Description

LAMBERHURST HOOK GREEN
TQ 63 NE
(south side)
3/181 Elephants Head Public
House
GV II

Public House. C16 or earlier altered early C19. Timber framed and part exposed with
plaster infill on first floor and with painted brick infill to return elevations,
ground floor rebuilt with sandstone. Plain tiled roof. Four framed bay range with
return wings. Two storeys on plinth with continuous jetty to first floor with ogee
braced frame. Hipped roof with stacks to right and clustered at left. Two 2 light
and two central four light windows on each floor, the central ground floor windows
in shallow stone bays, wooden casements on first floor and with painted brick
mullions on ground floor. Rib and stud doors to left and to right. Exposed frame on
left return elevation less altered especially on the ground floor, with irregular
casements and panelled door wih flat hood on brackets with outshots and single
storey extensions to rear. Tile hung right return. Interior: large brick fireplaces,
exposed frame and largely C19 ground floor, the sandstone blocks showing weathering
on the inner face and probably re-used from elsewhere.

Listing NGR: TQ6555935856

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26586430

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy