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The Kings Arms was situated at 26 Front Street. This grade-II listed pub is now in residential use.

Listed building details:

2 houses. No. 26 formerly public house. Early C19 with C20 alterations. Sandstone ashlar with plinth; right return coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings. Welsh slate and asbestos-tiled roof with stone gable copings and ashlar and rendered chimneys. 2 storeys, 5 bays. No. 26 at left 3 bays, with steps up to central renewed door in ogee-headed panelled surround; flanking inserted 3-light transomed windows have concrete lintels. No. 24 has door at left, in fourth bay:. renewed 6-panel door under patterned fanlight in keyed round-headed surround. Wedge stone lintels, those to 3 first-floor cross windows of No. 26 cut in imitation of voussoirs; those to renewed sashes with glazing bars of No. 24 rendered over. Roof has 3 corniced ridge chimneys, and moulded kneelers. Right return to lane has renewed first floor window in plain stone surround, and small attic window.

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