The Kings Arms Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1949. Public house.

The Kings Arms Public House

WRENN ID: weathered-thatch-swallow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Northumberland
Country: England
Date first listed: 18 October 1949
Type: Public house
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BEDLINGTON FRONT STREET WEST NZ 2581 NE (North side) Bedlington

The King's Arms 8/67 Public House

18/10/49 II

Public house. Early C18 perhaps incorporating earlier fabric. Double-span plan. Front good-quality squared stone; returns and rear, squared stone above coursed rubble; Welsh slate roof with C20 brick stacks. Front 2 storeys, 5 narrow bays. Rusticated quoins, moulded plinth, sill bands. Central blocked door in renewed surround with pilasters and segmental pediment; renewed 12-pane sash windows in keyed architraves. Coped gables with moulded kneelers; end stacks. Returns show blocked attic windows in gables.

Historical note: Sir Daniel Gooch (b.1816) the railway pioneer and inventor, spent his boyhood days here.

C20 extension to rear is not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ2587881950

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