Saracens Head Public House
SARACEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 2, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328240
- Date first listed:
- 07-Feb-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Saracens Head Public House
- Statutory Address:
- SARACEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 2, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328240
- Date first listed:
- 07-Feb-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Saracens Head Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SARACEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 2, 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:
- SARACEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 2, 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:
- TL6271321982
Details
TL 6221
8/21
7.2.54
GREAT DUNMOW
HIGH STREET (W side)
Saracen's Head P.H.
No.2
GV
II
Public House/Hotel, C16 and C18. Timber framed and plastered, 2 storeys with
attics with gabled peg tile roof, parallel to street, with 3 equal peg tiled
gables at rear. The front has wide overhanging eaves, an off-centre red brick
stack and small stack at SE roof end. Upper floor has painted plaster fascia
band and below, 7 double hung sash windows with moulded surrounds and single
central vertical glazing bar. Ground floor has 6 similar windows and off-centre
broken pedimented doorcase and Doric pilasters and with shelf for bust in
tympanum. To the rear is a 2 storey timber framed, slate roofed gabled
extension and is continued as a 1 storey and attics, peg tile roofed extension
with C20 gabled dormer. The interior reveals a mid C16 timber framed structure
with chamfered joists and much alterations works of the mid to late C18. A
staircase with turned balusters of mid C18 is supported on a Tuscan newel post
with a 'swollen column like' plinth. On the first floor is an unusual Serliana
like, internal doorcase with pedimented heads, scroll brackets with Gothick
panelling, with a flat entablature either side over contemporary fitted
cupboards. All have original 6 panel raised and fielded doors. Some fragments
of C17 panelling. (RCHM 20).
Listing NGR: TL6271321982
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 353296
- 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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