The Half Moon Public House

TRING RURAL TRING ROAD SP 9014 (East side) Wilstone 9/149 The Half Moon PH - GV II House, now a Public House. Mid C17, W front and part of S end brick cased in mid C18, altered in early C19 (canal opened 1815), rear extensions c.1976. Timber frame, exposed with red brick infill on N end, front and S end to eaves height cased in C18 red brick with random blue bricks and lighter red brick quoins and window jambs. Alternate blue headers in segmental arches to ground floor windows. Whitewashed brick rear extensions. C19 red brick rear outshut. Steep old red tile roofs with catslide extension to rear, and gabled bathroom dormer behind chimney. A 3-cells, 2 storeys, internal chimney plan house facing W, with large chimney 1/3 from S end with 2 flues serving central room on each floor. Former lobby entry by chimney but moved to N end of middle room. 3-windows W front has narrow plastered recess over position of former doorway by chimney. Chamfered plinth. Wallplate of timber framed front exposed. Flush 3-light casement windows. 2 LH ground floor windows replaced by 2 C19 canted small bays flanking the half-glazed door all linked by a flat hood. Plastered S gable triangle. Framed N gable has clasped purlins on collar and queen-struts. Interior has exposed framing in N wall, heavy flat joists in the narrow N bay (many re-used timbers), heavy wide axial beam and large internal rear-wall chimney with timber lintel in S bay. Wider middle bay has 2 parallel axial beams with squared joists and a large open fireplace at S end with timber chamfered lintel and bench-ends to seats inside. C19 external small N gable chimney for fireplace to N bay.

Listing NGR: SP9042314136