Barnabys Hotel

RAYLEIGH THE CHASE TQ 8090-8190 7/106 Barnaby's Hotel 16.6.86 - II

House, now a hotel. C16 or earlier origin with later alterations and additions. Timber framed. C18 red brick front. Grey slate hipped roof. Right, left and rear red brick chimney stacks. Rear wings. The original 3 window range building breaks forward with single bays to right and left. Stone parapet. 3 small paned vertically sliding shutters with gauged brick arches and shutters to first floor, similar window to ground floor left, C19 bay to ground floor right. Central pedimented porch with dentilled soffit supported by plain columns and pilasters with moulded capitals and bases, double 6 panelled doors. Most internal features concealed but heavy flat section ceiling beams and stop chamfered bridging joists visible, also solid arched braces to ground floor bridging joist. Carved 3 panel overmantel dated 1641 with figures to panels. No inspection of first floor at time of resurvey but said to contain part of exposed timber frame. Reputed to have been a Tudor hunting lodge.

Listing NGR: TQ8180090382