Building record 2416/0/253 - No.18 West Street (Ship Guest House)

A small low two-storey house, probably later 17th century. May be the original Ship Inn

A small low 2 storey house, probably later C17. Gabled roof, stone slates, high verges, 2 late brick chimney stacks. 2 widely spaced windows to both floors, 2 canted 3-light bays to ground floor, all windows hung sashes with glazing bars. Low plain doorway with double doors, 4 panels now glass. Centre pane of right bay missing. See also No 20. Nos 2 to 36 (even) and 42 to 46A (Even) and 52 to 98 (even) form a group.

{4} The Ship, West Street
Mentioned by John Clifton. The building is not shown as a public house on early OS maps, but is now known as the 'The Ship Inn' and may well be the original structure. Film 4, photo 20.

{5} Two undated photos, also undated photo of the bottle store, also undated photo showing carriageway entrance to the right of the Ship;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 1/80 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H16 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Hall D.N., 1960-1999, Rockingham Forest Project: Archaeological Sites Recorded by David Hall, (unchecked) (Database). SNN102279.

<4> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Oundle (Industrial) (Digital archive). SNN100257.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Oundle (Photographs). SNN114658.

Record last edited

Mar 15 2023 12:38PM