The King'S Head Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. Hotel, public house.

The King'S Head Hotel

WRENN ID
fallen-banister-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1954
Type
Hotel, public house
Source
Historic England listing

Description

POOLE

SZ0090SE HIGH STREET 958-1/17/30 (North West side) 14/06/54 No.6 The King's Head Hotel

GV II

Hotel, now public house. Mid C16, refronted C18 and altered late C20. Rendered brick, gable brick stacks, and a tiled roof. Left-hand L-shaped plan, extended to back. 2 storeys and attic; 6-window range. Low plinth and coped left-hand gable. Central doorway with pilasters to cornice and a panelled door, horned 6/6-pane sashes in exposed frames. INTERIOR has an altered ground floor with a C20 bar, the left-hand rear room has an enriched C16 ceiling. Reported by RCHME to have a front range 6-bay Queen post roof with wind braces, cambered collars and tie beams; similar roof to the rear wing has 3 bays without the braces, with ceiling joists framed between the ties. HISTORICAL NOTE: a transitional type of roof between the open medieval type and that of the late C16 with attics. Front formerly had a right-hand late C18-C19 shop front. (RCHME: County of Dorset (South East): London: 1970-: 221).

Listing NGR: SZ0090190355

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