Description

SP5318 WESTON ON THE GREEN OXFORD R0AD
(West side)

18/161 The Ben Jonson Public House

GV II

Public house. Early/mid C18. Limestone rubble with wooden lintels; thatch roof
with rubble and brick stacks. 3-unit lobby-entry plan with subsidiary ranges and
rear extensions. 2 storeys plus attics. 3-window front of main range has the
entrance, in a C20 porch, between bays 2 and 3 and has an additional
ground-floor window, probably replacing a doorway, between bays one and 2. All
windows have 2-light small-pane casements except at ground-floor left where
there is a 3-light casement. Sundial over porch, standing on a moulded ledge, is
dated 1742. Roof has stacks to both gables, with rubble bases, and a further
brick stack in line with the entrance. Thatched single-storey hovel range to
left has an inserted garage entrance. Rear of main range has a rounded stair
projection plus a thatched single-storey wing and a C20 flat-roofed extension.
Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP5329418848

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26526565

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
• 
  For the Record
• 
  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)