William Cobbett Public House is a Grade II* listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. Public house. 1 related planning application.
William Cobbett Public House
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-jamb-coral
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1950
- Type
- Public house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SU 8446 NW 6/120 SU 8446 7/120 1099 26.4.50.
BRIDGE SQUARE (South East Side) No 4 (William Cobbett Public House)
(Formerly listed as The Jolly Farmers and Bridge Stores, Firgrove Hill)
GV II*
The birthplace of William Cobbett. C17, 2 storey. Red brick on projecting plinth. String at 1st floor level. Wood band at eaves and early C19 cut board caves pelmet. Old tile roof. Chimney to left hand, and stooped chimney to right hand of front in angle formed by projecting gabled wing of timber frame with plaster infilling (formerly Bridge Stores), old tile roof. Main front has 5 2-light leaded casements with early Cl9 lights of long diamond pattern. 2 5-light casements (originally probably 4 windows of 2 lights each and now joined up) and central half-glazed double doors under cantilevered flat hood. The right hand wing has a small central attic casement. 1 casement on 1st floor. On ground floor, 3 small 2-light casement windows with frosted glass panes. Note: Illustrated "Country Life", July 3rd 1942.
The listed buildings in Bridge Square, Firgrove Hill (West Side), Red Lion Lane (North West Side) and Nos 57 and 59 Abbey Street, form a group.
Listing NGR: SU8415546523
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