Shakespeare Public House

BRAUNSTONE BRAUNSTONE LANE SK 50 SE 5/1 Shakespeare Public House

GV II

Public house. C17, the porch dated 1655. C19 and C20 alterations and exten- sions. Timber-frame with angle bracing and whitewashed brick nogging, part herringbone; blackened granite rubble plinth; thatched roof with whitewashed chimney of narrow brick between left bays. l½ storeys, 3 bays. C20 3-light leaded casements, those to first floor in thatch. Lobby entry between left bays, with old board door and dated porch. Porch has timber jambs with top ends shaped into brackets, moulded lintel with date and small central pendant, and half-hipped thatch roof. Right gable end of range is rebuilt in brick; left end has C19 and C20 whitewashed brick extension, of 2 storeys and approxi- mately 3 bays, under thatch roof. C20 leaded casements and double doors in brick surround. Further extensions to rear around courtyard. Interior of C17 part retains timber-framing in partitions and part of rear wall. Chamfered spine beams with some stops. Chimney has stop-chamfered wooden lintel to left, and ovolo-moulded lintel to right.

Listing NGR: SK5560502642