History

Probably C17 Inn remodelled in C18/early C19 and further extended in later C19 and C20.

Exterior

2 storey rubble stone building with 4-window pebbledashed front. Steep pitched artificial slate roof with rendered end stacks. Mostly 12-pane boxed horned sashes and one 16-pane sash to ground floor. Doorway centre left has decorative surround and leaded moulded hood supported by consoles; later 4 panelled door. Plinth.

Interior

Now undivided but retains cross beams, one chamfered, and remodelled open fireplaces, to right raised with brick segmental arch but retaining lower moulded stone jambs and later to left infilled with brick and stone but retaining timber lintel.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its prominent frontage on Magor Square and group value with neighbouring listed items.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• The Golden Lion PH official website
• Wikidata Q29493763

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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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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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey