King'S Arms Public House

The King's Arms Public House dates to approximately 1700, with additions from the mid-18th century and alterations in the 20th century. It is a building of group value, demonstrating architectural significance. The main structure is of coursed rubble stone, with a later blue brick plinth and a stone-coped slate roof, featuring brick end stacks and several rear stacks. Brick rear wings are also present. Originally built with a central staircase plan, the house is two storeys high, with a cellar and attic. The front elevation has a three-window range at the first floor, featuring 6/6 sash windows to the left and centre, and a sash window to the right. The ground floor includes a 6/6 sash window to the left, a central panelled door, a 6/6 sash window to the centre right, and a canted bay with 4/4 and 8/8 sash windows. A moulded stucco cornice runs along the top, above which are three gabled dormers with small-pane windows. The left end is blank, but a paired sash window is visible on a single-storey rear wing. The right end has a 6/6 sash window on the ground floor and a small casement window on the side of a two-storey rear wing. A long, two-storey range extends to the rear, constructed with a rubble stone back and brick sides and front, and topped with a slate roof. Various doors, garage doors, and windows are found below, with six windows above; a former loft door is now boarded.

The interior of the front range has been opened up on the ground floor, but chamfered bridging beams remain, although boxed in on the right side. On the first floor, room divisions are still discernible, and there are chamfered bridging beams with ogee stops. A two-panel door with HL hinges is visible, and other doors may exist, currently covered with hardboard. A winder stair leads to the attic, where old wide floorboards and the substantial principals of the roof are visible above door height. The roof of the long rear range features bolted trusses. The front range represents a comparatively little-altered example of a dwelling from the early 18th century.