The Kings Arms
THE KINGS ARMS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325186
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- The Kings Arms
- Statutory Address:
- THE KINGS ARMS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325186
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- The Kings Arms
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE KINGS ARMS
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 KINGS ARMS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stokenham
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 81935 40304
Details
STOKENHAM BEESANDS SX84SW The Kings Arms 8/184 II
House, formerly a public house. Probably C18 extended at rear in C19. Stone rubble, front range plastered. Asbestos tile roof with gabled ends and catslide at rear over outshuts. Plastered stone rubble gable end stack and tall stone rubble rear lateral stacks with yellow clay louvred pots. Plan: 2-room plan house; the straight staircase at the centre which forms a lobby entrance might have been inserted into a cross-passage; another cross- passage was formed to the right of the staircase containing the right hand room smaller. The right hand room has a gable end stack and the left hand room is heated from a lateral stack at the back. In the C19 a heated outshut was built at the rear, the right hand hand end of which is an outbuilding; deeper in plan and with a separate side entrance. Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-window east front facing the sea. First floor left early C19 section pane sash, and at centre 2-light horizontally sliding sash with glazing bars. The other windows are later C19 4 and 6-pane sashes. Central doorway with early C19 6-panel door and open-fronted rendered porch with slate lean-to roof and stone seats inside against side walls. Right hand side has plank door to store in rear outshut. The main roof is carried down at rear as catslide over rear outshut, the left hand end of the outshut projects and to left of centre a plank door. Interior: Is remarkably unaltered since the C19. Matchboard partitions and plank doors including plank doors at bottom of stairs. The left hand room has C18 glazed china cupboard in corner, set upside panelled corner cupboard and C20 tiled fireplace in lateral stack. The right hand room has old benches against walls and C19 range in large fireplace. The rear outshuts and first floor rooms were not inspected.
Listing NGR: SX8193540304
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99968
- 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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