Boar's Head Public House

The Boar's Head Public House is a public house located on High Street in Great Dunmow. It has origins dating back to the 14th, 16th, and 19th centuries. The building is two stories tall, constructed with timber framing and rendered, featuring four gabled roofs covered with peg tiles. The front façade includes two gables, each with a double hung sash window that has decorative glazing bars and moulded architraves on both floors. There is an off-centre early 19th century pilastered doorcase with a flat hood, along with old iron brackets for hanging signs. The gables are adorned with 19th century cusped decorative bargeboards, and there are three gault brick chimneys, two of which rise through the flank roofs.

The elevation facing White Street has three similar double hung sash windows and a northward projection of a rear block. Inside, there is evidence of four different building phases. The former jettied crosswing at the northwest corner includes a cross passage with wide stud spacing, remnants of a window at the rear, and heavy 'knee-like' bracing supporting the tie beam. The 16th century hall range runs parallel to the street and features an original floor supported by a moulded inpost; it was formerly jettied at the front, and the roof has been rebuilt to create a gable. The northeast block, dating around 1500, has a floor supported by a dragon beam and was originally jettied on the east and south sides. It features a heavy crown post roof with four-way bracing, chamfered posts, and long curved braces supporting the tie beam. This design is similar to the rear structure at the Chequers Public House. The southeast corner block is a 19th century extension.