The Kings Arms Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1970. Public house. 4 related planning applications.
The Kings Arms Public House
- WRENN ID
- solemn-forge-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1970
- Type
- Public house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kings Arms Public House, which also includes the former dwelling No.16, is a public house dating from the 18th century and early 19th century. The building is rendered and has slate roofs. The plan shows that No.15 was raised with an attic storey in the late 19th century and features a deep rear range with a wide mansard roof, a hipped front, and a gabled rear. The front may incorporate earlier fabric, and the ceiling heights are noticeably lower compared to the adjoining No.16.
The exterior consists of two storeys and an attic, with a wide gabled central dormer that has decorative barge-boards and a finial, covering paired 6-pane sashes set above a sill band. On the first floor, there is an 8:12:8-pane bow oriel with a cornice that extends as a string course, alongside a 16-pane sash. The ground floor features a 2-light shop front beneath the oriel, and to the right, there are two arched doorways with deep reveals, each with painted-in fanlights. The first doorway has a 6-panel door, while the second has a 20th-century window inset. This section has a high plinth and a coped parapet at the level of the dormer's eaves. The rear includes a small 2-light casement in the attic above one sash and one replacement light, above flat-roofed extensions.
No.16 has a higher parapet than No.15 and is also two storeys with an attic. It features a small 2-light flat-roofed dormer above a two-window frontage, all with 16-pane sashes, except for a tripartite 8:12:8-pane sash oriel on the right. The central entrance has a flush panelled door beneath a plaster 'shell' fanlight, accessed by two stone steps. A similar door and fanlight, likely leading to a throughway, is located to the far right. This range shares a plinth with No.15, along with a moulded cornice, blocking course, and parapet. A tall brick gable stack is positioned to the left, and the rear features a small gabled wing with a 16-pane sash above flat-roofed extensions. The interior has not been inspected.
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- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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