Kings Arms Public House

The Kings Arms Public House is a public house dating from the early 17th century, with significant internal remodelling in the 20th century. It is constructed of whitewashed rendered cob and features a corrugated iron roof over thatch, gabled at the left end and half-hipped at the right end. The building has a projecting stack at the left end, a projecting stack on the front wall, and an inserted axial stack. Originally, it had a three-room and through-passage plan, with the long lower end on the left heated by the gable end stack, the hall heated by the front lateral stack, and an unheated inner room. A rear outshut at the lower end is likely a later addition, along with a two-storey addition to the rear right from the 20th century. The passage exists only in part, and the front passage door is blocked.

The building is two storeys high and has an asymmetrical six-window front. An approximately central early 20th-century timber and glazed porch is located to the left of the hall stack, featuring a timber archway and turned balusters. The porch's tiled roof extends over a single-storey bay window with stained glass to the left. The 20th-century casements include those on the left and extreme right with diamond leaded panes, while the two central windows are likely earlier small pane casements. The rear elevation of the inner room on the right has a 17th-century three-light timber mullioned window.

Inside, the building has been heavily altered, but some 17th-century features remain. The hall contains a chamfered stopped cross beam and a partly-blocked fireplace with a timber lintel. Fragments of the lower end passage screen and the screen between the inner room and hall are still present. The roofspace has not been thoroughly inspected, but the left-hand roof truss over the lower end is mortised at the apex, likely dating from the early 17th century, with contemporary rafters and purlins. A closed truss separates the lower and higher ends, and the roof of the higher end may also be of interest. The building is documented as being in existence in 1635 and is situated on a prominent corner site in the village.