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″N0°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 |
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]
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]
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