The Four Horseshoes Public House

THORNHAM MAGNA WICKHAM ROAD (NORTH WEST TM 17 SW SIDE)

3/89 The Four Horseshoes Public 29.7.55 House (formerly listed as Horse Shoes Inn)

GV II*

House, latterly 3 dwellings, now a Public House. Mid to late C15, floor and stack inserted and part rebuilt late C16, extended C17, altered and extended C20. Timber frame, plastered. Thatched roof. Originally a 2 bay open hall with upper and lower bays in series, probably storeyed; extended at both ends forming a single long range. All 1 storey and attic. Entrance at lower end of hall, possibly in original screens passage position and now roughly central, in a C20 gabled thatched porch, a second lobby entrance between hall and parlour to right, both have 4 panelled doors, architraves with cornices. 3-light glazing bar casements with hoodboards, a 4-light window to parlour, four 3-light gabled dormers. A rebuilt axial ridge stack between hall and parlour. Right gable end 4-light casement in attic, exposed plates and purlins at both ends. To rear pantiled lean-to outshuts and behind service bay a large late C20 wing. Interior: ground floor, hall has inserted floor with a stopped roll and outer hollow moulded cross axial binding beam set into secondary stop chamfered storey posts, roll moulded joists, brattished and roll moulded cross beams, original posts retain open truss arched braces springing below inserted floor. Parlour end largely rebuilt with cranked tension bracing in end wall, altered framing in service bay with original joists, in service additions an internal round brick well and a C16 or C17 wall painting of an eagle removed from upper storey ceiling. First floor frame is largely concealed, arched bracing in walls and to original open truss tie beam, original tie beams cut and replaced by raised tie beams on secondary posts. Crown post roof: original open truss has a tall octagonal post with roll moulded necking and capital, moulded base is concealed, 4 way arched braces, presumed lower end has a square post with longitudinal bracing only, smoke blackened rafters extend beyond inserted stack and over service bay, roof altered at both ends with collars clasping side purlins. Attached to service end is a low pantiled addition linking to a converted C19 stable building, timber frame, plastered, pantiled roof, 4 bays, C20 segmental headed casements, central ridge stack, entrance in right return.

Listing NGR: TM1042270729