-painted pub with steep roofs and a tall chimney bearing the inn sign, seen from across the road through iron railings, bushes and trees, with tall concrete street lamps.
Notes
Remembered locally as “The Charlie”, an Ansells house on Kings Road; a Kings Road street party is recalled as running from the King Charles to Harringay Road. The date of this photograph is not known (the lamps suggest the 1960s or 1970s).
About this place: The King Charles
In Voices: “Ron Jameson remembers the King Charles pub” (Ron Jameson) · “Vimto outside the Charlie, and on to Hollywood” (Phil Brown)
Local memories
What people who knew this place have said about it, in their own words. These are memories, not checked facts.
“Located on Kings Rd & Hartley Rd, Kingstanding.”
“My mother worked at the Charlie for many years – her name Nell Murphy and my dad was the other side of the bar Bill Murphy this was in the 60’s and 70’s, I have fond memories of a vimto and packet of crisps outside – Mr & Mrs Lawley use to run the pub, I also remember George the glass collector”
“I grew up listening to the music from the King Charles on a saturday night … used to love going down with my parents occasionally and having a pop and a bag of crisps sitting in the grounds at the back. … jumping over the iron railing that were round the Charlie with skates on!!!!!”
“My aunt lived in Longford Road which was at the back of the King Charles, we often spent happy times in the grounds of the pub when summers were long and hot!”
“I played the piano in the bar for about 12 months.Friendly old pub.We only lived a short walk away in Bendall rd.”
“I spent many an hour in the late sixties and early seventies playing outside the charlie as we new it, and later when I looked 18 enjoying my firsts tastes of the nectar they served scol lager.”
“The Charlie wasn’t a pub I frequented, but my dad was in the darts team during the late 50s- 60s.”
“My Dad used to use the Charlie a lot. … My Aunt Rene was a barmaid at the Charlie during the early war years.”
“I use to stand outside the King Charles pub as a kid waiting for my father to come out with a vimto and a packet of crisps, later when I was older I use to put on film shows in the big room at the end of the pub”
“i used to sing in the king charles and dance and i used to sit with the irish in the bar.”
“I remember the big party they had when Di and Charles married…however it was a formidable place to walk past as a teen”
“… i stayed in the king Charles pub with my friend katrina McBride her dad used to run it he was called seamus ,I still live close to the place where the pub once stood”
“My dad Harry Floyd used to drink in here in the 50s so did most of my family”
Additional historical information courtesy of Chris Hillcox and Voices of Kingstanding.
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