The bottom side of Agincourt Square is dominated by the fine 17th century
bas-relief of Charles in 1673, still to be seen above the fireplace in the left-hand Bar.
Bust of "Charles I" in the bar
Though it is not clear whether this is Charles I or Charles II, or an amalgam of both, or perhaps just a generic monarch. since it is not particularly realistic.
In 1835 there were 15 inns and pubs in Agincourt Square, giving rise to the rhyme
"A gin court here,
a gin court there,
no wonder they call it
A-gin-court Square"[4]
Monmouth Cricket Club shirt in the hotel with a QRpedia code.
However, the King's Head Hotel was hardly a
pence). The railways finally reached Monmouth itself in 1857, to Newport, and in 1873 to Ross and 1875 to Coleford, finally killing off the stagecoach services. In 1840 the hotel had 18 bedrooms, and kept 16 coach horses and several coaches. It caught fire in 1870, but survived in essentially its present form.
King's Head ca1900
By the start of the 20th century the hotel still offered posting and
