White Bear Inn

SD 83 NE BARROWFORD CHURCH STREET

11/32 White Bear Inn

6.6.52

• II

Formerly Hargreaves Great House. House. Dated probably 1667, on porch, but may be later. Stone built with plinth. 3 gables to main roof. Front has 8-light stone mullion window with moulded and returned dripstone. C18 doorway inserted to right. Above is similar window with thicker centre mullion and 2-light blind window in dummy gable which has moulded coping and 3 finials. Three storey porch has a moulded doorway with Tudor arch. First floor is overhanging and contains 5-light window with 3rd mullion removed and sash fitted, 2nd floor has blind 2-light window. Coping and finials as other gable but right hand finial is missing. To right of porch on ground floor is a 4-light and 3-light window with square stone mullions, second lights in both cases are sash. Above are 2 twin 3-light windows divided by a thicker mullion. Left hand window has a wider centre light and right hand window a wider first light. Both gables have blind 2-light windows with coping and finials. Circular single storey portion to the right has C18 door and window. Attached to porch are mounting stones and left hand return has a well proportioned chimneybreast. Interior has 2 inglenook fireplace. (8/p133/RCHM).

Listing NGR: SD8593939713