Description

ST 86 NW MONKTON FARLEIGH MONKTON FARLEIGH VILLAGE
(west side)

2/133 The Kings Arms Inn

13-11-62

GV II

Inn. C17 and late C19. Random rubble stone, double Roman tiled
roof with gable end and lateral stone stacks to front elevation.
U-plan with front courtyard. Two-storey, 3-window. Central 3-
storey gabled porch with round-arched opening with square
hoodmould, string courses, 3-light ovolo-mullioned casement with
hoodmould to first floor and 2-light blocked mullioned window to
attic, coped verge. Ground floor either side of porch has 4-light
mullioned casement with hoodmould, left one relieving arch and
additional single-light ovolo-moulded light to right of porch,
first floor has 3-light mullioned casement either side of porch,
flanking stone stacks in angles between porch and front. Wing
projecting to right is late C19 with ovolo-mullioned casements and
planked doors, ovolo-mullioned casements to gable end and attached
single-storey stable. Stable wing to left has 2-light flush
mullioned casements and planked loading bay to gable end, cart shed
to left fronting street with double planked doors and gabled
dormer. C20 flat-roofed extension attached to right return. Rear
gabled stair turret. Brewhouse said to have datestone inscribed WK
1625.
Interior has winding newel stairs in rear stair turret, with
planked door with strap hinges at foot, chamfered beams in main
room. (VCH, Wiltshire, Vol 7, 1953)

Listing NGR: ST8042965491

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26574231

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