Premises Occupied By Scarffs (Deep Freeze), Castle House And Adjoining Shop Premises

1. 2006 TL 74 NE 18/104 19.12.61

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CLARE Well Lane (South Side) Premises occupied by Scarffs (Deep freeze), Castle House & adjoining shop premises (Formerly listed as premises occupied by A Butcher, Ltd).

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2. A C16 timber-framed and plastered building formerly the Boar and Griffon Inn. A will of 1640 refers to it as the property of Gabriel Golding. It became business premises in the early C18. It comprises a main block with 2 separate additions on the south-west end. 2 storeys and attics. The main block was refronted in the C18, with a parapet and a paired modillion cornice. 5 window range, double hung sashes with glazing bars, in cased frames. A 6-panel door with a rectangular fanlight has a wood doorcase with slender half-columns and a cornice. There is a C20 shop front at the north-east end. Roof tiled, with 1 segmental headed dormer. The adjoining addition on the south-west end is 2 stories. 2 window range, C20 casements. The 2nd extension, probably a stable block, with a carriage entrance at the south-west end is 2 storeys and attics. The windows have fixed lights with glazing bars. The ground storey has a C20 shop front. Roof tiled, with 2 tall gabled dormers.

All the listed buildings in Well Lane with Nos 1 to 8 (consec) and No 31 Church Street, all the listed buildings in Market Hill, Nos 1 to 8 (consec) Malting Lane, Stone Hall and Nos 36 to 40 (consec) Nethergate Street and all the listed buildings in Station Road form a group.

Listing NGR: TL7696645235