Bay Horse Public House

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NZ2030 634-1/7/28

BISHOP AUCKLAND FORE BONDGATE (North side) No.40 Bay Horse Public House

GV II

Public house. c1900, Frederick Howard Livesay (circa 1869-1924). Painted render with painted wood and brick bar front. Plain tile roof with brick chimneys. Free Vernacular-Revival style.

1:2 storeys, three windows. Bar front has five bays, the left of one storey, defined by scroll-topped pilasters, with recessed renewed door at left.Four windows on brick stall risers have segmental heads to lower lights, the central two tripartite, and upper glazing bars. Fascia between pilasters in all bays; cornice with scrolled pediments over pilasters. First floor has wide segmental pediment to central window with two casement lights with glazing bars; similar casements to flanking four-light windows with central two lights as canted oriels, each on single curved wood bracket. Similar casements to shallow wide four-light window in half-timbered gable peak, with carved wood brackets to half-timbering over window, and stepped bargeboards to big gable breaking through eaves. Roof has end brick chimneys.

Reconstruction of adjacent property at time of survey may continue over left bay single storey.

Listing NGR: NZ2092230075