The Greyhound Public House

BOTESDALE MARKET PLACE (SOUTH EAST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/13 - The Greyhound Public House GV II Inn. Late C15, floor and stack inserted, part rebuilt and extended c.1600; refronted, part rebuilt and extended mid C19. Timber frame, plastered, part cased in red and white brick with some clay lump, weatherboarding and Fletton brick. Plaintiled and black glazed pantiled roofs with red pantiles to rear. Originally a large 2 bay open hall with an upper cross wing, stack inserted in hall lower bay, cross wing remodelled in series with hall. A 3 or 4 bay separate service range to rear is linked by rebuilding of presumed original service bay to form a large L on plan with further outbuildings attached to rear. Now all 2 storeys. Hall and upper end to right refronted with 5 windows, banded and panelled red and white brick, a half glazed door to left in original cross entry position, 3-light glazing bar casements all with hoodmoulds. Early inserted stack to left of centre with a C19 oversailing cap. Right end plastered with a rebuilt extruded stack. Rebuilt service end to left has a large projecting C19 Gothic bay window on ground floor, 3:2:3 lights, central entrance replaced, moulded capped shafts with pointed arched glazing, panelled pilasters, entablature. First floor smaller projecting rectangular bay window with a C19 architraved tripartite sash, outer rusticated pilaster strips, modillioned eaves cornice. Fletton brick left gable end with an extruded stack. Main range to rear has a catslide roof over an early lean-to outshut. Extending to rear left is lower 2 storey service range of c.1600, scattered casements, first floor weatherboarding to former projecting gallery over open ground floor, 2 cross axial stacks towards rear with C19 oversailing caps; a further bay added to rear in C19. Returning at right angles to enclose service yard is a converted C19 coach-house, 3 bays, 2 storeys, C20 garage doors, 3 first floor architraved sashes. Hipped roof. Right end flint and weatherboarding, Fletton brick casing to rear. Interior: frame largely concealed, hall upper bay has inserted ceiling with cyma and double roll moulded beams crossed to form 6 panels, behind this bay a reset double brattished beam, mortices for partition to former cross wing which extended further to rear, an arched brace to a stop chamfered binding beam in secondary rear wall, rebate for a door, to front a rebated post. First floor arched braces to stop chamfered cambered tie beams. Hall has a crown post roof, large cross-quadrate post with offsets to square base, no capital, 4-way segmental pointed arched braces, smoke blackened rafters, roof rebuilt in lower bay. Parlour roof rebuilt with double butt purlins, cambered collars to principals. Service range has a stop chamfered cross axial binding beam, arched braces to a cambered tie beam, side purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TM0475775815