History

C18 in origin and formerly part of the Golden Lion Inn. Altered during Bethel Square redevelopment in 1990s.
Formerly with, on ground floor, paired sash to left-hand bay, and in right-hand bay, a 6-panelled house door with fanlight of 3 panes. The archway was formerly lower and elliptically-headed.

Exterior

Former house, now shop with accommodation above. Three storeys. Two bays. Slate roof. Elevation to Lion Street faced in cement rendering with coved eaves cornice; rusticated ground floor with moulded band above; pilaster to R. Small-pane horned sash windows. Two windows to top floor. Single window with paired sashes on first floor. Modern shop window on ground floor to L; to R, archway to Bethel Square with stepped keystone and quoins to jambs. Modern shop window to passageway.

Interior

Retains good semi-elliptical early C19 staircase.

Reasons for Listing

Important entry building to Bethel Square with early origins. Group Value with other listed buildings in Lion Street.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29486022

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)