Saracen'S Head Public House is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1991. Public house. 1 related planning application.
Saracen'S Head Public House
- WRENN ID
- gilded-casement-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1991
- Type
- Public house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Saracen's Head Public House is a public house built around 1830. It is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond and features a low pitched hipped roof made of red clay pantiles, which has very deep eaves and lead roll hips and ridge. The building has two brick axial stacks.
The layout is a rectangular double depth plan with two main front rooms and a central entrance hall that includes a staircase at the back. The structure has two storeys and an attic, presenting a symmetrical three-window front on the southwest side. This façade includes a plat band at the first floor and under the eaves, with window openings that have flat brick arches. The first floor has 20th-century casements, while the ground floor features 20th-century tripartite sashes. The central doorway is set in a round arch double recess, with glazed and panelled double doors, a semi-circular fanlight with radiating glazing bars, and a large semi-circular canopy supported by acanthus console brackets. There are three round-headed dormers with casements on the roof, as well as similar dormers at the rear that also have glazing bars. The rear includes various 20th-century casements and a small outshut on the left. The side elevations are three bays wide and feature blind windows.
Inside, some original joinery remains, including fielded panel doors and a staircase located at the back of the hall. This staircase has an open string, stick balusters, and a moulded handrail that is wreathed over the curtail.
The Saracen's Head is believed to have been built as an inn for visitors to Wolterton Hall.
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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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