Description

BREEDON-ON-THE-HILL MELBOURNE LANE
SK 42 SW
(BREEDON)
4/26
Holly Bush Inn
- II

Public house. C17, part rebuilt and extended late C18-C19, with C20 alterations
and rear extensions. Centre bay retains timber framing with diagonal braces and
whitewashed brick infill. Remainder rebuilt in whitewashed brick. Roof
re-tiled C20 at original pitch. Rebuilt brick chimney shaft to right. One
storey and attic; 3 bays. Irregular barred wooden casements, the left bay with
2-light window to ground floor and single light below eaves, the right bays with
3-light lower windows and C20 2-light upper casements in flat-roofed dormers.
Ground floor window to right has hooks for shutters, and segmental head of
former narrower window. C20 door between left bays. Left gable end has C20
2-light ground floor casement, and horizontal sash to attic. Right gable has
C20 flat-roofed extension. To rear are further C20 flat-roofed extensions, and
a wing incorporating C19 outbuilding. Interior retains original principal
rafters but tie beams have been cut and collars moved. One wind-brace in right
bay. Original stack removed.

Listing NGR: SK4037822999

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26336204

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)