The Sun Inn (EHER 30012)

Part of a timber framed mansion house built in around 1525, now an inn.

May 1953. Grade II* listed. No.3 Feering Hill (The Sun Inn). Part of a mansion, now an inn. Early 16th century, altered in late 16th and 20th centuries. RCHM30. Grade II* (see list for details). <1> See photos <2>. (30) Sun Inn (Plate, p. 123) and tenements, 130 yards W.S.W.. of (29), was built in around 1525. The upper storey projects on the S.E. front. The bressumer of the main block is carved with twisted foliage as are the barge-boards of the three gables above. These gables project and have moulded pendants from which spring curved straining pieces with foliated spandrels. Further east is a small porch with original carved barge-boards. Inside the porch is an original doorway with a four-centred head. One room at the west end has 17th-century panelling. <3> The Sun Inn previously The George. Built in the 16th century, the contemporay rear gallery originally connected through to Feering House to the east, along the rear of Sun Cottage and allowing access to various chambers on first floor level. The ground floor comprise three bays with a central stack. The binding joists have double ogee mouldings and carved folded leaf designs. The moulded common joists have carved leafs stops. A lobby area to the west of the stack also has highly decorated beams and joists. The western room is entered through a carved and moulde 4-centred door head. <4> The Sun (PH) [NAT]. <5> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.