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| Yard of the Angel Inn, Andover |
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| Brief Description: Drawing of the courtyard of the Angel Inn, Andover, about 1890. |
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| Subject Date: About 1890 |
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| Owner: Hampshire Library and Information Service |
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| Contributor: Hampshire Library and Information Service |
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| Full Description: A well-researched building. According to the architectural historian Edward Roberts, the surviving documentary evidence and the substantial remains of the inn's eastern range and fragments of the south range make The Angel "arguably one of the most significant timber-framed buildings in Hampshire."
The building can be exactly dated. A contract to build a timber-framed inn for Winchester College dated March 1445 still exists. This describes four ranges to be built around a courtyard.
The artist of our drawing is standing in the courtyard, looking east towards High Street at its junction with Newbury Street. Centre-right is the gate leading to the High Street. On the left is the jettied stable block in the north range. Half-left is a gable and chimney of the north cross-wing.
The inn was threatened with destruction in the 1960s when a new town centre for Andover was proposed. A spirited 'Save the Angel' campaign helped to ensure the preservation of this fine building.
Reference:
Roberts, Edward, A fifteenth century inn at Andover. Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society, volume 47, 1991 p. 153-170. |
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| Collection: The Hampshire Collection |
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| Place: Andover, Test Valley, Hampshire |
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| Subject: building, inn, coaching inn, public house, pub, High Street, Newbury Street, timber-frame |
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| Name Subject: Angel Inn, Winchester College |
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| Content Type: Drawing |
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| Location: Winchester Library - Jewry Street |
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| Local Ref: H 72.85; 734 |
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| Unique ID: hs-hl-hs6321-i-00-000.jpg |
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