Description

HENLEY-IN-ARDEN

SP1566 HIGH STREET
652-1/10/40 (West side)
05/04/67 Nos.84 AND 84A
Cromwell House (No.84) and Goodrest
(No.84A)

GV II

Formerly known as: The Bear Inn HIGH STREET.
Public house, now 2 houses. C17 (mentioned 1654) with C19 and
c1928 alterations. Brick with some timber-frame; gabled tile
roof with brick cross-axial stack and rear stacks, one with
cluster of 4 diagonal shafts. 3-unit plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys plus attic; 3-window range. Plat band over
ground floor; wide eaves to left of centre; brick quoins to
right end and paired timber-framed gables to right of centre.
Ground floor has recessed entrance to right of centre with
plank door in moulded surround to inner left return and gabled
canopy.
One segmental-headed window to left and 2 to right of entrance
with 3-light transomed casements, 2 with iron opening
casements and that to left with small-paned glazing; left end
(Goodrest) has 2-storey gabled bay window with timber-framing
and 1:4:1-light leaded glazing to each floor. First floor has
window with 2-light small-paned casement and canted oriel with
hipped roof over 1:3:1-light transomed and leaded glazing;
attic floor has two 3-light windows with leaded glazing and
iron opening casements.
Goodrest has plaque with early C20 lettering: GOODREST;
enriched gutter, downspout, and rainwater heads dated 1928.
Left return has C20 fenestration and entrance with gabled
canopy; rear wing and close-studded rear wing with stack with
clustered shafts to Cromwell House.
INTERIOR: not inspected, but recorded as having
timber-framing, wide fireplace and C17 staircase with turned
balusters.

Listing NGR: SP1509866125

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662353

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
• 
  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)