Description

WARE TOWN

TL3514SE WEST STREET
829-1/9/182 (North side)
08/05/50 No.7
The Old Punch House Inn

GV II

House, now public house with flat above. C18, with C19 and C20
alterations. Front of yellow brick dressed with red, above
rusticated stucco ground floor, with plinth. Moulded brick
cornices above first and second floor windows, and painted,
moulded band at first floor level. Old tiled roof concealed by
parapet with stone coping, large central pedimented dormer,
with Welsh slate roof, C19 red brick chimneystacks with
oversailing courses at left in line with parapet.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attics, above basement. 4 sash windows
with glazing bars, flush set with exposed boxes and architrave
surrounds on second floor, recessed on first floor, all under
flat cutter arches. 2 ground floor sashes with glazing bars
and central recessed entrance door with fanlight over, up 3
steps, and lower door, beneath rusticated keystone and lintel
at far right. 2 cellar windows. Tall red brick flank wall at
left, along boundary of set back frontage to No.8, Rankin
House, adjoining. Long 3 storey red brick rear outshoot at
right with first and second floor bands, 2 flush-set sash
windows at first floor, 4 light casement at second floor, and
hipped old tile roof. Large single storey 1980s red brick
extension, with hipped sandfaced tiled roof at left. This is
partly behind No.6 (qv), which is now opened out into No.7 on
the ground floor.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the building was used for the wine and spirit
business of the Ellis family, who also ran a private drinking
club, from the late C17. It acquired the name The Punch House
in the early C19, previously attached to No.82 High Street.
(Hunt EM: The History of Ware: Hertford: 1986-1946: 106;
Perman D: Ware UD. List of buildings of special arch or
historic interest: 1993-: 63; Ware 25" to 1 Mile. Surveyed by
the Ordnance Survey Department: 1851-; Branch Johnson W:
Hertfordshire Inns: Letchworth: 1962-: 99).

Listing NGR: TL3576314353

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26564990

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