Description

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TR 04 SW
3/10001

BENTLEY ROAD, Willesborough

Willesborough and District Labour Club

II

Former hall-house, later social club. Medieval west crosswing, 1591 east crosswing with former
open hall replaced c1800 when the building was clad in brickwork and mainly mid C19 sashes.
Late C20 additions to west and north not of special interest. Timberframed building refronted
in brickwork, roughcast to the rear, with roof in 4 hips clad in late C20 pantiles. Two storeys;
5 windows. Irregular fenestration, mainly later C19 sashes but 1 blocked early C19 sash to the
rear. Medieval west crosswing has to ground floor an axial beam with 1 1/2 inch chamfer. First
floor has partition with medieval downbraces and top of 1591 staircase with moulded knob.
Front room has frame with arched braces, C18 door, old floorboards and dragon beam showing
that the front was originally jettied. The rear room to the west crosswing has an C18 3 plank
door. Probable original roof of coupled rafters and collars. The former open hall was rebuilt
c1800. The ground floor has been much altered in the late C20. The first floor retains an early
C19 6-panelled door and the roof is of c1800. The 1591 east crosswing has gunstock jowled
posts on the ground floor, a chamfered axial beam to the rear room and open fireplace with
wooden bressumer bearing the marks of spit machine. Front room has stone 4-centred arched
fireplace with blank shields in spandrels and high stops. Floor joists have dragon beam, proving
that this crosswing was originally jettied. First floor of east crosswing has stone 4-centred arched
fireplace dated W T 1591, restored in C19. Front room has frame with midrail and original
floorboards. Rear room has 4 gunstock jowled posts, axial beam with chamfer and lambs tongue
stops and open fireplace. Late C18 winder staircase near chimneystack leads to roof of clasped
side purlins and windbraces.

Listing NGR: TR0232641412

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26564816

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