The Wild Man

TM 1244 SPROUGHTON HIGH STREET 6/40 The Wild Man GV II Public House. Early and later C16, altered, with extensive C20 additions, to rear. Timber framed, rendered, gabletted tile roof. L plan, with former 2 bay hall and crosswing. 1½ storeys and cellar. 3 C20 timber casements. Off centre blocked doorway with 6 panel door beneath flat canopy on brackets. 3 dormer casements to left and right of 2 lights, that to centre of 3 lights. Inserted brick stacks to rear of ridge and in left hand return. Interior: Much of rear ground floor frame removed though main posts remain. Brick stack, much altered C20, with stair behind. To left of stack stop chamfered spinal beam and horizontal joists, to right the joists replaced or ceiled over. First floor frame partly exposed, particularly in the crosswing. Tall square crown post with slender braces and some smoke blackened rafters. Crosswing, tie beam with one straight and one cranked brace, similar cranked braces to closed truss, clasped purlin roof with some windbraces.

Listing NGR: TM1223944979