Description

HORNTON WEST END
SP3844 (North side)
20/133 The Dun Cow Public House

GV II

Public house. Late C17 with later alterations. Coursed ironstone rubble. Steeply
pitched thatched roof. Stone and brick ridge and end stacks. 3 builds. L-plan.
Single storey plus attic and single storey on left. 4 entrances including a
garage door, plank door, stable door and panelled/glazed door. Wood lintels.
Entrance on right is flanked by 2-light metal casements in wood surrounds with
wood lintels and hood moulds and label stops. Blocked 3-light stone mullioned
window with hood mould to left and a 3-light metal casement with wood lintel. 2
half-dormers with 2-light stone mullioned windows with lead cames and
wrought-iron casement fasteners. Single storey part to far left has slate roof.
The Dun Cow is recorded as open by 1854 when it was a butcher's and a beer
retailer's combined. (VCH). Right gable has 3-light metal casements with wood
lintels. Interior not inspected.
(VCH: Oxfordshire, Vol IX, p125)

Listing NGR: SP3921244923

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Dun Cow Public House official website
• Wikidata Q26521876

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Recommended Books

• 
  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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair