The Boathouse Inn

SHREWSBURY

SJ41SE PORTHILL ROAD 653-1/4/478 (South side) 10/01/53 The Boathouse Inn (Formerly Listed as: PORTHILL ROAD Old Boathouse Inn)

GV II

Public house. Largely late C16-early C17 with later additions. Timber-framed extended in brick with mock timber cladding, and plain tiled roof. 2 storeys, 4 parallel gables of varying widths facing street, but original structure probably of long range and cross wing form is visible in south elevation facing river. Street front has doorways in left- and right-hand gables, and casement windows of 1 and 2 lights, with single ring cambered heads. Original building probably the 3 left-hand bays, which are brick with some mock framing over possible original timberwork in the outer gable. Right-hand gable a C19 or C20 addition. South elevation has long range to right partly concealed by flat-roofed extension, but with 2 dormers over in the roof, and cross range to left. Brick to ground floor, then timber framed in tall panels with long raking braces. 3-light casement windows inserted in first floor and gable apex. Late C19 or early C20 gable to left, brick with mock timber cladding in the high gable apex. Axial stacks.

Listing NGR: SJ4848012622