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Kings Head & Eight
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Picture source: Michael Bannerman |
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The Kings Head & Eight Bells was situated at
50 Cheyne Walk, and used to be a hangout of the Rolling Stones. The was the
regular pub of John le Carré's spy character George Smiley in his novels. It
was also frequented by Ian Fleming. |
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Closed in 2002 it re-opened as a French restaurant called ‘La Chaumiere’. It still
operates today as a French restaurant but is now called ‘Cheyne Walk
Brasserie’. |
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Mac Booker (November 2011) |
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I worked as a cook there in the
fall/winter of 1996. I was 22 at the time and had gotten a work visa from my
university in North Carolina. I lived above the pub in one of the rooms. It
was an incredibly interesting time. I believe the pub was haunted. |
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Jim Farlow (February 2022) |
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Dates |
Comments |
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Jenny & Berni Kendrick |
1996 |
Ex-landlords. |
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Ernesto |
1999 |
Bartender. |
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Al Heyes |
Early 1970s |
I frequented this wonderful
hostelry when a friend of mine, Barrie Staniford, was a "local" there as
was Tom Baker (Dr Who - loved extremely large Gins & Tonic!!) Harry
Fowler (The Army Game) and Ted Whitehead (Writer & Playwright).. |
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Steven Ward |
1988/1989 |
My sister & her husband were
landlords. I visited a few times as a 17/18 yr old and the place was
always buzzing & some serious celeb spotting - Bryan Ferry, Simon Le
Bon, Rowan Atkinson, Dustin Hoffman! A bit different from the Made in
Chelsea crowd that now inhabit the brasserie there |
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Nicola Hallsworth |
late
50s/early 60s |
My parents ran this pub as
whitbread tenants before being moved to Cambridge and a new pub. |
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Stefania de Prophetis |
1990/1991 |
A student customer. |
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Kate Bovaird (nee O'Sullivan) |
1985 |
Worked in the pub with a crazy Aussie chick
Chris 😍 Charlie Watts was a regular on a sunday night with other musos.
The catering oven exploded on the landlords wife one morning- she
survived & the ceiling collapsed in the bar - no injuries- wonderful old
pub with great customers- was a regular stop for busloads of american
tourists. Fond memories |
