Description

ST JOHN'S STREET
1.
1594 (East Side)
No 1 (White Hart Hotel)
SU 1429 NE 4/130 28.2.52.
II* GV
2.
Late C18. 3 storey. White brick on stone plinth with yellow rubbed window
arches, moulded stone cornice and blocking course. Slate roof. Projecting
central portico, early C19, full height of building wth a plain ground floor
treatment of 3 stone arches on square piers facing street and one similar arch
across pavement at each end, these arches support 4 Ionic stone columns, with
2 responding pilasters on wall face carried up 2 storeys and with moulded stone
entablature and pediment crowned with a full size White Hart. The main wall
face inside portico is painted stucco, with 3 windows all with moulded architraves
and with additional cornices and pediment to central and other 1st floor windows,
on ground floor under arcade 2 windows to right hand and 8-panel double doors,
egg-and-tongue enrichment to panels, to left hand with architrave surround.
3 windows each side of portico to main block, totalling 9 bays. The portico
has enriched and turned wood balustrade, with beautiful side guards of wrought
iron scroll work and cypher G.R.; at angles of portico are horn shaped lamp
brackets ofsimilar but more delicate wrought iron scroll work. Slightly later
extension to right hand of 6 bays, with plain painted front. The portico is
an important street feature. Only the windows in side te portico have glazing
bars, original, the rest restored. Interior considerably altered.
2 bay modern extension to south in matching style.
Nos 1 to 13 (odd) form a very important group.

Listing NGR: SU1457129722

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17544158

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