SUN INN - Dent - List Entry
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Description
"Inn, now public house. Probably mid C18 (described as "newly erected" in 1758); extended and altered. White-painted roughly-coursed rubble with quoins, stone slate roof. Single-depth 2-unit plan with short extension to left, large rear wing to north half and outshuts in the angle. EXTERIOR: 2 low storeys, 1:3 windows. The 3-window main range has a square-headed doorway offset slightly right, a 4-pane sash above the doorway, and two square 20-pane windows on each floor, all with painted stone surrounds; an old square signboard to the left at 1st floor, with a radiant smiling sun over curved lettering "BEST ALE UNDER THE SUN", and 3-step mounting block near the right-hand corner..... INTERIOR: 2 axial beams in left bay, 3 lateral beams in right-hand bay; C18 dog-legged staircase in rear wing, with closed string, small turned balusters, and fielded panelling..." -
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Further information
Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1383989
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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