Kings Arms Hotel

The King's Arms Hotel, located at 40 Holywell Street, is a Grade II listed building that dates back to the early 18th century. This hotel is situated on a corner site adjacent to Parks Road and features a three-storey structure that is stuccoed and timber-framed, with cellars. The building consists of two sections and includes six sash windows; some of these windows have reeded architraves, and one first-floor window is a three-light sash with a pedimented reeded architrave.

The eastern section of the building is of lower height and boasts a prominent early 18th-century modillioned eaves cornice, while the western section features a late 18th-century moulded and dentilled eaves cornice. The western elevation facing Parks Road includes the main doorway and five windows similar to those on the south elevation, with an eaves cornice that extends from the western part of the south front. This western front is likely to be of a later date than most of the southern elevation.

At the back, in the courtyard, the north wing on the west side is two-storeyed, timber-framed, and roughcast, with four 18th-century windows in wooden frames. Inside, the hotel contains an early 18th-century staircase and two 18th-century fireplaces. The building underwent alterations in 1971. All the listed buildings on the north side of Holywell Street form a group.