Description

SJ 80 SW; 6/16

ALBRIGHTON C.P.,
HIGH STREET (south side),
Shrewsbury Arms

29.09.51

G.V.

II

House, now inn. Late C15 or early C16 with later additions and
alterations. Half timbered on sandstone and brick plinth with C20
red brick nogging, plain tiled roofs. Hall (fragmentary) and cross-
wing type converted. The principal surviving feature is the front
to Church Road (cross wing) of three structural bays. Small square panelling
to first floor, close studding to ground, short tension braces;
continuous moulded jetty to first floor supported on four carved brackets,
two C20 projecting bays with leaded casements underneath, two C20 casements
to first floor. Prominent central quadripartite chimney with arched
dividing rebates and moulded capping on sandstone base. Left-hand
gable end has close studding to ground floor and square panelling to
first; continuation of the first floor jetty on four carved brackets
(three replacements, one with linked chain decoration); moulded jetty to
attic with lozenge shaped and decorative half timbering above; C20
casements. A fragment of the 'hall' fronts the High Street. Plastered;
two storeys with C20 casement to first floor and projecting extension
with entrance to front. Brick end stack. Sawn-off purlins projecting
from gable end show range has been truncated.

Listing NGR: SJ8089104376

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26649100

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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