Is this the one you mean, Hilary? I don't see Geoff's King's Arms, but others might find it useful, as it's not only about London pubs. http://londonpublichouse.com/ Best wishes, Chris Townsend ----- Original Message ----- From: "HILARY BLANFORD" <hilaryblanford@btinternet.com> To: <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [SRY] ENG-SURREY Digest, Vol 4, Issue 315 There is a London Pubs website that links to individual pubs and then includes extracts from old trade directories for the town/village concerned + lists of tradesmen and notable inhabitants. Have not been able to find it today - it had a lot of Essex pubs - not sure if Surrey/Kingston has been included. I expect someone from the list knows what I'm talking about! [snipped] Hilary > Is there any historical info either on the web or elsewhere > about pubs in Kingston? (Since this list had pubs as > its monthly topic in Jan 2007, when I made a query about my > 2x greatgrandfather Charles CHADWICK, I've found out that he > was the landlord of the King's Arms in Lion Gate, next to > Hampton Court Palace, during the 1790s. They have a web > page, but with minimal info.) > > Geoff > > Geoffrey Chew > g.chew@rhul.ac.uk