| HER Number (PRN): | 10654 |
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| Name: | Nos 28, 29 and 30, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Shrewsbury |
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| Listed Building (II) 1254993: 28 Wyle Cop (Address) |
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Monument Type(s):
- HOTEL (Late, 16th century - 1566 AD to 1599 AD)
- SHOP (Late, 16th century - 1566 AD to 1599 AD)
Summary
A late 16th century pair of shops, formerly a hotel, which are protected by Grade II Listing.
| Parish: | Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 4943 1233 |
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Related records
| 62452 | Related to: Shrewsbury Town Wall (Stretch along rear of 22-44 Wyle Cop) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Formerly known as: Unicorn Hotel and Garage of Messrs. Wales & Edwards Ltd WYLE COP. 2 shops, formerly hotel. Late C16 with extensive restoration of 1890. Timber-framed with plain tiled roof. 2 and 3 storeys, 6-window range with central archway to rear courtyard dividing the building into 2 distinct sections. Framed in close studding with small quatrefoil panels and middle rail, and jettied upper storey. Left-hand section has inserted shop windows in traditional style with arched lights, and two 3-light oriel windows in the jettied upper floor. 3-light casements in paired gables which have barge-boards with pendant finials. Shop windows continue in return under archway. Single 4-light casement window over high central carriage archway. Right-hand section extensively modified in 1890. Ground floor is of brick with stone dressings. Doorway to left, and 2 windows with small leaded upper panes. Additional storey in this section beneath the jetty, taking account of sloping site. This has one 3-light oriel window, and a 3-light leaded mullioned and transomed window. Above the jetty, 3 mullioned and transomed windows of 3 and 4 leaded lights. Rear wings each side of the archway also partly timber-framed. Gable and axial stacks <2>
The Unicorn Inn was in existence by 1719, a well-known carriers' inn <3>
In about 1890 this large timber-framed block was reconstructed, retaining some of its earlier design. In the room above the square-headed entry is part of a C15 framed truss which has characteristic jowelled heads to the posts and a massive tie-beam supported by deep curving arch-braces. Photograph of interior.<6>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 10654. |
| [01] | SSA3477 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1972-Sep-19. 5th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Shrewsbury). Vol 653-0. List volume. p215. |
| [02] | SSA3458 - List of Buildings: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1995-Nov-17. 47th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 653-1. List volume. p490. |
| [03] | SSA10620 - Monograph: Champion William A (Bill). 1994. Everyday Life in Tudor Shrewsbury. p74. |
| [04] | SSA13088 - Photograph: Anon. 1977 ?. Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. Colour. |
| [05] | SSA4134 - Monograph: Forrest H E. 1911. Old Houses of Shrewsbury. p11, Ill 77 & 82. |
| [06] | SSA22146 - Monograph: Moran Madge. 2003. Vernacular Buildings of Shropshire. p.243. |
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 9 2020 1:22PM |
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