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Picture source: Hania Franek
The Boars Head was situated at 30 High Street. This pub is grade-II* listed and dates from the late 16th century. It closed c2013 and reopened as a restaurant in early 2017.
Listed building details:
C15 and late C16 exposed timber frame, altered C18 and early C19. Cement rendered ground floor, old red tile steep-pitched roofs. Two and a half storeys. Nearly symmetrical street front of 2 outer gable ends, jettied at first floor and centre gable in recessed middle. Central door is flanked by quadrant bays with curved early C19 sash windows. Canted C18 sash window bays beneath jetties, and C15 blocked 4 centre arch door on west ground floor. West first floor has diagonal and curved timbers and original cusped bargeboard. Leaded oak mullioned window centre first floor and blocked window to west; others modern leaded casements. East elevation has C17 brick chimney stack with 3 diagonal shafts, C18 sash and C19 casement windows. Interior. Ground floor open brick fireplace with crenellated oak beam. Heaviest exposed timbers on west bay which is oldest part of house.
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Date of photo: c1922	Picture source: Hania Franek
Picture source: Hania Franek