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The King's Arms

A Grade II Listed Building in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9942 / 51°59'39"N

Longitude: -3.7922 / 3°47'31"W

OS Eastings: 277049

OS Northings: 234379

OS Grid: SN770343

Mapcode National: GBR Y4.JJ0T

Mapcode Global: VH5F3.743K

Plus Code: 9C3RX6V5+M4

Entry Name: The King's Arms

Listing Date: 18 June 2004

Last Amended: 18 June 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 82906

Also known as: Kings Arms Hotel
Kings Arms Hotel, Llandovery

ID on this website: 300082906

Location: Situated on E side of junction with Gelli Deg.

County: Carmarthenshire

Community: Llandovery (Llanymddyfri)

Community: Llandovery

Built-Up Area: Llandovery

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Tagged with: Pub

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History

Inn of mid C19 character. The Kings Arms is rated in 1810 as an inn but possibly closed in the 1850s and 1860s, but it reappears in the 1875 and later directories. Sold to Wm Hancock & Co of Cardiff, brewers, in 1884.

Exterior

Detached symmetrical house of 2 storeys and 3 bays. Slate gabled roof with roughcast clad chimney stacks to left and right. Close bracketed eaves with small brackets, many missing. Roughcast with painted stucco dressings and lettering in relief: KINGS' ARMS arranged either side of centre window. Stucco plinth and angle strips, window surrounds with shoulders and vermiculated keystones and 4-pane horned sashes. Steps up to central panelled door with plain rectangular overlight in panelled reveal. Timber doorcase with pilasters and cornice under flat hood supported by wrought iron scrolls.
Left hand return painted roughcast with C20 attic window top left. Right hand return painted roughcast and small C20 attic casement window top left.
To rear are C20 extensions.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Included as substantial building in late Georgian style dating from earlier to mid C19.

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