Site Event/Activity record ECC800 - Survey of Marquis of Granby Inn, North Hill, Colchester, 1922
Location
Location | Marquis of Granby Inn, North Hill, Colchester |
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Grid reference | TL 99415 25469 (point) |
Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
RCHME (Swindon)
Date
1922
Description
Survey by RCHME of Marquis of Granby Inn. The Inn 'was built early in the 16th century on an L-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the E and S; there is a modern addition in the angle. The E wing has a particularly good carved detail. The upper storey projects on the W front and also on the N side of the E wing; below it are two original windows each of six lights, with moulded mullions. At the S end of the S wing is a passage with original moulded ceiling beams and two doorways (pictured) with four centred heads and spandrels carved with foliage and grotesque heads. Inside the building the main room of the E wing has original moulded ceiling-beams and joists, it is divided into two bays by a heavy transverse beam richly carved with acanthus foliage, birds, beasts, boys, griffons, eagles and grotesques; in the middle is a shield with the initials H.M. or W intertwined with a knot; the beams rests on wall-posts with capitals carved with figures in early 16th century costume; the wall-plates have acanthus enrichment. The modern fireplace has an original lintel, moulded and carved with seven medallions of male and female heads. A cupboards in the room has linen-fold panelling. The other rooms on the ground floor have original moulded ceiling beams and joists and one beam has in the middle a cartouche carved with a crowned grotesque head and foliage. On the first floor the main room in the East wing has an original moulded ceiling beam. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC3 Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. page 61.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC188 Marquis of Granby, North Hill, Colchester (Building)
Record last edited
Feb 11 2016 11:45AM