White Horse Inn Hertford, England

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HERTFORD

TL3012SE HERTINGFORDBURY ROAD 817-1/23/318 (West side) 10/02/50 Hertingfordbury No.234 White Horse Inn (Formerly Listed as: MAIN ROAD, Hertingfordbury White Horse Inn)

GV II

House, now hotel and restaurant. C16 with C18 refronting. Timber-framed, part plastered and weatherboarded at rear, and colourwashed brick. Hipped old tiled roofs, 2 rebuilt red brick chimneys on ridge line. EXTERIOR: 3-bay centre with 2 projecting 3-light wood mullioned casement lights with old lead quarries, 1 in each wing; centre three 2-light casements, centre lattice leaded, deep plat band at first-floor level. Ground floor has two 3-light C20 wood casement windows with small panes, with central semicircular arch above each, centre with 2 recessed 12-pane sashes, central half-glazed door in broad late C16 moulded surround with flat head; late C18 outer surround with panelled pilasters and flat doorhood on cut brackets. Right flank (north) elevation has coupled late C18 12-pane sashes first and ground floors, the latter under broad segmental brick arch, single sash to right, right end bay plastered first floor with small 2-light wood casement and ground floor weatherboarded with small paned 2-light wood casement and half-glazed door, cellar drop lower left against end of brick casing of remainder of elevation. INTERIOR: ground floor opened out into a single bar and dining area subdivided by the chimneys. North wing has central lateral chamfered and tongue stopped beam, remnant of post and door jamb alongside fireplace. Exposed beams in main bar area mainly appear reset, with cased steel joist at south end where wall removed to give access into late C20 extension. First floor has ceilings at tie beam level and indication of original gabled roof at front. Upper roof not accessible for inspection.

Listing NGR: TL3068412035