Description

SJ 60 SW
5/115

SHEINTON CP
SHEINTON ROAD (north side)
No.8, The Buck

II
Cottage, latterly inn, now cottage. Probably early C17, extended early C19 with later additions and alterations. Painted brick concealing and partly replacing timber frame, plain tile roof.

Original single-cell plan extended to right early C19 with late C19 gabled brick addition at right-angles to rear on right. One storey and attic; one C20 casement to each side of roughly central gabled brick porch over six-panel door, C20 gabled eaves dormers directly above casements; prominent red brick ridge stack to left (with an additional late C19 brick shaft) formerly an end stack, late C19 brown brick stack behind ridge to right.

Interior: left-hand ground-floor room has chamfered cross-beam with ogee stops and heavy joists; former right gable end of original cottage (visible in roof space) has V-struts from collar; brick cellars. Evidence of structural framing in the former back wall was discovered during restoration work c.1982.

Formerly in use as the Buck's Head Inn until c.1860.

Listing NGR: SJ6053104083

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26306872

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)