35-36 The Borough

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SU 8346 NE 5/110 SU 8446 NW 6/110 1099

THE BOROUGH (South East Side) Nos 35-36

(Formerly listed as Nos 35 and 36 (Premises of G Borelli, Silversmith))

26.4.50

GV II*

C18, front to older building dating from 1600 approx. Painted stucco. Moulded and dentilled eaves cornice. Old tile roof. One attic skylight. Two large C18 angular bays on first floor with plain aprons, springing from beam at first floor level The upper part originally oversailed, and yard entry to left hand is slightly set back and has curved bracket support to beam. The first floor bays have centre light five panes wide, and side lights two panes wide, and are crowned with cornice heads. The shop front on ground floor is early C19 with a single and double window, architrave surrounds, and half-glazed door with plain fanlight to right hand; to left hand, a two-panelled door with fanlight over. The yard entry has flat three-centred arched head.

The court at back has a long line of buildings of various dates part C17, part C18. Two storeys of different heights. Tile-hung gable with central two-light casement over yard entry, and, first section of wing adjoining has two casements on first floor, two C18 windows on ground floor and central six-panel door, with additional six-panel door to left hand. This has good scroll brass knocker in architrave surround with doorcase of panelled pilasters, cut double scroll brackets, and moulded cornice hood broken forward over brackets which have curved frieze between. The second section has two mullioned and transomed and two smaller leaded casements on first floor, two-light and three-light mullioned casements and plain door on ground floor. One other door under yard entry.

Illustrated Country Life July 10th 1942.

The Borough front of the Bush Hotel and Nos 29 to 44 (consec) form a group. The east fronts of Nos 35 and 36, the stable blocks in the south-east corner, and stone setts in Borelli's yard, all form a group.

Listing NGR: SU8400346880