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Title: Queens Head pub
Post by: Halfmast on Wednesday 07 November 18 20:18 GMT (UK)

Queens Head pub Thanet Street Clay Cross Derbyshire in the 1950’s landlady Emma Taylor with husband William Taylor.
Any info about the pub.
Or if Emma Taylor had an Obituary in the local paper she died 9th May 1965
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 08 November 18 08:25 GMT (UK)
There is a photograph of what was The Queens Head on this site.

http://www.claycrosstoday.co.uk/Pubs-Of-The-Past/
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: Halfmast on Thursday 08 November 18 09:05 GMT (UK)
Thank you for the photo ,any other information would be great .
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: chempat on Thursday 08 November 18 18:41 GMT (UK)
Have you tried the Clay Cross facebook site?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/claycrosstoday/
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: Halfmast on Thursday 08 November 18 19:09 GMT (UK)
Wish I could but I don’t do Facebook
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: chempat on Thursday 08 November 18 19:24 GMT (UK)
Thought that would be your answer.

How about trying here:
http://www.claycross.org.uk/

or a letter in the local newspaper?
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: Halfmast on Thursday 08 November 18 19:33 GMT (UK)
Have already looked the pub is now a restaurant but want to find anything about when it was run as a pub.
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: keyboard86 on Thursday 08 November 18 19:38 GMT (UK)
Hi was it ( to your knowledge ) always called the Queens Head, as in 1939 at 4, Thanet Street Clay Cross was a William Smith occ Publican with wife and child.
1911 a number of possible original names?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: Halfmast on Thursday 08 November 18 19:49 GMT (UK)
As far as I know it’s was called the Queen’s Head at 113 Thanet Street it is now a Oriental restaurant, the landlady Emma Taylor with husband William
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: keyboard86 on Thursday 08 November 18 20:02 GMT (UK)
Hi again,  as not from area cannot locate 1st mention of a pub called the Queens Head in Thanet Street, in 1901 their were the Dusty Miller, Kings Head and Prince of Wales.
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: Halfmast on Thursday 08 November 18 20:17 GMT (UK)
This was in the 1950’s it is now the Oriental Pearl restaurant on clay cross old photo’s
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: keyboard86 on Thursday 08 November 18 20:29 GMT (UK)
This was in the 1950’s it is now the Oriental Pearl restaurant on clay cross old photo’s

I realise that, how old does the building look, are the 3 pubs mentioned still operating?
Keyboard86

Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: Halfmast on Thursday 08 November 18 20:36 GMT (UK)
Do not know whether the other pubs are still there ,the building looks about 1910
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: keyboard86 on Friday 09 November 18 00:03 GMT (UK)
Hi if the numbering of Thanet Street has not changed, then in 1939, 113, Thanet Street was occupied by a Charles R Reddish & family occ Coal Hewer ( Underground )
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: keyboard86 on Friday 09 November 18 00:14 GMT (UK)
 :) OK Got it, Sarah Ann Thorpe 50 Widow b Derby occ Licence Holder Queens Head Inn, Thanet Street and family in 1911 census.
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: Halfmast on Friday 09 November 18 10:14 GMT (UK)
Can anyone look under the 1951 @ 1961 census
Title: Re: Queens Head pub
Post by: PaulineJ on Friday 09 November 18 10:41 GMT (UK)
Can anyone look under the 1951 @ 1961 census

The UK census for those dates is not publicly available. If released at all , it will be 100 years from census date.