White Horse Public House
WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, 15, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1122660
- Date first listed:
- 24-Mar-1981
- List Entry Name:
- White Horse Public House
- Statutory Address:
- WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, 15, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1122660
- Date first listed:
- 24-Mar-1981
- List Entry Name:
- White Horse Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, 15, HIGH 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:
- WHITE HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE, 15, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Dunmow
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 62772 21964
Details
TL 6221 GREAT DUNMOW HIGH STREET (E side) 8/30 White Horse Public 24.3.81 House - No. 15
GV II*
Former Public House, early C14 and early C19. Two storey, timber framed and plastered with gabled peg tile roof on front. Rear shows 2 gabled wings and large, single storey, peg tile roofed rear extension. Front to High Street has 3 gabled dormers with casements with scalloped bargeboards and C19 crested ridge tiles. 1st floor has 4 small pane C20 casements. Off-centre early C19 doorcase with fluted half columns, flat hood and parallel frieze. Surrounding this, a shopfront like arrangement with 7 Doric pilasters enclosing C20 small panes windows. Former jetty indicated by curved, soffitted overhang on S end to alleyway. Formerly 2 crosswings, the one to the S being jettied on S,E and W sides with curved dragonposts partly exposed. Unusual crown post roof with jowled crown post and down braces. Thick multiple bracing on S ground floor wall. N crosswing is probably former pair of C14 shops and has soot blackened crown post of E C14 form with chamfered post, thick straightish braces, down bracing to tie beam and splayed scarf joint. Roof rebuilt at front in early C19. (RCHM 17.)
Listing NGR: TL6277221964
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 353286
- 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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