Description

SJ 56 SE TARPORLEY C.P. HIGH STREET

1/56 The Swan Hotel

GV II*

Hotel. Late C18/Early C19. Plum Flemish bond brick with slate roof
and ashlar dressings. Three storeys. Entrance front: 5 bays
symmetrically disposed. Moulded ashlar plinth, band at level of first
floor window sills and moulded cornice to top of wall. To either side
are canted bays which have continuous bands at the level of the ground
and second floor window sills. The central window of these bays are
of Venetian form with heavy wedge lintels rising to arches at the
centre. The central lights are of 3 x 4 panes and the lateral of 1 x
4 panes. The windows to the angles are of 3 x 4 panes with wedge
lintels. The first and second floor windows are similar. Between is
a central doorway with moulded surround and band of flutings to the
lintel and a pediment over. Set above a double flight of 5 steps with
moulded treads. Windows to either side of 3 x 4 panes with wedge
lintels. Three similar windows to first and second floors. To the
right is a coachway with first floor above joining this to the Market
Hall (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SJ5538062628

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Swan Hotel official website
• Wikidata Q17551893

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)