Building record 10773 - Public House at No 51 Eastgate Street (King's Arms Kitchen)

Formerly known as the King’s Arms Kitchen public house on Eastgate Street, now an enterprise centre. It was rebuilt in 1861, possibly for the Chester Charity Trustees. It is of yellow sandstone dressed orange brick with a grey slate roof. The interior was largely gutted when converted in 1978 into offices for the Midland Bank. The former public house had a room reserved for the Honourable Incorporation of the King's Arms Kitchen, a drinking and social club which burlesqued the Corporation. The furnishings of the room were transferred to the Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor Street, Chester in 1978. On stylistic grounds James Harrison looks to be the most probable architect. (1)

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 470238 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.