Description

NY 7708 KIRKBY STEPHEN MARKET STREET
9/33
(East Side)

King's Arms Hotel
6.2.68
G.V. II

Hotel, late C18/early C19 with later alterations. Rendered rubble with
chamfered quoins to south end. Graduated slate roof, hipped to south, with
stone chimney to north end. 3 storeys, 6 bays. 3 sashes with glazing bars to
right of panelled door with rectangular fanlight; single bow window with glazing
bars, and single 16-paned sash to left. Tuscan porch to door carries 2 storey
projecting bay window. 3 sashes with glazing bars to each upper floor; all
sashes have stone surrounds. Large painted inn sign fastened to middle of upper
wall. Pavement gratings to cellarage. Internally, panelled doors in reeded
doorcases survive throughout; staircase has squared wooden balusters on cut
string with scrolled tread-ends. Corinthian cornice to landing where a small
saucer-dome with diagonal ribs is carried on thin fluted columns (said to be
remains of C18 powder closet).

Listing NGR: NY7752108683

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26430241

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