Description

POOLE

SZ0090SE HIGH STREET
958-1/17/30 (North West side)
14/06/54 No.6
The King's Head Hotel

GV II

Hotel, now public house. Mid C16, refronted C18 and altered
late C20. Rendered brick, gable brick stacks, and a tiled
roof. Left-hand L-shaped plan, extended to back.
2 storeys and attic; 6-window range. Low plinth and coped
left-hand gable. Central doorway with pilasters to cornice and
a panelled door, horned 6/6-pane sashes in exposed frames.
INTERIOR has an altered ground floor with a C20 bar, the
left-hand rear room has an enriched C16 ceiling. Reported by
RCHME to have a front range 6-bay Queen post roof with wind
braces, cambered collars and tie beams; similar roof to the
rear wing has 3 bays without the braces, with ceiling joists
framed between the ties.
HISTORICAL NOTE: a transitional type of roof between the open
medieval type and that of the late C16 with attics. Front
formerly had a right-hand late C18-C19 shop front.
(RCHME: County of Dorset (South East): London: 1970-: 221).

Listing NGR: SZ0090190355

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26557778

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  For the Record
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)