66 High Street, Bottisham (RGL2025)

66 High Street, The Queen’s Head, Bottisham

History of 66 High Street

Listed Building

Farmhouse, late C17 or early C18 with a bay added to the left hand in early C19.

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9 June 1964

Bottisham has four public houses but few know the Queen’s Head as it closely resembles a modest country cottage and does not even have a name-plate. William Osbourn, 86, has held the licence for 53 years but now has only seven regular customers. They are mostly friends who come for a glass of beer and a game of dominoes. There is one room, kept spick and span with wooden seats, a table and a few old prints. His family have been running pubs in the village for over 100 years. Once there were six others but now just the Bell, Swan and Anchor remain. 64 06 09b — Mike Petty, Bottisham Scrapbook 1897 to 1990.