Listed Building: No. 2 Bridge Street (1225597)

Inn, formerly 2 dwellings, now one house. C17, altered C18 and C19. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar façade and stone slate roofs. Originally one- and 2-unit plans. 2 storeys, part with attic. 3-window range. Late C18, 2-storey, square bay window, to left, has glazing bars and tile hanging. Similar bay with C19 casement to first floor right. Central C19 casement window, to first floor, under wood lintel. Ground floor projection, to right, has lean-to roof and 2 large casement windows with glazing bars. Similar, central, part-canted bay window abuts to left. 6-panel door, to left of centre, under stone lintel with keyblock. Hipped roof dormer, with leaded casement, to right. Ashlar gable parapets and similar ashlar parapet to right of centre denotes change in eaves level and division between the 2 former dwellings. Ashlar stack, at ridge. Blank plaque above door. Early C19 parallel range to rear has sash windows with ashlar surrounds. Range at right angles to rear has mansard roof, the upper room of which was used as a recusant chapel. Interior has remains of open fireplaces and ceiling beams. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p96)

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Dec 19 2022 12:30PM