Swan Inn

TL 7523 1/92 25.10.51

BRAINTREE BANK STREET (east side) No 26, Swan Inn

II* A late C16 timber-framed and plastered building with a cross wing at the south end, built on an L-shaped plan with a long wing extending east on Swan Side. This wing has most original features and is the most interesting part of the building. The west front is much altered. 2 storeys, the upper storey is jettied at the south end, now with sham timber-framing. The north end (No 26) is roughcast on the upper storey and has a C20 shop front on the ground storey. Originally the whole front was jettied. 4 window range, 2 double-hung sashes with glazing bars, in flush cased frames and 2 casements (one with glazing bars). The south front has original exposed timber-framing. The first storey has 1 double-hung sash with vertical glazing bars and small original casements on either side under the eaves with square mullions set diagonally (now blocked). The ground storey has a blocked doorway with an ogee headed lintel. The east wing, which sets back from the south front of the cross wing, is jettied on the upper storey, with exposed timber-framing. 2 window range, double-hung sashes with vertical glazing bars. In the centre of the 1st storey, under the eaves there are original casements with square mullions set diagonally (now blocked). The extreme east end of the wing was raised later in the C16 to form a cartway through the ground storey, with arched bracing. The bressumer of the upper storey is engraved with the initials EWW and the date 1590. Roofs tiled. RCHM(48).

Listing NGR: TL7571623148