Rose And Crown Hotel

HAVERHILL

TL6745 WITHERSFIELD ROAD 816-1/5/29 (West side) 26/06/52 Rose and Crown Hotel

GV II

Hall house with crosswings, now hotel. C16 with C19 and C20 alterations and extensions. Brick, roughcast and colourwashed: original house timber-framed; slate roofs with brick stacks, one at left end of central range ridge and at gable ends of extension ranges. EXTERIOR: original building has single-storey range parallel to street with dormer attic; on either side are gabled crosswings, the left one with first floor jettied on arched braces. Further right is 2-storey extension of two parallel ranges, gable end to street. Original building has doorway under C20 gabled hood to right of central range: to left, one 4/4 horned sash on ground floor, half dormer above with 3/3 horned sash. Crosswings have 4/4 horned sash windows on ground floor and 3/3 horned sashes to gable attics. Each has an external wall stack, that to right crosswing subsumed by C19 extension. Extension has 2 windows on both floors of both ranges: on ground floor windows are 6/6 sashes, on first floor 8/8 sashes. Rear: C19 and C20 1- and 2-storey extensions. INTERIOR: south-east corner of ground floor with dragon beams running in south-east and south-west directions indicating C16 plan was one room deep, jettied front, back and probably to south sides. Various boxed bridging beams and many C20 timbers. Replica small-framed panelling to centre bar.

Listing NGR: TL6701945721