{{Short description|Pub in London, England}} {{about|the pub in Camden|the pub in Islington|Camden Passage}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Use British English|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox venue | name = The Camden Head, London | image = The Camden Head pub, May 2021.jpg | image_caption= Camden Head from the front | address = Camden High Street<br />London, {{postcode|N|1}}<br />United Kingdom | public_transit ={{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{lus|Camden Town}} | coordinates = {{coord|51.53730|-0.14112|display=inline,title}} | built = {{Start date and age|1787|df=yes}} | renovated = 2004/05 | owner = Camden Bars | seating_capacity= 300 standing, 60 seated | website = [http://www.camdenhead.com camdenhead.com] }} The '''Camden Head''' is one of the oldest pubs in Camden, London, England having been established in 1787. It is also a former music venue and hosts comedy events.
==History== The Camden Head on Camden High Street is a public house and live venue which first opened towards the end of the 19th century, and has undergone several name changes: it was briefly known as "Liberties" for a period of a few years, before changing back to its former name, Camden Head, which is listed as a registered public house as far back as 1869 - run by then-publican George Soole.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadpubs.co.uk/LondonPubs/StPancras/CamdenHead.shtml|title=UK Pubs and Public Houses Redirect|website=deadpubs.co.uk}}</ref>
{{multiple image|align=center |title=Photos of The Camden Head on the High Street, taken nearly 110 years apart |total_width=520 |width1=993|height1=702|image1=Camden Head 1903.jpg|caption1=''Camden Head in 1903''|alt1=Camden Head in 1903 |width2=3264|height2=2448|image2=Camden Head on High Street 2012.jpg|caption2=''Camden Head in 2012'' }}
Nowadays, it is known for its local pub atmosphere and comedy venue, which has seen comedians such as Alan Carr, Stephen Merchant, and Bob Mortimer perform. It is not to be confused with The Camden Head in Islington, which is situated on Camden Passage.
==Architecture== The Camden Head's architecture has changed little since its establishment in the 19th century, and testament to that exists in the form of a photo, dated 1903, which shows the building's appearance and similarity to that of the modern-day building. A copy of this photo can be found hanging in The Camden Head pub itself, and is archived at the Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre Catalogue<ref>http://adlib.camden.gov.uk {{Webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120607070210/http://adlib.camden.gov.uk/ |date=7 June 2012 }} Camden Local Studies & Archives centre catalogue</ref>
==Notable events== The Camden Head was an official venue of the yearly festival Camden Crawl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecamdencrawl.com/|title=The Camden Crawl 2012 - 4 - 6 May 2012<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=thecamdencrawl.com|access-date=6 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607015632/http://www.thecamdencrawl.com/|archive-date=7 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a regular venue in the annual Camden Fringe where, in 2011, Richard Tyrone Jones performed.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.westendextra.com/reviews/theatre/2010/jul/theatre-latest-news-july-29-camden-fringe-upon-us-200-shows-across-8-venues |journal=West End Extra |title=Camden Fringe is upon us |date=29 July 2010 |author=Josh Loeb |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310050634/http://www.westendextra.com/reviews/theatre/2010/jul/theatre-latest-news-july-29-camden-fringe-upon-us-200-shows-across-8-venues |archive-date=10 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Live-Art-Camden-Fringe-Salzburg-Festival-Canned-021243057170928 |title=Live Art: Camden Fringe |author=Bella Todd |date=26 July 2011}}</ref>
Synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, originally from Camden, shot their video for Dance The Way I Feel upstairs in the Camden Head.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}
==Camden Comedy Club== In September 2014, the pub relaunched its upstairs venue as Camden Comedy Club.
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==Further reading== * {{cite news | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/bars/ornate-and-reliable-camden-head-7398231.html | title=Ornate and reliable Camden Head | newspaper=London Evening Standard | date=14 August 2007 | access-date=9 June 2012}}
==External links== * [http://www.camdenhead.com Official website] * [https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=camden+head,+camden&hl=en&ll=51.538008,-0.14117&spn=0.007247,0.021136&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=camden+head,&hnear=0x48761aec186b9a3d:0x41185c626be66e0,London+Borough+of+Camden,+Greater+London&cid=0,0,10986850353825205971&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A Camden Head on Google Maps] * [https://books.google.com/books?id=iEYcAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Camden+Head%22100+High+Street&pg=PA87 A poorly scanned copy of "The Builder, Volume 71"; a weekly report of building enhancements from 1896] * [http://deadpubs.co.uk/LondonPubs1884/index.shtml London Pubs 1884 at Deadpubs.co.uk] * [http://camdencomedyclub.com Camden Comedy Club website] {{LB Camden}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Camden Head, The}} Category:Music venues in London Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Camden Category:Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Camden Category:1787 establishments in England Category:Camden Town Category:Pubs in the London Borough of Camden Category:Former music venues in London {{Pubs in London}}