Pen And Parchment Public House

The Pen and Parchment Public House is a late 18th-century building, likely with earlier origins, located in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is constructed of brick and features a tile roof with brick stacks. The building stands two storeys high and has a three-window range, along with two rear wings. A prominent top cornice with modillions adorns the structure.

The entrance, which is round-headed and located to the left of the centre, is framed by an architrave and has a bracketed open pediment. Above the six-flush-panel door, there is a fanlight with intersecting glazing bars. The central feature of the façade is a two-storey canted bay window, which is topped with cornices and contains 16-pane horned sash windows along with four-pane sidelights. The first floor has a panelled apron, while the other windows on the ground floor have 16-pane horned sashes in moulded frames, and those on the first floor feature 12-pane paired sashes.

The left return of the building includes a wing with a hipped tile roof and recessed end, featuring windows with rubbed brick flat arches, including casement and 12-pane sash windows on the ground floor and 12-pane thick-bar sashes on the first floor. There is also a 12-pane sash window for the stairwell. An early 20th-century cross wing extends across the rear of the building. The right return, which was being rebuilt in April 1991, has a wing with a coped gable.

Inside, the public house features exposed beams, some of which are likely re-used, including one that is ovolo-moulded and another that is richly moulded. Additionally, there is a large barn on the property, which is not included in the listing. This barn is said to have been used as a theatre in the 18th century and dates from the late 18th or early 19th century, although it has been significantly altered.