The King's Head Hotel
THE KING'S HEAD HOTEL, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060725
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1971
- List Entry Name:
- The King's Head Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE KING'S HEAD HOTEL, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060725
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The King's Head Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE KING'S HEAD HOTEL, HIGH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE KING'S HEAD HOTEL, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Staplehurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 78573 43023
Details
STAPLEHURST HIGH STREET TQ 7843 (West side)
5/136 The King's Head Hotel (formerly listed as The 10.6.1971 King's Head Inn)
GV II
Public house. C16, with alterations of 1671, C18 and C19. Timber framed. Main range rendered; Chequered C18 or C19 red brick to ground floor of front of wing, banded plain and fishscale tiles to first floor, and applied framing to gable. Late C17 red and grey brick in English and Flemish bond to ground floor of left return elevation. Addition to rear of wing weatherboarded above a brick base. Main range of about 2 timber framed bays, with cross-wing, also of about 2 bays, projecting forwards slightly to left. 2 storeys and cellar. Coursed stone plinth to cross- wing, painted brick plinth to main range. Cross-wing with underbuilt jetties to front and left return. Wing gabled with slightly higher eaves. Roof of main range hipped to right with gablet, hip returning to right. Slender projecting red and grey brick stack to left side of wing, and brick stack in front slope of roof to left of centre of main range. Multiple red and grey brick ridge stack towards centre of rear addition. Irregular fenestration of two 16-pane sashes; one to wing, one towards right end of main range. Two 12-pane sashes to ground floor of wing, one 16-pane under stack, and tripartite sash towards right end. Half- glazed double doors up 4 steps with iron hand-rail to left end of main range, and half-glazed door up 5 steps, with pair of iron rails, to right end. Short gabled rear wing to right of main range. Date G E A 1671 in brick to left side of wing. Interior: only partly inspected. Exposed framing to ground floor, with evidence for subdivision of wing. Moulded beams to main range.
Listing NGR: TQ7857343021
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 174602
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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