NHER 12129 (Building record) - 12 to 13 Northgate Street (White Horse Inn)

12-13 Northgate Street (White Horse Inn).

1973. Building Survey.
Examined by Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.
17th-century house (dated 16..) with façade in 18th-century brick. Interior of No.12 is 19th century.
Report (S1) in file. Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 March 2022.

August 1974. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Public house in two distinct builds. Early and mid 18th century with subsequent alterations and renovations. Red brick and flint under pantiled roofs.
EXTERIOR: No.12 is in two storeys and three-window range having been truncated in late 20th century. Slightly curved façade. Central passageway to rear yard has a timber facade added in later 19th century: three fluted pilasters supporting a metope frieze under a mutulated cornice on which stands a low balustraded parapet. The pilasters frame a pair of iron gates and a fixed window...Low parapet below the gabled roof. Internal gable-end stack to north. The south return rebuilt under a shaped gable in late 20th century. The rear has a segmental relieving arch over the carriageway...Late 19th-century rear extension abuts to the north. No.13 was added mid 18th century, is of three storeys in two bays and is separated by a butt join from No.12. The ground floor and first floor with a combined timber door and window case extending through two storeys and rebuilt mid 20th century...Low parapet with a gabled roof. Internal gable-end stack to north. There is a parallel rear block of the 19th century: red brick, gabled pantiled roof..."
Information from (S3).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S3) for the current listing details.
E. Rose (NLA), 7 May 1998. P. Watkins (HES), 13 March 2022.

Much modern rebuilding, sculpture etc.
E. Rose (NAU), 1977. Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 March 2022.