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The Pub on Church Rd, up Barrows lane, was destroyed by fire can't remember the name
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St Bernards Grange, Sheldon
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Comparing the late Phil's photo #2 and the later one posted in post #6, we can see there are considerable differences. The bay windows have been blocked in around the columns, the dormer windows have been removed, as has the balcony around the first storey. My thinking is this was an attempt to upgrade the building in the popuĺar style of the 1930s (?) perhaps when Ansells took on the building ? The second photo appears to have a licensee sign above the door. The decoration above the front entrance reminds me of the 1930s Boars Head (Perry Barr) style decoration above the doorway. Presumably all these changes were made by Ansells to turn the Grange into a roadside stopping off pub.
Looking at the rear tells a different story. There appears to be a Queen Anne style Dutch gable with chimney. The rear roof is very low sloping. These might be 1700s features which date the Grange to that period. What an architecturally confusing building. It's obviously been through several transformations in its time.
But is it mainly the front of the building that has been altered ? (Obviously there a number of low, more modern buildings added to the rear). And does the rear belong to a much earlier period?
Looking at the rear tells a different story. There appears to be a Queen Anne style Dutch gable with chimney. The rear roof is very low sloping. These might be 1700s features which date the Grange to that period. What an architecturally confusing building. It's obviously been through several transformations in its time.
But is it mainly the front of the building that has been altered ? (Obviously there a number of low, more modern buildings added to the rear). And does the rear belong to a much earlier period?
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An anomoly I noticed on the maps showing SBGrange in post #15, is one map shows the bays at the front of the house, while the other, later map doesn't. Maybe the bays were just not drawn on the later map.
