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Information on the Kings Arms, with an image and list of occupants may be found at the excellent Bristol Lost Pubs website.
Arthur William Spring was born in Romsey, Hants in 1862, son of a tailor, Thomas Edwin Spring and wife Ann Eliza Cousins. At age 18 Arthur was still living with his parents, at 347 Kings Road, Chelsea where his father was a master tailor. Arthur was employed as a butcher. Arthur's father died in 1881 and the family dispersed.
Arthur married Harriet Fowle of St. Luke, Chelsea, daughter of Charles Frederick Fowle, at St. Luke, Chelsea on 8 Aug 1883. The couple had numerous children. By 1891 Arthur and family were living at 9 Chaldon Road, Fulham, where Arthur was a restaurant superintendent. By 1894 the family were living at 2 Trelawney Place, Trelawney Road, Cotham, Bristol. By 1897 they had moved to No.1.
Arthur William Spring gained the licence for the King's Arms from Eliza Pullin at the licensing session of Tuesday 15 Feb 1898.
This advertisement appeared in the Western Daily Press - Friday 4 November 1898 page 4: "KING' S ARMS HOTEL, BLACK BOY HILL. BRISTOL. (Headquarters Clifton Rugby Football Club, Eversley Football Club, Bristol Lacrosse Club.) Hot and Cold BATHS, DRESSING and COMMITTEE ROOMS. Splendid SMOKLNG and BILLIARD SALOON (Lighted by Electricity). Only S. ALLSOPP & SONS'. LTD.. Finest ALES and STOUT on Draught and in Bottle. WINES AND SPIRITS OF THE BEST QUALITY. LARGE ROOM FOR AUCTION SALES. ARTHUR W. SPRING, Proprietor."
The licence of the King's Arms transferred from Arthur William Spring to Frederick Robert Beavis at the sessions of Monday 7 October 1907.
From the Western Gazette - Friday 12 December 1913 page 12: "Coroner's Veronal Warning.—After a verdict of "Death from Veronal due accidental overdose" had been returned at a Bristol inquest on Wednesday on Mr. Arthur William Spring, of Clifton, the coroner said the case might serve a useful purpose in calling attention to the danger an ordinary person ran thinking that he could safely afford himself relief from sleeplessness by such an extremely dangerous drug as Veronal." Veronal was a brand name for an early barbitirate drug that was a notorious sleeping potion and was implicated in murders.
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