King's Head Hotel
KING'S HEAD HOTEL, NORTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328230
- Date first listed:
- 07-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- King's Head Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- KING'S HEAD HOTEL, NORTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328230
- Date first listed:
- 07-May-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- King's Head Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- KING'S HEAD HOTEL, NORTH 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:
- KING'S HEAD HOTEL, NORTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Dunmow
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 62753 22258
Details
TL 6222 GREAT DUNMOW NORTH STREET (E side) 7/62 King's head Hotel 7.5.52 (formerly listed as the GV II King's Head Inn)
Hotel and Public House. C15 or earlier, C16 and C17. Timber framed and plastered, two storeys with 3 storey crosswing at N end. Peg tile roofs, hipped at S end, gabled at front of crosswing and hipped at rear and with 3 lean-to's in peg tiles at the rear. Front shows 3 storey crosswing at N with jettied ground floor on heavy shaped brackets. Similar brackets support the scalloped bargeboards. Ground floor has canted bay window with part hipped slate roof and iron leaded light casements. Main block has off-centre late C18 doorcase with simple bracket and scroll supported flat hood, 2 similar to above, canted bay windows and a recess C18 bench seat with flared surround. Off-centre small red brick stack in front roof slope and N end wall stack. C20 flat roofed rear extension. The interior reveals 3 builds, the 3 storey crosswing of c.1620, one bay to the S of a probable open hall and a 3 bay mid C16 block of 'long wall jetty' form. This had one large first floor chamber, a service or parlour bay on the ground floor, and a 2 bay hall with a part the hearth bay. Crownpost roof over this block partly remains as do all the tie beam arched braces. The 3 storey crosswing has original attic space with unusual aisle-like roof form. Part of probable fire hood survives on ground floor. RCHM 28.
Listing NGR: TL6275322258
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 353349
- 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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