Building record 1241/0/3 - Ye Old White Lion Public House, King Street

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 476383 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Public house, perhaps originally dwelling. Partly seventeenth century, the rest refronted early nineteenth century, but possibly incorporating an earlier structure. Timber-framed, partly refronted or rebuilt in brick, with heavy slate roof.

PLAN: H-plan, with central range and two flanking wings, suggesting hall and cross wing arrangement.

EXTERIOR: left-hand wing is timber-framed, probably seventeenth century, but the facade repainted in an early twentieth century restoration. Highly decorative treatment, with raking diagonal close-studding to ground floor, and chequerboard decoration below window of jettied upper storey. Cusped quatrefoil panels in gable, which has queen post and strut structure. four-light mullioned window on each floor dating from early twentieth century restoration. Long wing extending back from this incorporating service buildings, framed in square panels with brick infill. Central range and right-hand wing refronted or rebuilt early nineteenth century in brick. Central two-window range, with doorway to right, in angle with right-hand wing. Twelve-pane sashes, with flat-arched brick head to lower window. two axial stacks, one at each end of this central range. Right-hand wing has similar twelve-pane sash window on each floor.

INTERIOR: not inspected.