The Kings Arms Public House
THE KINGS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, MONMOUTH PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396058
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Kings Arms Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE KINGS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, MONMOUTH PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396058
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- The Kings Arms Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE KINGS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, MONMOUTH PLACE
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 PUBLIC HOUSE, MONMOUTH PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 74572 64937
Details
MONMOUTH PLACE (South side) The Kings Arms Public House 05/08/75
GV II
Public House. Late C18 (OS says pre-1776) with C19 & C20 alterations. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, painted to front, slate roof. PLAN: Tall building with steep mansard roof, and central carriage way to small internal courtyard flanked by lower wings. EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement. Three windows, all plain sashes, two-light casement dormers above single small centre and paired outer sashes at first and second floors, with larger paired sashes with wooden mullion at ground floor, and central wide square carriage arch flanked with pilasters, with pair of high plank gates with spikes to top rail. Basement grille to right. Platband above ground floor, cavetto string above first floor, eaves roof, stack forward, right, and front and rear to narrow coped gable, left. At first floor, between bays one and two painted Royal Arms in high relief. In carriageway is early four-panel door to right, second glazed door, and to left glazed door and large window. Rear roof sweeps down over centre section to two plain sash above carriageway. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: Until the cutting-through of Charlotte Street in the C19, the Kings Arms stood on the important carriage route from Bath to Bristol, and was a correspondingly prestigious inn.
Listing NGR: ST7457264937
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511476
- 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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