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The Kings Arms was situated at 52 Beech Street, on the corner of Golden Lane.  It is now an underpass which runs under the Barbican complex. This area of London was flattened by the WW2 bombing. A few landlords were ; 1867 Henry Dickins; 1872 Frederick Collingwood. In 1893/1895 Frederick Cakebread was the landlord. In 1893, living at the pub and working as a barmaid was one Jane Maria Ferry, aged 36. Her son William aged 19, was also living at the pub and working as a printer. Jane Ferry had firstly lost her eldest son and then her husband so the pub gave her and her son a roof and a wage. She committed suicide in 1893, by throwing herself off London Bridge

Source: Sally Parsons

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