The Kings Arms Public House

The King's Arms is a public house located on Front Street West in Bedlington. It dates from the early 18th century and may incorporate some earlier materials. The building has a double-span plan and features high-quality squared stone on the front, with squared stone above coursed rubble on the returns and rear. The roof is covered with Welsh slate and has 20th-century brick stacks.

The front of the building is two storeys high and consists of five narrow bays. It has rusticated quoins, a moulded plinth, and sill bands. There is a central blocked door with a renewed surround that includes pilasters and a segmental pediment. The windows are renewed 12-pane sash windows set in keyed architraves. The gables are coped with moulded kneelers and have end stacks. The returns of the building show blocked attic windows in the gables.

Historically, Sir Daniel Gooch, a railway pioneer and inventor born in 1816, spent his boyhood days at this location. There is a 20th-century extension at the rear, but it is not of special interest.