Description

RIPLEY MAIN STREET
SE 2860-2960 (east side)

8/81 Horngarth

15.8.66

GV II

Inn, now house. Early-mid C19. Part of the estate village of Sir William
Amcotts Ingilby. Coursed squared gritstone, grey slate roof. 2 storeys, 3
x 3 bays with 2-bay range to rear. In Gothick style. Plinth. Central 3-
panel door with interlaced glazing bars to pointed overlight; pointed-arched
door-head with a double chamfer decorated with flower heads in relief; the
chamfers terminating in shields with the Ingilby star in relief at impost
level. All windows have pointed sashes with interlaced glazing bars; the 2-
piece arched lintels have a star motif at impost level as the doorway. A
blind window over the door. Square hoodmoulds to all openings. Moulded
eaves cornice and shallow blocking course; hipped roof with 2 paired
octagonal flues, corniced stacks to rear, left and right. Right return:
fenestration as front; a blocked window first floor centre of front range,
above a glazed door. Sir William's father, Sir John (d1815) was responsible
for the rebuilding of the Castle. Sir William used the flower motifs,
Ingilby star, 2-piece lintel and window form from the gatehouse pedestrian
entrance and windows of the north (coach-house) range of the Castle
courtyard for several houses in the village: Birchwood Farmhouse is
identical; Vale Lodge and Castle Close differ only in the chimney position,
and Star House and Cottage are similar. Horngarth was originally the Boar's
Head inn; Nos 1 and 2, Sunnyside (qv) were the stabling range. The inn was
closed c1915.

Listing NGR: SE2842960463

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26583674

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