History

House, formerly the Buck Inn, earlier C19, built as a pair with Saddler's House to left. Marked on 1833 map as owned by A.D. Jones Esq, and on 1839 tithe map as The Buck, owned by the late A. D. Jones, occupied by Thomas Davies. A 'Buck Room School' is recorded as being established in 1833, The Buck, Welshpool Road is listed in 1835, probably the same as The Stag, School Lane listed in 1858-9, as the landlord, Arthur Withers, is given as landlord of the Buck in 1880. Jack Withers, landlord of the Cottage Inn in 1880, took over in the 1890s. There was a large brewery and maltings behind, where the first Calvinistic Methodist services were held in 1820-24. The inn closed in 1968. Old photographs show the brick painted, blocked windows on the end wall left bay, and the maltings to the rear.

Exterior

House, former inn, red brick with rubble stone base and right end wall, slate roof, flat eaves and red brick ridge stack at left end. Basement and two storeys, three bays with raised outer piers, 12-pane horned sashes to outer bays of each floor with gauged brick flat heads and painted stone sills. Centre cambered-headed blank window with no sill over door cambered headed doorway. Renewed 4-panel door with overlight up three stone steps. Cellar light in plinth each side. N end wall has cambered headed windows set flush to wallface, with stone voussoirs and no sills. Triple small-paned casement to attic, two small-paned triple windows with top-lights to each floor below. The ground floor right window is original with iron opening light, the rest are late C20 replacements. Door to extreme right. rear has one three-light casement with top lights to each floor on right. Modern addition to left.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a pair with Saddlers House, both with good Georgian detail including unusual giant pilasters framing facade.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29507829

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version