Description

SO 61 SW
4/162

WEST DEAN
SPEECH HOUSE ROAD
(South side)
Speech House Hotel

II

Former Forest of Dean Court of Speech, now hotel. South west corner dates from 1670s, enlarged in late C19.
Squared rubblestone, hipped tile roof with overhanging coved
eaves, scattered brick ridge stacks, one stone stack in south west corner. 'U' shape.
2 storeys and attic. Main facade has 5 windows, mostly C20 stone mullion and transom, hood in moulds to some ground floor windows,
5 hipped dormers. Main entrance is left of centre.
Right return also has 5 windows, mainly C17, all with hood moulds, centre doorway of
C19, with plaque over with escutcheon bearing arms of Charles II and date 168. This
is entrance to former Court Room of Verderers' Court, whose interior has original
panelled timber ceiling, dais at south end and moulded stone fireplace.

Listing NGR: SO6200412134

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Speech House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7575371

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback