Golden Farm Public House

CIRENCESTER

SP0301 BEECHES ROAD 578-1/6/9 (East side) 23/07/71 Golden Farm Public House (Formerly Listed as: BEECHES ROAD Golden Farm Hotel)

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Public House. Late C17/early C18 with early and mid C19 additions and alterations. Render to front of main range; C19 wing in coursed squared limestone. Coursed squared limestone and coursed squared limestone rubble to rear additions. Stone slate roof to main range; concrete tile roof to right side of C19 wing, rear slope of main range and rear additions. Rebuilt stone ridge stack to right of main range; 2 brick and stone rear axial stacks; brick stack on gablet to right of C19 wing; 5 further brick stacks on rear wings. Building consists of late C17/early C18 main range with mid C19 wing, gable facing, breaking forward slightly to front right and extending backwards; 2 further early/mid C19 additions to rear left. To front, 2 storeys and attic; 6-window range. First floor has 5 late C17/early C18 two-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion-and-transom windows with C19 iron casements to left; one C19 two-light hollow-chamfered stone mullion window with hoodmould with C19 iron casements with octagonal-pattern glazing. Ground floor has two 3-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion-and-transom windows extended down to ground in C19 and with C19 iron casements to left; 2 former 2-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion-and-transom windows now lengthened to ground with mullions and transoms cut out and with C20 border-glazed French doors; ground floor right has C19 three-light hollow-chamfered stone mullion-and-transom window similar to first floor and with similar iron casements with octagonal-pattern glazing. Main range has C19 gabled porch to centre with moulded coping and finial at apex; blind single-light window with hoodmould to centre over pair of half-glazed doors in Tudor-arched chamfered stone surround. Moulded string over ground floor. 3 gabled dormers with C20 two-light timber casements. C19 wing to right has chamfered plinth; moulded string over ground floor; single-light blind window with hoodmould in gable; moulded coping over gable; finial at apex. Left end of main range has hoodmould of blocked window at first floor level, now coated in render. Bar area only inspected internally; opened out through front rooms of main range. Ground floor right of late C17/early C18 range has contemporary Tudor-arched moulded stone fireplace, no grate; raised-and-fielded panelled shutters to French doors to ground floor centre; beams in this range heavily re-dressed or recent. C19 wing to right has contemporary hollow-chamfered Tudor-arched fireplace; 3-light window to front has 2-panel shutters, architrave with pilasters with recessed panels with trefoil tops; matching door architrave to rear left. Broad opening with pointed top to rear room in this range. Porch to centre front has C19 shutters to close behind half-glazed doors.

Listing NGR: SP0316601782