Description

SP 02 72 ALVECHURCH CP RED LION STREET (west side)

15/22 Nos 1 and 3

16.11.57

GV II

Includes No 2 Bear Hill (north side).
House, now two houses and shop. C15, underbuilt in mid-C19 with some late
C20 alterations. Timber-frame with painted brick and rendered infill, and
tile roof. H-plan, hall range aligned north/south, cross-wing to south
(No 2 Bear Hill) probably contemporary, north cross-wing secondary (but
still C15); hall was originally open, now baffle-entry to south end of hall.
East front: projecting cross-wings, all of two storeys, 1 + 1 + 1 windows;
3-light casements; round floor; left-hand cross-wing has a 2-light casement
under segmental head and a blocked doorway; hall range: entrance to left has
a wooden lintel and C20 door, roughly central 3-light casement, fixed casement
to right; right-hand cross-wing: C20 door to left, 3-light casement to right,
all under timber lintel. Framing: close-studding to first floor, both cross-
wings were jettied, that to right has curved tension braces. Interior reported
to have exposed timber-framing, including chamfered and stopped ceiling beams.

Listing NGR: SP0283872655

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26392315

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)