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| In 1561 the area near the junction of St. Austins Lane was occupied by the “great house” of Thomas Moore (from “The Harwich Story” by Len Weaver and based on the tax paid in 1603 being the highest in Harwich) and it was probably here that Queen Elizabeth I stayed when she visited Harwich that year. | In 1561 the area near the junction of St. Austins Lane was occupied by the “great house” of Thomas Moore (from “The Harwich Story” by Len Weaver and based on the tax paid in 1603 being the highest in Harwich) and it was probably here that Queen Elizabeth I stayed when she visited Harwich that year. | ||
| - | At some point in late C17 or early C18 the former Moore residence became an inn called the Kings Head and at some point after that the street assumes the same name. | + | At some point in late C16 or early C17 the former Moore residence became an inn called the Kings Head and at some point after that the street assumed the same name. |
| During the C19 Kings Head Street becomes more commercial with shops, inns and the old mansions subdivided for occupation by multiple families. | During the C19 Kings Head Street becomes more commercial with shops, inns and the old mansions subdivided for occupation by multiple families. | ||
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| ===== Buildings ===== | ===== Buildings ===== | ||
| + | * [[old_swan_house|Old Swan House (14 Kings Head Street)]] | ||
| * [[24_25_26_kings Head_street|24/25/26 Kings Head Street]] | * [[24_25_26_kings Head_street|24/25/26 Kings Head Street]] | ||
| * [[24_25_26_kings_head_street|Alma Inn]] | * [[24_25_26_kings_head_street|Alma Inn]] | ||
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