Old Ship Inn

Description

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

SX 45 SW MAKER-WITH-RAME GARRETT STREET (west side), Cawsand

9/138 Old Ship Inn

GV II

Inn. Circa 1750, with later alterations and additions including a C19 2-storey service wing to rear left. Rubble, stucco, slate roof; rendered sides.

Central entry, originally with room to right and left front and rear, with stair in room to rear left; now all one room to right with single storey addition of C20 to right, and room to rear left open to ground floor.

3 storeys and 2 windows; ground floor has fine wooden doorcase, with fluted pilasters and frieze, pediment with fluting, C20 door, 12-pane C20 light to right and 4-pane sash to left. First floor has two 4-pane sashes, 2 C20 lights at 2nd floor. Plinth and modillion cornice. To rear, the service wing has 2 windows, at ground floor 2 doors and 3 C20 casements, first floor has 12-pane sash with sidelights and C20 window.

Interior: Front door formerly opened into passage; former rear passage door now C20 glazed door. Room to left has plaster frieze with beading, similar to that at The Balcony, Garrett Street (q.v.) and fielded dado panelling; cupboard right and left on outer wall with fluted pilasters and circular fretwork to round head with key, similar to those at Balcony Cottage, Garrett Street (q.v.). Winder stair boxed in to front of room to rear left, with ovolo-moulded panelling to sides.

Nelson is said to have stayed here C18, Gracie Fields in C20.

Listing NGR: SX4344250285

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1599 IOE Records taken by J E Pollard; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mrs J E Pollard. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project