Coach and Horses Public House
COACH AND HORSES PUBLIC HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213952
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Coach and Horses Public House
- Statutory Address:
- COACH AND HORSES PUBLIC HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2001-09-20
- Reference:
- IOE01/05347/02
- Rights:
- © Mr Eric Broe. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213952
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Coach and Horses Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- COACH AND HORSES PUBLIC HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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:
- COACH AND HORSES PUBLIC HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thorley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 48890 18840
Details
TL 41 NE THORLEY LONDON ROAD (east side) Thorley Street
4/20 Coach and Horses PH -
GV II
House, now a PH, C15 or early C16 hall-house. In mid C16 floor inserted, roof raised and large chimney built at lower end of hall abutting front wall. Narrower and taller 2 storeys early C18 wing added on N. Modern rear extension under catslide roof. 2 storeys. Timber frame plastered, with high, rendered, brick plinth. Steep old red tile gabled roof stepping up at N end of sloping site. Medieval 3 unit plan with 2 storeys cross-wing and, one step down, the tall single storey hall and service accommodation. Tiebeam in S gable suggests lower (? kitchen) building extended further downhill to S. Heavy axial roll moulded beam put in to carry floor inserted over hall in C16. Deep C15 billet moulded beam over fireplace, possibly re-used. Old wall plate exposed internally 2.5 feet below eaves. Plastered W front of older part of 2 storeys and 3 windows with high plinth and eaves cornice. Upper windows are wooden casements with 6 panes in each light. Lower windows are flush box sashes with 6/6 panes and plain architraves. Projecting gabled porch with red tile roof and half-glazed door in side up steps. N wing of 2 storeys and attic. Modillioned cornice and bellcast eaves to roof. C18 doorcase with heavy frame, moulded architrave, full entablature with swelled frieze and dentilled bed mould. 6 panel flush beaded door. 2 storeys canted bay window with flush box sashes and 4/4:6/6:4/4 panes. Attic window early C18 of 2 lights with iron opening casement. Attic reached by rear stair from upper floor of older part. Rear wall of N wing retains original weatherboarded apron and radial pattern of pargetting. Interior has exposed timber framing and old plank doors with iron hinges on 1st floor. Early C18 2-panelled doors elsewhere. S side wall of former cross-wing exposed as timber screen between bars on Ground floor.
Listing NGR: TL4889018840
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 398628
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 25-Jun-2026 at 00:46:59.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.