Description

TOLLESBURY HIGH STREET
TL 9410-9510
(south side)
8/27 The King's Head Public House
GV II

House. C17 and C18, now a public house. Timber framed, mainly plastered with
some imitation framing, some weatherboarding, and some red brick cladding in
Flemish bond, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. C17 4-bay range facing N,
with one external stack to rear and one at right end. From the left end an
early C18 range extends backwards, facing Church Street, with one external stack
to rear, and an C18/early C19 range to rear of it, with end stack, the whole
forming a half-H plan. C19 and C20 single-storey lean-to extensions within the
courtyard, and to right of main range. 2 storeys and attics. In the early C20
the corner was chamfered off and the N and E elevations re-styled. N elevation,
ground floor, 2 early C20 casements, one C18 splayed bay with early C20 sashes.
First floor, 3 early C20 sashes. Attic, 2 C20 casements in gabled dormers. The
ground floor is clad with red brick, the first floor is plastered with exposed
imitation framing. Gambrel roof. At left corner, early C20 square brick
pinnacle with pyramidal roof. E elevation (to Church Street), similar facade
treatment. Ground floor, 4 early C20 casements. First floor, 4 early C20
sashes. Attic, 3 C20 casements in lean-to dormers. Gambrel roof, half-hipped
at the left end. The interior of the N range has chamfered axial beams with
lamb's tongue stops at both storeys, plain joists of vertical section, and
jowled posts. The roof was rebuilt as a gambrel in the C18. The E range has
chamfered transverse beams with lamb's tongue stops above the upper storey.

Listing NGR: TL9558810426

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26412901

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