King's Head Hotel (EHER 26038)

15th century or earlier timber-framed public house.

NRHE data transfer: King's Head Hotel (formerly listed as the King's Head Inn). Hotel and Public House. 15th century or earlier, and 16th and 17th century. RCHM 28. Grade II. <1> The King's Head Inn, 300 yards north of the Town Hall, was built, probably in the 16th century, on a T-shaped plan with the cross-wing at the north end; at the back are modern additions. On the west front the upper storey of the cross-wing projects; the central chimney-stack extends to the front wall, and has a small external recess forming a seat. Inside the building, on the ground floor, is an original fireplace with a moulded lintel. In the upper storey one room is partly lined with panelling of about 1600, and in another room is a ceiling-beam encased with similar panelling. A rough king-post truss is visible in the roof. <2>