A historic pub with a colourful past including a resident three-legged pig has been added to the National Heritage List for England.

The Brown Jug in Dumpton had been serving punters for more than 200 years before its closure in 2019, when it was subsequently put on the market.

But now the 18th century tavern, formerly constructed as a farm cottage which then became a pub in 1795, known as The Queen's Arm's Tap, has been given Grade II-listed status.

Historic England says the unchanged multi-roomed arrangement of the ground floor provides a "tangible sense" of how many rural public houses would have functioned in 18th and 19th century.

The public body, which looks after the historic environment, said: "The pub is referred to as the Old Brown Jug in a description of Broadstairs published in 1832, where the pub is mentioned as a popular stopping place for pedestrians to drink Cobb’s XX.

"The pub was previously a tied house of Cobb & Co (Brewers) Ltd, which was founded in Margate in 1673."

Later, in the early 20th century, punters would drop in for a pint and to see a rather unusual resident.

"One of the pub’s licensees owned a three-legged pig which attracted many visitors to The Brown Jug," Historic England said.

"The pig is pictured at the pub in photographs dated 1923 to 1925.

"The undated historic plan shows a cow house and an attached piggery directly east of the pub on the opposite side of the Ramsgate Road."

Historic England says the building has undergone development through the years but that 18th and 19th century features remain.

Externally, the 18th century fabric of the building survives in the knapped, or shaped, flint walls, a traditional Kent technique.

Inside, significant 18th century and 19th century features survive, including lath and plaster walls.

In the pub’s more recent history its interiors have hardly altered since the 1960s, in line with the wishes of the previous licensee, Jenny Skudder, who ran the pub for 60 years until it closed in 2019.

There are distinctive mid-20th century features in many rooms including fireplaces, cornicing, dado rails, and panelling.

A flint boundary wall with brick coping extends from the east lean-to extension along Ramsgate Road and another section of flint wall with brick piers partially survives along the north and west boundaries of the beer garden.

The Brown Jug is one of just two sites in Kent - the other being Shoreham Memorial Cross - to be given protected status in this latest round.

Nigel Huddleston, heritage minister, said: "Listing these significant historic sites means we can protect our valuable heritage for future generations to learn from and ensure they are on the map for local people and visitors to be proud of and enjoy."