NHER 7140 (Building record) - King's Head Inn

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Summary

The Kings Head is a 17th-century and later inn of painted brick and flint. This building is single-storeyed, growing to two at the south as the ground falls away. The two-storey south front has been much altered, and there is also a two-storey wing to the right.

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Location

Map sheet TG20NE
Civil Parish THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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King's Head Inn.

December 1973. Listed, Grade II.
See (S1).

February 1975. Field Observation.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU).
Listed. Flint and brick. Pantile and slate roof. Round headed windows to road. Does not have a stepped gable, despite what listing says, but an attempt at a shaped gable towards the river, on which basis it is called 17th century, but all now visible outside is 19th century.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 27 February 1975. Information from record card (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2022.

Excerpt of current Listing Description (revised 1986):
"Public House. 17th century and later. Painted brick and flint with pantile roofs. Range facing road: One storey becoming two to south owing to fall in ground...Steeply pitched hipped roof returns to south to continue original building, the plan now obscured by later two-storey gabled extension to east. Two-storey south front much altered. Two-storey wing to right with four sash windows with glazing bars...Rubble and pantile outbuilding to right also included."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Architects plan of ground floor in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 4 January 1987. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2022.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 693.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1154535.
  • <S2> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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Record last edited

May 23 2022 12:37PM

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