The Old King's Head
THE OLD KING'S HEAD, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1062023
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Old King's Head
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD KING'S HEAD, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1062023
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old King's Head
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD KING'S HEAD, HIGH 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:
- THE OLD KING'S HEAD, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- Boston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kirton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 30540 38472
Details
TF 33 NW KIRTON HIGH STREET (south east side)
9/41 The Old King's Head (Formerly listed as 19.11.51 Kings Head Hotel)
G.V. II
Former public house, now house. Early C16, 1599, cross wing 1661, major alterations in Fen Artisan Mannerist style, with C19 and C20 alterations. Red brick in English bond, ashlar dressings and stucco, with pantile roof over thatch. Raised brick coped gables with corbelled out kneelers, single axial triple stack with diagonally set shafts with dentillated tops. T-plan, of hall block with gabled cross wing of 1599. Originally Lobby entry. 2 storey with garret, 5 bay front, the right hand bay advanced and gabled. Ashlar plinth. Single brick and stucco bands, dogtooth eaves course raised to a dentillated course early C20. Rusticated brick quoins. Off-centre panelled double doors with plain overlight in added square porch with flat roof. To left 2 margin light sashes and to right a similar window, all with rusticated brick reveals and cambered heads. Original door now blocked also has rusticated reveals and a pedimented brick head, containing an ashlar panel carved with a lion rampant. To first floor are 2 margin light sashes flanked by shorter brick pilasters. To the right the moulded head only of a 4 light C16 brick mullioned window. In the gable an ashlar datestone 1599 with initials TW, and in the base of the principal stack a further datestone of 1661 and initials IW. To left gable are single blocked windows to each floor with brick surrounds, segmental heads and stepped up string courses. Interior retains C16 roll moulded bressumer to hall inglenook and chamfered beam with pyramid stops. End room has cyma moulded beam with ogee stops. Trapped purl in pegged oak roof, with timber and reed partitions.
Listing NGR: TF3054038472
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 192093
- 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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