Listed Building: THE DUKE OF MALBOROUGH PUBLIC HOUSE (434319)

SOMERSHAM MAIN ROAD TM 04 NE 6/160 The Duke of Marlborough Public House (Formerly 9.12.55 listed as The Marlborough Head) - II Public house, C15 with alterations of C17 and C19. In 2 sections: a long C15 cross-wing, gable-front to Chapel Lane; and a rebuilt C17 hall range reaching to the junction of Main Road and Chapel Lane. 2 storeys. Timber-framed and rough-cast; the wing has exposed tension-braced close-studwork, and has its upper floor jettied on brackets. Plaintiled roofs; an axial C17 chimney of red brick. Mainly C19 and early C20 casements. Boarded C20 Oak entrance door at the cross-passage position. The C15 wing has heavy exposed framing with a crown-post roof; the crown posts are rectangular with 2-way plank bracing. The wing was extended to rear by 2 bays in C15 or early C16 (this section has a pantiled coupled-rafter roof). Much remodelling including single-storey red brick and pantiled extensions, in mid C19. Listing NGR: TM0840448786