Description

MORETONHAMPSTEAD THE SQUARE (south side),
SX 7586
Moretonhampstead
8/172 White Horse Inn
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GV II

Public house. Circa 1840-50 with slightly later C19 addition to right and late C19
rear wing. C20 interior alterations and rear additions. Roughcast stone rubble
with stuccoed details, originally entirely stuccoed. Bitumen coated slate roofs
with gabled ends. Rendered stack at left-hand gable end with cornice. Brick stack
at right-hand gable end.
Original plan was principal room on either side of entrance. The carriageway to
right with a room above was probably a slightly later addition. Late C19 rear
wing. Rear yard roofed over and ground floor partitions in original range removed
in C20.
2 storeys. Almost symmetrical 5-window range, wider spaced to right over
carriageway. The facade has moulded plinth, heavy moulded stucco cornice and
stuccoed parapet with coping. All 12-pane sashes with later louvred shutters.
Ground floor left 2-light sash. Over the 2-central windows a stuccoed hoodmould.
Over the carriageway and right-hand window a heavy moulded stuccoed cornice.
Doorway to left of centre has fielded and moulded 6-panel door with rectangular
overlight and C20 wooden canopy. Late C19 gabled dormer to right.
A largely unaltered C19 facade in a prominent town centre situation.

Listing NGR: SX7531486019

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26593904

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy