The Kings Head

The Kings Head is a hotel that features an early 19th-century front with some 17th-century work inside. It has Flemish bond brickwork and timber-framing at the rear, topped with tile or slate roofs. The building consists of two units: on the left is a three-bay former house, and on the right is a broad three-bay frontage with a carriage throughway, facing older structures. It stands two storeys high and has a symmetrical facade with three windows on the left and three on the right, plus one additional window above the carriageway. Most windows are 12- or 16-pane sashes set beneath splayed V-joint lintels and stone cills, except for a large 24-pane sash above the carriageway. The second bay on the first floor is a blind opening. To the far left, there is a 20th-century glazed door with a sidelight, and another 20th-century entrance is located on the return wall within the carriageway. The building has a slight plinth and a coped parapet, featuring two narrow hipped roofs at right angles to the street at the center. There are straight joints on either side of the central block and a carriage opening supported by a steel joist. Various brick stacks are present, and at the back, there are several extensions, including one steep-pitched boarded gable belonging to the timber-framed unit. The interior has not been inspected.