Description

1. 5229 OVERTON LONDON ROAD

SU 5149 16.5.66 The White Hart Public 6/10 House

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2. C17, C18, early C19. Building on the corner with Kingsclere Road, being an old coaching inn. Some exposed timber-framing at the rear, but the facades are mainly C18, now rendered. The south elevation is of 2 storeys, 6 windows; hipped tile roof, rendered walls, plinth. Sashes in exposed frames; a C20 doorway has a tall cambered head (the archway to the former coach entrance), the upper part glazed and the lower having a panelled door with windows on each side. The west elevation has an angular bay, with a later arched entrance at its south side, further north the lower walling has flint panels. The boundary wall on the east side of Kingsclere Road comprises close bands of red brickwork, alternating with flint facings, broken by brick verticals, and other verticals formed by stone squares in the flint panels. The wall ends in a lobby attached to the main buildings, with a slate roof, 2 high-level openings, and an arched doorway set in a square recess surrounded by flint panelling. To the east of the house, there is a single-storeyed block, still retaining parts of its original construction as a stable. Within, there is a Tudor fireplace in stonework, with rose design in the spandrels.

Listing NGR: SU5154249697

External Links

• The White Hart Public House official website
• Wikidata Q26450939

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)