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Monument details

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1567 to 1766. Late 16th century public house, altered in the 17th century and in the early to mid 18th century

Monument Types

• PUBLIC HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1567 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 75 NE BOXLEY THE STREET (west side)
5/110 The King's Arms (formerly 26.4.68 listed at the Post Office and The King's Arms Inn)
G.V. II
Public House. Late C16, C17 and C18. In 3 sections. Left section: late C16. Painted brick ground floor timber-framed with painted brick infilling on first floor and plain tile roof. Widely spaced studs with one tension brace at each end. 2 low storeys on plinth. Rear stack slightly off-centre to left in rear slope of roof. One C20 first-floor window towards right, with C20 half-glazed door at left end of it. Post box at right end. Central section: C17. Timber-framed with painted brick nogging and plain tile roof. 2 storeys, much taller than left section, and first floor considerably taller than ground floor. Framing of light scantling with widely-spaced studs. Projecting boxed eaves. Ridge stack at right end. One first- floor 3-light casement off-centre to left, and C20 4-light casement to left on ground floor. C20 boarded door at right end with bracketted flat hood over. Right section: early to mid C18. Slightly higher than central section. Painted brick with plain tile roof. 2 storeys, attics and cellar with plinth, plat band and moulded wood eaves cornice. Projecting stack at right gable end. 2 hipped dormers. Regular fenestration of 2 large early Cl9 tripartite sashes on each floor. Recessed panel between first-floor windows. No sign of blocked door.
Listing NGR: TQ7736158983
(1)

Formerly TQ 75 NE 231

A GR wall box is mounted in the front wall. It is a Type B - large cipher 4" high with NEXT COLLECTION cast below the aperture. It dates from 1936-7. (2)

Historic England archive material: AL2400/073/04 View of Boxley village, looking north from adjacent to the King's Arms BF008662 THE KING'S ARMS, BOXLEY

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> The Letter Box Study Group, 2004, Letter Box Listing (Unpublished document). SKE17125.

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