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Half Moon

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The Half Moon was situated on High Wych Lane. This grade-II listed pub was present by 1702 and closed in 2008.
 

 
Listed building details:
House, now a P.H. C17 or earlier, remodelled in C18. Timberframed and plastered corner building facing S with 2 storeys, and 2 windows wide. Old red tile hipped roof. Rear extension under slate catslide roof. To the left (W), a single storey slate roofed addition. External gable chimney in red brick on W side. Later chimney on E. Early C19 flush sash windows with 3/3 panes and moulded architraves. 2 single storey canted bay windows with sash windows, with 2/2:3/3:2/2 panes each, linked under continuous hipped slate roof. 4-panel central door with top panels glazed. Centre now enclosed by glazed screen. Interior of Ground floor has exposed square section floor joists over the righthand room. Lefthand room, one step higher, representing the cross-wing of the earlier building: the righthand room with its E gable fireplace and inserted floor, representing hall range.

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Other Photos
Date of photo: 2008

Picture source: Stephen Harris