Description

SD 0519 RIPPONDEN (former U.D.) STAINLAND ROAD (north
SE 058199 side), Barkisland

10/165 The Griffin Inn
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GV II

Public House dating from 1642 with mid C18 addition to south of 2 cells which
fronts the road and forms the main entrance. This is of 2 storeys and has thin
coursed hammer dressed stone, stone slate roof and 2 bays of flat faced
mullioned windows of 6 lights and 4 lights with same over to 1st floor. Doorway
to left hand end with monolithic jambs. Central stack to ridge. The later
cottages attached to either end are excluded from the item. The earliest part
of the building is formed by 2 parallel ranges at the rear which except for the
windows is rendered. 2 storeys with stone slate roof. The eastern wing has 6-
light double chamfered mullioned window with hoodmould to former parlour and 6-
light chamfered mullioned window over to 1st floor. Right hand return wall has
coped gable with contemporary stack and 2-light chamfered mullioned window
(blocked) with hoodmould with straight return and same over to 1st floor.
Western wing breaks forward and has 2-light chamfered mullioned window partly
obscured by flat roofed single storey extension (late C20). Gable has large
extruded stack to former kitchen.

Interior: Rear kitchen has basket arched fireplace with chamfered surround and
well preserved bee-hive oven. Eastern wing has basket arched fireplace with
cyma moulded surround with sunken spandrels (the lintel dated 1642 set within a
tressure) to heat former parlour. Most ceilings have chamfered spine beams
with stop chamfered floor joists.

Listing NGR: SE0586719933

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566432

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock