The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 PENSHURST PENSHURST Main street (South Side)
The Leicester Arms Hotel TQ 5243 23/825
II GV
2. Originally a C17 building but much altered. 2 storeys and attic, 5 windows. Ground Floor: Stucco with tarred plinth. First Floor: Tile hung. Large half hip tiled roof, with 3 leaded dormers. Late C18 sash windows with bars. 2 modern projecting tiled porches.
Nos 1 & 2 (Rectory Cottages) The Leicester Arms Hotel, Nos 1 & 2 (Leicester House) and The Buxton House Stores form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ5270343760

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