The Bull Hotel

DOWNTON THE HEADLAND SU 1721 (east side) 5/74 The Bull Hotel 23/3/60

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Inn. Early C18. Flemish bond brick, tiled roofs, brick stacks. 5- bay central range with converted stable block to right and rear wings. 2-storey, 5-window main range with single storey and attic range to right. C19 half-glazed door in beaded case with flat wooden hood on finely carved console brackets, to left and right are canted bays with 4-pane sashes, to right are two 3-light casements and four 9-pane sashes, all with segmental heads. First floor has 3-brick plat band, two 2-light and two 3-light casements with one blind window, to right are two dormers, one louvred and one with 2-light casement. Main range has four hipped dormers with cast-iron latticed casements. To left is C19 attached bay with through cart-entry with double planked doors with strap hinges and canted bay window to both floors. Coped tile verges to right range. To rear left is converted stable block with tiled roof. Main range has outshut and two attached 2-storey wings with 2-light casements. Interior has chamfered beams with step and runout stops. Late C18 fireplace has fluted frieze and beaded surround. Sun Insurance Company disc on front. Recorded as an inn in 1726. (VCH: Wiltshire, Vol XI, 1980, Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury).

Listing NGR: SU1709621457