King's Head and Eight Bells Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. A C19 Public house. 11 related planning applications.
King's Head and Eight Bells Public House
- WRENN ID
- distant-chamber-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1969
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- King's Head and Eight Bells Public House, 50, Cheyne Walk Sw3, SW3 5LR
- OS grid reference
- TQ 272 776
- Coordinates
- 51.4834, -0.16946
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The King’s Head and Eight Bells Public House dates from the early 19th century and is situated on a corner plot. It is two storeys high and built of stucco. The front elevation, facing Cheyne Walk, has three narrow bays. The ground floor has rusticated detailing and three segmental-headed openings: two entrances and a central window. Above this is a frieze and cornice. The first floor has three square-headed sash windows divided by plain pilasters, topped by a cornice. A punctuated parapet is present, with two bays of balustrades. The corner of Cheyne Row is rounded. A return side, consisting of three wider bays, has no pilasters to the upper floor, except on the corner. This side also has a band and parapet.
Local climate
King's Head and Eight Bells Public House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 11 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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