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23 - Globe House
This is a house with an interesting appearance, but one which also raises several questions, for me, at least.
Globe House
Globe painted white around 1980
A photo shows that in the 1970s or '80s someone had the bright idea
of painting the whole frontage white!
Perhaps the idea was to conceal the different stone colour above the first floor windows?
Fortunately, it did not seem to last long, but I wouldn't envy the person who had the job of removing all that white paint from the stonework.
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This is a house with an interesting appearance, but one which also raises several questions, for me, at least.
Globe House
There is some known history, in that it was the Globe Inn from
around the mid 1800s, the business having moved from a building in
St Mary's Street. It remained an Inn until around 1964 when it
reverted to being a private residence again.
Globe
around 1947 - no small window
The old photographs show the ground floor window nearest the door was a casement window, which has subsequently been replaced with a sash window, presumably also at the time after the Globe Inn closed. This was often done with ground floor windows where the pavement passes adjacent to the building, so the windows can be opened without obstructing the pavement. The alternative was to erect some railings a couple of feet from the wall to prevent people walking too close to the windows.
The next obvious change is the strip of stonework above the first floor windows which is quite different in stone type and colour, suggesting it was added later. This is typical of when a thatched roof is replaced with a tile roof.
The thatch was typically set at a steeper angle to aid the run off of water, whereas the tile roof could be of a shallower pitch, meaning that the eaves would be raised. The question in this case comes from the fact that all the wall extension is above the head of the first floor windows; whereas usually raising the eaves was due to the fact that a typical thatch roof had lower eaves, either restricting the height of the first floor windows, or leaving the windows to push up above the eaves height in the typical 'eyebrow' windows often seen in thatched buildings. In this case the first floor windows are of a good height and yet the wall extension is above them. I wonder why, perhaps they just didn't want to lower the ridge.
The original eaves height would have been similar to the then
adjoining original cider house, before the current large 'Old
Cider House' building was erected.
Globe
around 1947 - no small window
The first obvious points to look at are the small ground floor
window and old doorway, both giving the suggestion of considerable
age. However, on looking at old photographs, it would seem that
neither were there as recently as the mid 1960s!
It would appear that the small window was installed at the time it was converted back to a dwelling. Whether it had been elsewhere in the building and was just moved to the front wall, or whether it came from elsewhere completely, I have no idea.
The old doorway was previously a doorway, but the door and frame are quite different from the time when it was the Globe inn. So again, whether that door and frame was moved or brought in is also a mystery to me. (Does anyone reading this know the answer?). I understand that the doorway actually leads to a passage through to the rear rather than directly into the house.
It would appear that the small window was installed at the time it was converted back to a dwelling. Whether it had been elsewhere in the building and was just moved to the front wall, or whether it came from elsewhere completely, I have no idea.
The old doorway was previously a doorway, but the door and frame are quite different from the time when it was the Globe inn. So again, whether that door and frame was moved or brought in is also a mystery to me. (Does anyone reading this know the answer?). I understand that the doorway actually leads to a passage through to the rear rather than directly into the house.
Original
door and frame (photo 1947) vs current door and frame
The old photographs show the ground floor window nearest the door was a casement window, which has subsequently been replaced with a sash window, presumably also at the time after the Globe Inn closed. This was often done with ground floor windows where the pavement passes adjacent to the building, so the windows can be opened without obstructing the pavement. The alternative was to erect some railings a couple of feet from the wall to prevent people walking too close to the windows.
The next obvious change is the strip of stonework above the first floor windows which is quite different in stone type and colour, suggesting it was added later. This is typical of when a thatched roof is replaced with a tile roof.
The thatch was typically set at a steeper angle to aid the run off of water, whereas the tile roof could be of a shallower pitch, meaning that the eaves would be raised. The question in this case comes from the fact that all the wall extension is above the head of the first floor windows; whereas usually raising the eaves was due to the fact that a typical thatch roof had lower eaves, either restricting the height of the first floor windows, or leaving the windows to push up above the eaves height in the typical 'eyebrow' windows often seen in thatched buildings. In this case the first floor windows are of a good height and yet the wall extension is above them. I wonder why, perhaps they just didn't want to lower the ridge.
Globe painted white around 1980
Perhaps the idea was to conceal the different stone colour above the first floor windows?
Fortunately, it did not seem to last long, but I wouldn't envy the person who had the job of removing all that white paint from the stonework.
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This page is still under review, please come back to see possible future additions.
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