The Rancliffe Arms

SK 52 NE BUNNY LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD (east side)

7/36 The Rancliffe Arms 14.5.52 G.V. II

Coaching Inn, now public house. Early Cl7 with later Cl7 and C18 additions and alterations. Designed by and built for Sir Thomas Parkyns of Bunny Hall. Some C20 alterations. Whitewashed brick, some remaining timber frame, some rubble. Plain tile roof. Single red brick stacks to ridge, right and right gable. Brick coped right gable with kneeler. Raised eaves band in parts. 2 storeys, 10 bays. The fifth and second single bays from the right are gabled, that second right being 2 storeys plus garret and with coped gable with kneelers. Fifth bay from right, early Cl7 and on rubble plinth with first floor band, and evidence of timber frame over first floor opening. Extending between these 2 bays is a parapet. Having from right to left a single large segmental arched tripartite glazing bar fixed light with hood mould, a single tripartite glazing bar sash, a doorway with plank door, glazing bar overlight and Tudor style hood mould, a single canted bay with single glazing bar sash flanked by single glazing bar fixed lights, 5 segmental arched tripartite glazing bar fixed lights and a single large segmental arched tripartite glazing bar fixed light with hood mould in former carriage archway. Above from right to left is a single glazing bar sash, a single similar sash with segmental arched hood mould, a single glazing bar cross casement, a single glazing bar sash, a single larger glazing bar sash, and a single segmental arched glazing bar sash. Over the first floor windows of the 2 parapeted bays are 3 circular blind panels. In the garret is a single segmental arched casement with hood mould. Rear of single gabled bay with timber frame has single visible post, arched brace and tie beam. Sir Thomas Parkyns Bart. (c.1662-1741) carried out improvements to and rebuilt almost all of Bunny to his own designs.

Listing NGR: SK5834929558