The Queen's Head
Not too far away from the Duke of York was the Queen's Head at No.63 Victoria Street (not to be confused with the Queen's Head at the top of Victoria Street). The Queen's Head dated from at least the 18th Century and was conveniently located close to the River Head and South Dock Street, ideal for those with trade connections to and from the docks.
A 19th Century postcard shows a Georgian coaching Inn with large bay windows and a central doorway with a gabled cross-wing to the left. Above the door are a lantern and the pub's name in capital letters.
A map of the Inn shows a substantial yard to the rear, which would have been accessed from the side passage at the end of the building. In the late 1950s, the Duke of York was demolished and replaced with Woolworths. Poundland currently occupies the site.
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