The Old Golden Lion

ST OO NE KENTISBEARE FORE STREET, Kentisbeare 8/97 The Old Golden Lion - GV II House. Probably late C17. Roughcast cob; gable end asbestos slate roof; later stone and slate outshut. Originally a 4-room, baffle-entry plan house. The 2 rooms to the right of the entry house have been made into one. Axial cob stack with brick shaft containing some old (possibly original) bricks; C20 right-hand internal end stack. 2 storeys. Exterior Front: 5 window range; first floor: the 3-light casement window to the left, and the 4-light casement window to the right, both original, with chamfered surround and mullions. 8 leaded panes per light with saddle bars. 2 other 4-light windows, and one of 2 lights (possibly C18 with pegged frame, 8 or 12 leaded panes per light, with some crown glass). Ground floor: one 5-light casement window to the right of the passage, pegged frame with leaded lights; the other windows all C20, those to the left replacing shop window. Rear with C20 two storey wing and late casement windows. Interior: rooms to both left and right of entry with unchamfered axial ceiling beams. Left-hand room fireplace lintel chamfered with run-out stops, and a later curved brick back. Between this room and the baffle entry is a stud and plaster partition.

Listing NGR: ST0684108222