The Bull Public House

ST IPPOLLITTS HIGH STREET TL 1827 (East side) Gosmore

8/34 The Bull P.H. - GV II

House, now a public house. C17 or earlier, brick cased in early C18. Timber frame cased in plum brick with red dressings now painted on front and S part. Steep old red tile roofs. Low-pitched slate roof to E part of rear wing. A 2-storeys corner building facing W with single-storey rear service wing at SE. A 3-cells plan formerly roofed with cross-gable to parlour at S end, and a large projecting external chimney on E. Very large N gable chimney as open fireplace the full width of the house. Stair turret to rear of central part with front and rear doors. W front has plat-band, black painted plinth. 4 windows to 1st floor and 2 blocked openings. Segmental arches to the 3 windows on ground floor. Flush 2-lights casement windows with small-panes and external louvred shutters on ground floor. 8-panel door (renewed) in heavy frame up 2 steps. Wrought iron sign to RH end of front.

Listing NGR: TL1878627060