King's Head Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Public house.

King's Head Public House

WRENN ID
errant-turret-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South MP: Clive Lewis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Public house
Address
King's Head Public House, 42, Magdalen Street
OS grid reference
TG 231 092
Coordinates
52.63485, 1.29639
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The King's Head Public House is a 17th-century building with 19th-century alterations and additions. It has a rendered exterior and a plain tile roof. The structure is two storeys high and features three bays. The pub front is panelled, with windows that have semi-circular glazing bars in the top light. To the left, there is a tall carriage arch. On the first floor, there are sash windows with stucco surrounds that have scrolled haunches. The building also includes three dormer gables, each with decorated bargeboards.

Local climate

King's Head Public House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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