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The Kings Head Inn

A Grade II Listed Building in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3091 / 52°18'32"N

Longitude: -2.5961 / 2°35'46"W

OS Eastings: 359454

OS Northings: 268052

OS Grid: SO594680

Mapcode National: GBR BQ.WRKY

Mapcode Global: VH84K.Y7D6

Plus Code: 9C4V8C53+JH

Entry Name: The Kings Head Inn

Listing Date: 6 October 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1082431

English Heritage Legacy ID: 150784

ID on this website: 101082431

Location: Tenbury Wells, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, WR15

County: Worcestershire

District: Malvern Hills

Civil Parish: Tenbury

Built-Up Area: Tenbury Wells

Traditional County: Worcestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire

Church of England Parish: Tenbury Wells

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Description


TENBURY CP CROSS STREET (west side)
SO 5868 - 5968
8/93 The King's Head Inn
6.10.52

GV II

Public house. Late C16 with circa 1800 and late C19 alterations. Timber-
framed with painted brick and rendered infill, brick replacement walling
and additions, plain tiled roofs and brick stack to south of front roof
pitch. Two framed bays aligned north/south; external chimney with tall
detached rebuilt brick stack at north end. Two storeys. Framing: four
rows of panels from sill to wall-plate. East front elevation has a jettied
first floor with a moulded bressummer on shaped brackets enriched with weather-
worn foliated carving. Collar and tie-beam truss with three struts below
collar and V-strut above at north end. East front elevation: ground floor
has two bays windows, first floor has two 3-light windows. Central entrance
with half-glazed door. Main entrance at north end and has a flat moulded
canopy, panelled surround and a door with four flush panels. External north
chimney is enclosed by a flat roofed single-storey addition with multi-paned
windows to the north and east. Circa 1800 parallel range at rear and sub-
stantial late C19 brick addition to south-west. (VCH IV, p 363; BoE, p 279).


Listing NGR: SO5945468052

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