Description

SO 3288 BISHOP'S CASTLE C.P. WELSH STREET (south- west side)

12/71 No. 1 (The Black Lion) - and forecourt railings GV II

House, now inn. C17, remodelled in mid- to late-C19. Stucco lined as ashlar on coursed limestone rubble with slate roof. T-plan, lobby-entry. Basement and 2 storeys. Decorative barge and fascia boards, gables over outer windows, and large central stone ridge stack. 3-window front; tripartite plate glass sashes with central first floor plain sash; central boarded double doors, and mid- to late-C19 porch consisting of octagonal columns supporting frieze and cornice. Left-hand front with tripartite sash on each floor. Interior: two C17 fireplaces with chamfered and stopped lintels; C17 staircase. (c.f. No.3,. Welsh Street g.v.). Late-C19 cast iron railed enclosure at front.

Listing NGR: SO3229288976

External Links

• Wikidata Q26583137

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Recommended Books

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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 Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)