Building record 2707/0/24 - Black Horse Inn

A public house that was built in 1674 situated on the south side of Church Street at the junction with Fotheringhay Road. The building is constructed of coursed limestone with Collyweston, Welsh and artificial slate roofs with an ashlar chimney on the right and a brick chimney at the left gable. It is two stories high with a three window range and a canted bay window to the right. A single story two bay range is attached to the left end. The building was extended during the 19th century.

Public house. Datestone HP/1674, with later C17 stair turret and C19 extensions. Squared coursed limestone, main range is now rendered and painted. Collyweston, Welsh and artificial slate roofs. Originally L-shape plan. 2 storeys. 3-window range. C17, two-storey, 5-light, ovolo-moulded stone mullion, canted bay window, to right, has gablet over with ashlar parapet and kneelers. Other windows are C20 casements with glazing bars and rendered heads. Central C20 door, has similar head. Ashlar gable arapets. Remains of ashlar stack, now rendered, project from right gable. Brick stack at left end. Datestone on bay window. Single-storey 2-window range, attached to left, has C20 casements and artificial slate roof. Rear elevation is similar with gabled stair turret at intersection of wings; all with ashlar gable parapets. C19 lean to attached to rear. Interior: ground floor rooms broken through. C17 fireplaces with moulded stone surrounds and 4-centred arch-heads. First floor noted as havin similar fireplace. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p128)

{4} Undated photo, also four photos dated July 1995.

{5} [Former list description] The site of a public house that was built in 1674. The building is constructed of coursed limestone with Collyweston, Welsh and artificial slate roofs with an ashlar chimney on the right and a brick chimney at the left end. It is two stories high with a three window range and a canted bay window to the right. A single story two bay range is attached to the left end. The building is listed at Grade II.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 16/184 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> 1975-85, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN100542.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Nassington (Photographs). SNN112850.

<5> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, District of Listing: East Northamptonshire. 12-OCT-1988 (Report). SNN112993.

<6> Historic England, Undated, BLACK HORSE INN, NASSINGTON, BF084229 (Archive). SNN113363.

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