Description

WANTAGE MARKET PLACE
SU3987NE (West side)
9/119 No.28 (The Swan Inn Public
03/12/69 House)

GV II

House. Remains of C15 service end of No.27 (q.v.), later alterations. Originally
timber-framed; clad in C18 Flemish bond colourwashed brick; old tile roof; brick
stack. Original plan form unclear. 2 storeys; 4-window range. Segmental arches
on ground floor, timber lintels on first floor, over 2 late C19 sashes and 5
late C19 two-light casements. Gabled roof; front lateral stack. Left gable end
adjoining No.27 (q.v.) has mid C18 sash above door and window of c.1970.
Interior: Exposed timber framing with arch brace adjoining No.27 (q.v.) has
mortice holes for now demolished framing on site of the Swan, and assembly for
front jetty continued through to No.27 (q.v.); jowled post to chamfered and
stopped beam. Roof structure, probably C17, obscured.

Listing NGR: SU3972587928

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26300674

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)