The Three Lions

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

GODALMING MEADROW SU 9744 NE (north west side) 9/220 The Three Lions GV II

Public house. C16 with C17 crosswing; C18, C19 and C20 additions and alter- ations. Timber-frame with brick cladding, brick, coursed Bargate stone; plain tile and Welsh slate roofs. Hall-and-crosswing plan, the crosswing on right. 2 storeys. Hall range of 2 bays, the left bay extended to rear by single-storey C19 outshut and to front by 2-storey C19 bay, so forming second crosswing; single-storey C19 infill between the 2 crosswings; later C19 former stable addition to right, truncated and converted to part of pub mid-late C20. Road front: Cl9 projecting on left has canted bay window with sashes to ground floor, 12-pane sashes with segmental brick arches above; brick coping and kneelers to stepped gable; lateral stack with offsets to left return; late C20 timber-porch to right return masking C20 door under flat brick arch. The single-storey addition to front of hall range has former 6-panel door on left and canted bay window with C20 windows on right; above this addition, the 1st floor of the hall range is visible, having a short 3-light window with C20 leaded lights. The crosswing on right has a C19 segmental-arched doorway and a wide window with a 2-light, 12-pane casement window above; a steeply-pitched roof with ridge stack. The Cl9 stable addition, now toilet block, is of stone and has 3 small flat-arched windows, dentilled eaves and Welsh slate roof. Rear: ground floor of crosswing on left is masked by added outshut; its gable has exposed roof truss with queen posts, collar and V braces to principal rafters. Central bay has tile-hung gable with small 4-pane window and stack. Right bay has added C19 outshut with Welsh slate roof and tall external stack, and another stack at right corner. Left return: left bay is of C18 brick with vitrified headers in Flemish bond and has a 3-light casement window to 1st floor; and banded fish- scale tiles to gable. Right return (crosswing): ground floor of brick; on 1st floor timber-frame exposed, with square panels and straight braces. Interior: much of the timber frame on the ground floor removed, but at left end, former rear-wall truss has mortices in wall posts for former braces and in tie-beam for former wall studs; more of frame remains and is exposed on 1st floor, including straight and arched braces from wall posts down to mid-rail; on ground floor, in bar, old panelled dado and straight-backed bench seats; in central lst-floor room, fine C19 cast-iron fireplace with vertically-sliding shutter and two floral-decorated coloured tiles above opening.

Listing NGR: SU9776144572

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/1090 Ioe Records Taken By F Jack Jackson; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr F Jack Jackson. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project