Description

THORNBURY HIGH STREET
4/37
(east side)
ST 6390
21.9.52 No 17
(The Swan)
(formerly listed as
Swan Hotel)
GV
II

Mid-C17 origins, remodelled and extended mid-late C18. Rendered. Pantile
roof behind parapet which is capped by decorative cast iron balustrade;
pineapple finials on end pilasters. Three storeys. Three windows, modern
glazing bar sashes. Bays on ground floor. Central wide segmental headed
doorway; Doric porch with large cast swan above.
Interior Formerly around a central open court. South and west wings have
C17 features: 3-light chamfered mullion window and stop-chamfered beams
in south wing; studded plank door with strap hinges in rear wing - at
first floor (exterior 3 plaster panels devoting
1. Rampent horse (unicorn?)
2. Lion and unicorn with crowned thistle and rose above.
3. Lion (?).

Listing NGR: ST6368790088

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26607065

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