The Swan

TM 37 NE WISSETT THE STREET

5/76 The Swan -

• II

Former public house. Late C16, with late C17 alterations. 2 storeys, part with attic; 2-cell lobby-entrance plan. Timber-framed and rendered with thatched roof; an internal chimney-stack with a plain rebuilt red brick shaft. A small lean-to addition at the west end with a separate entrance, and a long lean-to on the rear wall. On the upper floor, 2 old 3-light casement windows with horizontal glazing-bars only, and a central 3-light casement window with Gothic details. 2 3-light casements with transome and pintle hinges to the ground floor and one similar 2-light window. C20 plank door, with a flat porch roof above supported by arched brackets. Frame in 5 bays, including a narrow bay for the chimney-stack stair and entry; framing and ceilings exposed inside. To the west of the stack the 2 bays are or irregular length, and it is possible that the house has been shortened. The walls have been raised slightly and a late C17 butt-purl in roof put on, although no difference in the eaves line is visible outside. The ground-floor ceiling joists are large, plain and unchamfered. Part of the rear wall has late C17 replacement framing. To the east of the stack, the ground floor ceiling has main beam and joists with chamfer and ogee-stops; blocked original window openings on the side and rear walls. On the upper floor, the cambered tie-beam has had long arched braces removed, and an upper ceiling, similar to that below, has been placed above wallplate level. On the front wall, a blocked original window with diamond mullions in situ. The roof above in 2 bays corresponding to the wall-bays, with diminished principals, clasped purlins and windbraces. 2 open fireplaces with timber lintels on the ground floor, and a small upper fireplace on the east side with an arched brick surround. Reversed braces in the gable walls.

Listing NGR: TM3663879339