The Dust Hole the King’s Arms Public House, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 (Grade II)

CASTLE STREET 1. 5411 (West Side) Nos 5 and 5A (The King’s Arms Public House) [The Dust Hole] ST 8557 7/160 II GV

C17 or early C18, known as the ‘Dusthole’. 2 storeys, stuccoed and grooved to simulate ashlar. Stone plinth, quoins (rustic to ground floor, draughted piers above) and moulded eaves cornice to Welsh slate roof, 1/4 hipped to right; central brick stack. Three 1st floor windows with architraves, centre blocked, others glazing bar sashes. Central doorway with architrave and 6 panel door flanked by modern 2 light single hung sashes also with architraves. The rear is rubble built and has 2 glazing bar sash windows with dressed stone surrounds and a central blocked 2 light ovolo mullioned window. Gabled 2 storey brick wing to rear with double roman tiles and 2 brick chimneys, 1 with gable and partly stepped. 2 windows with reeded inner edges to south. To north a 3 light raking top dormer and 2 first floor 4 light weavers windows. Interior much altered but attic still interesting a) because of 2 bastard cruck trusses [to main collars] and b) because of diamond scratched mid C19 grafitti on panes in window of extension.

Nos I to 6 (consec) including 5A form a group.