Description

LEEK

SJ95NE ABBEY GREEN ROAD 611-1/1/3 (East side) 13/04/51 Abbey Inn (Formerly Listed as: ABBEY GREEN Abbey Inn)

GV II*

Formerly known as: Bowling Green Inn ABBEY GREEN. House, now inn. Dated 1702, altered and extended C20. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings, some replacement in brick to gables. Welsh slated roof. Coped gables with moulded kneelers and end brick stacks. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attics. Symmetrical principal elevation with massive lintel to central doorway, pierced by small circular light, and bearing date and initials. Flanking the door are 3-light chamfer mullioned windows with 8-pane casements and C20 shutters. Continuous drip mould stepped over doorway. 2- and 3-light windows to first floor and gabled attic dormers of 2 and 3 lights with coped gablets. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: steps at right angles; enclosing wall now replaced by raised terrace and random stone retaining wall surmounted by C20 iron railings.

Listing NGR: SJ9794057787

External Links

• Wikidata Q17531799

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)