King'S Head Hotel

The King’s Head Hotel is a hotel and public house, likely dating back to the 15th century or earlier, with significant alterations in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is constructed of timber framing and plaster, and has two storeys with a three-storey crosswing at the northern end. The roof is covered in peg tiles, with a hipped section at the south end, a gable at the front of the crosswing, a hipped rear, and three lean-to additions at the rear, all with peg tiles.

The front of the building is dominated by the three-storey crosswing, featuring a jettied ground floor supported by heavy, shaped brackets, which also support scalloped bargeboards. A canted bay window with a part-hipped slate roof and iron leaded light casements is present on the ground floor. The main block has a late 18th-century doorcase, with a simple bracket and scroll-supported flat hood, along with two similar canted bay windows and an 18th-century recessed bench seat with a flared surround. A small red brick stack is located in the front roof slope, and there is another at the north end of the wall. A 20th-century flat-roofed extension is at the rear.

The interior reveals three distinct building phases: a c.1620 three-storey crosswing, a single bay to the south of what was likely an open hall, and a three-bay mid-16th-century block of 'long wall jetty' form. This block originally contained a large first-floor chamber, a service or parlour bay on the ground floor, and a two-bay hall with a hearth bay. A crownpost roof remains over this section, along with tie beam arched braces. The three-storey crosswing retains original attic space with an unusual aisle-like roof form. A part of a probable fire hood survives on the ground floor.