The King's Head and Eight Bells is a Grade II listed former public house at 50 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW3, United Kingdom.[1]
The King's Head and Eight Bells | |
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General information | |
Address | 50 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW3 |
Town or city | London |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°29′01″N 0°10′10″W / 51.483527°N 0.16954820°W |
Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The King's Head and Eight Bells Public House |
Designated | 15 April 1969 |
Reference no. | 1358127 |
It was built in the early 19th century.[1]
It is now a restaurant, the Cheyne Walk Brasserie.[2]
The King's Head and Eight Bells was Dylan Thomas's favourite pub in the early 1940s during the second world war.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Historic England, "The King's Head and Eight Bells (1358127)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 September 2014
- ^ Telegraph: Can Bob Marley's local pub be saved? – Telegraph, accessdate: 11/12/2016
- ^ FitzGibbon, Constantine (1965). Life of Dylan Thomas. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. p. 291.