King's Head Hotel
KING'S HEAD HOTEL, NEWMARKET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186923
- Date first listed:
- 22-Sept-1971
- List Entry Name:
- King's Head Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- KING'S HEAD HOTEL, NEWMARKET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186923
- Date first listed:
- 22-Sept-1971
- List Entry Name:
- King's Head Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- KING'S HEAD HOTEL, NEWMARKET
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:
- KING'S HEAD HOTEL, NEWMARKET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Beccles
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 42188 90378
Details
NEWMARKET 1. 828 (East Side) King's Head Hotel TM 429O 2/61
II GV
17th and 18th century with alterations. This was a coaching inn, and until comparatively recently the central archway, now the main entrance to the lounge, was open and led through a cobbled yard with galleries round to the yard at the back. The 17th century portion is 2 storeys and attic. 3 gabled dormers with barge boards. Thin brick. Sashes, in flush frames, with glazing bars and flat arches. Plaster cove cornice with bed mould. Plain tiles. Stack with 6 octagonal detached flues, with base moulds and united at capping. Modern door in original wood case with architrave frieze and cornice. The 18th century parts flank the earlier, 1 window west and 2 windows east, 3 storeys red brick, the attic floor enclosed by screen wall on main cornice above pilasters. This treatment continued, on return front facing Newmarket, 5 windows with central entrance. Rusticated quoins. Moulded brick cornice. Slate roof. Sashes with flush frames, flat arches with stone keys.
Elliptical central arch over entrance with rustications and stone key. Modern door. Altered interior retains some early features including hewn chamfered beams. Part of a group with No 2: also a group with "Wine Shop" and No 8.
Newmarket forms a most important central group including the buildings around and in the "island'.
Listing NGR: TM4218890378
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 363000
- 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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