Description

BANBURY MARKET PLACE SP4540NE (South side) 7/123 Nos.18 and 19 (Nationwide) and 09/04/52 entrance to Unicorn Hotel (Formerly listed as No.18 and No.19 and Archway Entrance to No.20 Unicorn Inn))

GV II*

Inn, now house and shops. Mid C17. One build. Roughcast. Stone slate roof laid to diminishing courses. Brick ridge stack. 2 storeys plus attic. 3-window range. C20 shop front to left. Carriageway entrance to Unicorn Hotel to right has moulded, stop chamfered jambs and panelled doors and is dated 1648 on spandrels. First floor has 3 bow windows with renewed casements. 3 gable-front dormers have renewed 3-light casements, renewed bargeboards and pendants. Deeply projected eaves. Moulded beam with pendants, extends full length of attic floor. Courtyard to rear. Interior: first floor has C17 stone fireplace, fragment of C17 block printed wall paper on beam, 4-light wood mullioned window with original glazing. (V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol. X, pp.30-33; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974, p.439).

Listing NGR: SP4561140624

External Links

• Wikidata Q17548375

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)