The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 1253 HIGH STREET (North Side)
No 117 (The King's Head Inn) TR 1634 NW 2/11
II GV
2. Probably 2 houses originally, as there are 2 roof levels. The east half is C18, the west half has an C18 front to an older timber-framed building behind. 2 storeys and 2 windows each. Hipped tiled roof. The east half is of red brick and has a modillion eaves cornice and modern public house front on the ground floor. The west half is fronted with stone rubble on the ground floor and red brick above. It has a modillion cornice, parapet, and attic storey with 1 dormer. Trace of overhang at corner. West front plastered. Glazing bars missing in both halves. To the rear is a portion of 2 storeys painted brick with a hipped tiled roof.
Nos 115 to 125 (odd) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR1635234833

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