Green Dragon Inn

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TQ69SW SHENFIELD ROAD, Shenfield 723-1/9/280 (South side) 21/10/58 Green Dragon Inn

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Formerly known as: Green Dragon Inn ROMAN ROAD. Public house. c1500, c1600, C18, C19, C20. Timber-framed, rendered, some exposed timber-framing, also red brick, roof of old peg tiles and C20 clay tiles. Large reduced central stack and smaller stacks on end elevations. H-plan, large W cross-wing and small one at E end. Rear C19 and C20 additions. EXTERIOR: 2 storey and partial attics. N front elevation. Roofs on 3 levels, rising from E to W, expressing progressive expansion in C16 and C17 from earliest E cross-wing to hall, divided and raised to 2 storeys and attic and C17 2 storey and attic W cross-wing. Central 2-window range, first floor, two C18 sash windows with glazing bars, moulded architraves, one 4x4 panes, one 3x4 panes, ground floor C19 doorway at E end with simple weather hood on shaped brackets, door has 4 panels, upper 2 glazed, lower 2 with flush bead-moulded panels. To W, flat roofed C19 addition with 2 windows, similar to those above, upper sashes of 4x2 panes, lower sashes, now 2 panes, W face of addition, door similar to one at E heavy stack on roof apex, towards W end, C17 but reduced and top rebuilt. E cross-wing, ground floor C19 5-cant ground floor bay window, 3 cants have a sash window with bead moulded architrave, glazing bars, 3x4 panes. First floor, one similar sash window of 4x4 panes. W cross-wing has exposed timber-frame, partly original (heavy jowled corner posts with peg holes for braces) part restored, simple vertical studding and projecting tie-beam. Ground floor, C20 timber-framed porch, inner door C20, in Tudor style with upper glazed panel and 3 lower recessed panels - to E, attached pentice roof, within, C20 frieze window of 3 metal casements. First floor, C20 3-light casement window with leaded panes. Projecting gable with C20 triple casement with glazing bars, 6x3 panes. Rear, S elevation, irregular with older building above later work. E cross-wing flush with central range and a first floor C19 sash window with glazing bars, 3x4 panes. W wing projects with lower 2 storey C19 brick continuation having a first-floor C20 French window. Second C19 brick rear 2-storey addition in line with principal stack. Timber-framed stair projection immediately to W, rises to attic, roof now flat, simple 2-light casement window with glazing bars, 2x3 panes at top level. Later single storey projection - at W, C20 with simple door with upper leaded glazing and lower boarded panel, long 5-casement segment headed window with leaded panes. 3 similar casement windows, 2 of 2x2 panes and one double, of 4x2 panes. At E end of range, C19 long gabled block, projecting to S enclosing inner court that has a lean-to conservatory roof, covering 2 windows and 2 doorways. E end elevation plain, cross-wing roof hipped at rear, small external C19 stack. C19 yellow brick rear addition projects slightly to E with corrugated asbestos roof, parapet, blocked segment headed window in projecting N gable end. W end elevation, C17 cross-wing has small external stack, rebuilt in C20, ground floor now brick with 5-light casement window with leaded panes and a narrow 2-light casement window at N end. C20 porch of N front continues flush with fixed window with leaded panes. At S end, C19 brick addition, simple with external stack and small 2-light ground floor casement window. C20 flat roofed extension with simple 2-light casement window projects deeply to W. INTERIOR: E cross-wing. Ground floor has inner front jetty bressumer now boxed in - wall removed below, also central truss of 2-bayed structure with bracket braces to binding joist. Above, on first floor, are central jowled posts and braces to tie-beam, also display arched bracing typical of high end cross-wings towards site of original open hall to W. Central crown-post in roof with simple curved 2-way bracing. Central range, ground floor inserted ceiling with lamb's tongue chamfer stops. Most fireplaces of central stack are blocked or renewed. First floor, original hall wall plate at front behind first-floor windows with edge-halved and bridled scarf joint. W side of principal stack has 4-centred arched fireplace with arch chamfer stopped high on jambs. Rear stair projection has a c1600 2-light mullioned window with ovolo mouldings, now blocked. W cross-wing first floor shows internal tension bracing on front elevation, similar bracing on central partition for 2 bays. Also a blocked window aperture on W wall. The building phases are (1) Medieval open hall house of c1500, with E high end cross-wing surviving. (2) c1600, hall walls raised, first floor and large stack inserted (probably on site of cross-passage). Stair tower built to serve attic space as well as first floor. (3) Contemporary, or a little later, large new cross-wing at W end with projection display gable. (4) C19 refurbishment of front (as an inn) with rear E stable block added and 2 rear wings at centre and W ends. (5) C20 rear ground floor addition and front porch with pentice. Note RCHM in which the stair window is noted together with the existence of 6 grouped diagonal shafts on the central stack (now gone). (RCHM: Central and SW Essex : Monument 6).

Listing NGR: TQ6074394942

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Sources

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An Inventory of Essex Central and South West, (1921)

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