Description

ST6834NW BRUTON CP HIGH STREET (North side)

8/89 No 33
(The Sun Inn)

GV II

Inn in row. C18 origins. Apparently refronted in early C20. Local stone rendered and colourwashed, with ashlar
dressings; clay double Roman tiles with abutment, and cantilevered gable to East; brick chimney stacks, 2 storeys, 3
bays. Paired margined sash windows; between bays 2 and 3 stone surround to former coach gate, now reduced in height and
width, having flat Doric pilasters on bases, with part entablature, plain fascia and moulded projecting hood; left of
upper bay 1 window wrot iron bracket and hanging sign. A smaller inn of this name is recorded by 1793, and had an
underground skittle alley: the annual Court Leet for Sir Hugh Hoare, Lord of the Manor, used to be held here. (Couzens
P, Bruton in Selwood, Abbey Press, Sherborne, 1972).

Listing NGR: ST6822934835

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Sun Inn official website
• Wikidata Q26308150

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)