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| ===== 25 Kings Head Street, The Alma Inn ===== | ===== 25 Kings Head Street, The Alma Inn ===== | ||
| - | The main part of the Alma Inn at 25 Kings Head Street is the rebuilt middle section of a grand mansion. It was constructed around 1530 and probably replaced an older hall house on the site. The 16th century new build had large, impressive bays built of massive oak timbers and connected to numbers 24 and 26. It was originally jettied to the street and had two large gables. The jetty was removed, probably in the 18th century, and the building became a pub around 1859, extending backwards and joining up with number 9 Eastgate Street. | + | The main part of the Alma Inn at 25 Kings Head Street is the rebuilt middle section of a grand mansion. It was constructed around 1530 and probably replaced an older hall on the site. The 16th century new build had large, impressive bays built of massive oak timbers and connected to numbers 24 and 26. It was originally jettied to the street and had two large gables. The jetty was removed and the roof was changed to remove the gables, probably in the 18th century, and the building became a pub around 1859, extending backwards and joining up with number 9 Eastgate Street. |
| ===== 26 Kings Head Street ===== | ===== 26 Kings Head Street ===== | ||
| - | Number 26 Kings Head Street was built around 1480 as an impressive cross wing to the hall house that once stood next door on the site of the Alma Inn today. The build was impressive because of the amount of high-quality oak employed and the result would have been very striking in its day. There are suggestions that the building originally had a commercial use – probably as storage and possibly a showroom – with accommodation over. | + | Number 26 Kings Head Street was built around 1480 as an impressive cross wing to the hall that once stood next door on the site of the Alma Inn today. The build was impressive because of the amount of high-quality oak employed and the use of brick infill rather than wattle and daub. The result would have been very striking in its day. There are suggestions that the building originally had a commercial use – probably as storage and possibly a showroom – with accommodation over. |
| An archaeological test pit excavated in the yard in 2019 revealed occupation from the 12th century with ceramic finds from France, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. | An archaeological test pit excavated in the yard in 2019 revealed occupation from the 12th century with ceramic finds from France, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. | ||
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