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SO 7225-7325
13/165

NEWENT
MARKET SQUARE
Market House

2.10.54

GV
II

Market House; late C16 or early C17, restored 1864 for R.F.Onslow. Heavy timber posts on stone bases, ground floor; close-studded timber-framing, white-rendered infill above: tiled roof. three-bay hall, small semi-octagonal extension one end: two storeys. Ground floor slight chamfer to posts, row down centre of building, curved braces to bressumers: posts to semi-octagon much smaller section. First floor close studding, no centre rail: straight braces corner posts to bressumer: four-light timber window, flat head, trefoil-heads to lancets. Gable over centre north-east face: raised on small, square panels, curved corner decoration. Diagonal timbers form diamond-set square pattern,carved bargeboards, timber finial, iron weathervane. Extension one lancet per face, hipped roof. Right return as north-east face, but heavy jowls to posts: gable close studded up to collar, V-struts above. Wooden steps up to external door south-west face.

Internally, open below. Upper hall boarded, panelled sloping ceiling: cambered tie-beams to two trusses; measured drawing exhibited in hall shows two pairs angle struts, collar and V-struts over. Extension forms separate room; added 1864. Photograph of c1840 painting in hall shows exterior largely unaltered by restoration.

Listing NGR: SO7225525831

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• Wikidata Q26349138

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