History

Public House built for the Edwinsford estate shown on 1839 Tithe map.

Exterior

Early C19 public house, formerly belonging to the Edwinsford Estate. Rendered painted walls, hipped slate roof, wide wooden soffits. Rendered slightly projecting end chimney stacks. High plinth. 2-storey 3-window symmetrical facade. 12-pane horned sash windows, upper centre window reduced at later date and narrow 8-pane sash inserted. Concrete sills. Ground floor windows set under blind elliptical arches. Later central porch, rendered with pitched slate roof and bargeboard. Round-arched doorway to porch with raised lugged cemented architrave. Plain double boarded doors. Modern extension set back to right hand side. Whitewashed rubble left hand return elevation with 2 sashes as front and 16-pane horned sash to rear annexe. Whitewashed rubble rear elevation with contemporary 2-storey wing to right and outshut to left under catslide roof. Rendered gable chimney stack to wing. Half-hipped dormer to left with stone cheeks and 9-pane hornless sash. Fixed 9-pane upper window to right. Later whitewashed rubble extension to left with upper 9-pane hornless sash. Projecting single storey wing to right hand side.

Reasons for Listing

An imposing Regency inn with Neoclassical allusions.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29493480

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)