The Black Dog
THE BLACK DOG, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078646
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Black Dog
- Statutory Address:
- THE BLACK DOG, CHURCH STREET
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- Date:
- 2003-02-07
- Reference:
- IOE01/07885/05
- Rights:
- © Mr Michael J. H. Bowden. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078646
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Black Dog
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BLACK DOG, CHURCH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE BLACK DOG, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Newent
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 72431 25920
Details
SO 7225-7325 NEWENT CHURCH STREET (south side)
13/102 The Black Dog (formerly listed as The Black Dog Inn) 2.10.54
GV II
Former Inn, now Public House; early and late C17, later minor alterations. Brick-nogged timber frame on stone plinth left, painted Flemish-bond brickwork right; tiled roof. Four-window, 2- storey block on right, gable 2½ storey cross wing left. Main facade left return from street, facing open space. On left gable of long wing: 2 panel high framing ground floor, 3 first. Four- pane casement window left of centre ground floor, framing replaced by brickwork to its right. First floor straight braces from corner posts to bressumer below: 4-pane casement left of centre, in half of former central window. Small 4-pane window in gable, 2 collars, curved V struts in apex. Left return timber-framed. To right main block, brick plinth, rusticated quoins. On left double, 3-panel doors, 2-light fanlight with diamond-pattern glazing bars: flattish plain shell hood over, on shaped brackets. To right 3-light mullion and transom window, cambered head, replacing 3 open or blind openings with flat, rubbed brick arches, which survive. Beyond similar door and hood: blind opening with rubbed brick arch: 4-Light mullion and transom window, flat head. Leaded lights, as to all windows in brick block. First floor plain, brick string course, cut by hoods to doorways, stops short of corners. On left single-light transomed window, to right 3 two-light mullion and transom windows, with 1 or 2 blind openings between, all with rubbed brick arches. Modillion eaves cornice, hipped roof, lead hips. Large, star-plan brick chimney on left, with return roof to cross wing. Right return plinth and string as main front. Two 2- light mullion and transom windows per floor, rubbed brick arches. Brick chimney on right just behind eaves. Internally, ceiling in front room of timber-framed wing divided into 6 by beams, double-ovolo on main, single on cross. Corner fireplace in right-hand ground-floor room by road, bayleaf pulvinated frieze and eared surround.
Listing NGR: SO7243125916
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 125634
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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