The Bull Inn

BRENTWOOD

TQ59SE BROOK STREET, South Weald 723-1/8/283 (North side) 20/02/76 The Bull Inn

II

Public house. c1600, c1900. Timber-framed and plastered, lined out as ashlar, brick end extensions, roofed with C20 flat tiles. Rectangular plan with parapet and simple coping. 2 storey. Principal unit to W, 4 window range, three 2-storey canted bays, minor unit to E set back with lower roof, 3 window range. Gable stacks at W end and at junction of units. Front, S elevation, ground floor, W-E (all windows have glazing bars), sash window, 3x4 panes, canted bay window, sashes, 2x4, 3x4, 2x4 panes, door with flat hood, 2 lower panels, above glazed 2x2 panes, canted bay window, as above, casement window 3x2 panes, third canted bay window, door with flat hood, 2 lower panels, upper glazing, 2x2 panes. First floor, W-E, 3 canted bay windows but with simple sashes, 2 simple casement windows with blocked window between. Rear, N elevation, principal block has three C19-C20 additions, 2 units with lean-to roofs with flat tiles and one flat roofed. E-W, sash window with horns, casement window set in older frame, 2-light casement window. E minor unit has rear and side lean-tos and C20 shed. INTERIOR much rebuilt but reveals early C17 3-celled origin with central bridging joist in situ with lamb's tongue stops to chamfers. The front canted bay windows have been inserted within each original bay. The W old front door probably denotes the service-cross entry. (RCHM: Central and SW Essex: 217).

Listing NGR: TQ5757292797