Red Lion House

HINDON HIGH STREET ST 9132 (east side)

9/131 Red Lion House (Formerly known as Croylands) 6.1.66 GV II

House at end of row. Mid C18 and early C19. Rendered brick to front, with chamfered rusticated quoins, English bond to return, tiled hipped roof, brick stacks. Gable end to road. Two storey, 3-window road front has two 12-pane sashes to both floors and moulded stone eaves cornice, to left is early C19 three-storey unit with 12-pane sash to ground and first floor and 9-pane sash to second floor. Right return has 6-panelled door in pilastered porch, two 3-light casements, steel casement and 6-panelled door to right. First floor has 2-light leaded casement with arched lights to left, two 3-light casements and one steel casement to right, brick dentilled eaves cornice. Hipped dormer to attic with 2-light leaded casement. To right is garage with sashes to rear. Rear of main range has 12-pane tripartite sash to early C19 bay, various other sashes and C20 aluminium casements. Interior not accessible at time of survey (December 1985). C18 part of house probably a rebuilding following the fire of 1754. Was the Red Lion Inn in C18, and later the vicarage up to 1932. (N Sheard, The History of Hindon, 1979)

Listing NGR: ST9108032846