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The Little Thatch

Coordinates: 51°49′43″N 2°16′33″W / 51.8285615°N 2.275942°W / 51.8285615; -2.275942
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The Little Thatch
LocationQuedgeley
Coordinates51°49′43″N 2°16′33″W / 51.8285615°N 2.275942°W / 51.8285615; -2.275942
AreaQuedgeley, Gloucester
Built1351
Architectural style(s)14th century timber-frame
OwnerThe Hatton Collection

The Little Thatch (also known as The Thatch Inn) is a 14th-century timber-framed building at 141 Bristol Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester. It is now used as a public house and hotel.

History

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The buildings were built in 1351,[1] both having thatched roofs, and were known as Queen Anne's Farm, Goulding's Farm (1884 map) and Read's Farm.[2] In 1535, it is rumoured Anne Boleyn stayed here when Henry VIII and herself passed through Quedgeley. It was extended in the 19th and 20th century, then since 1967 it has been used as a public house and hotel.[3]

From 1970, the Inn was operated by Jacky McDougall. The building was Grade II listed on 30 September 1985.[4] In 2015, The Hotel Inspector filmed in the Little Thatch to help the former owner. In 2018, the Inn was sold to the Hatton Collection for £800,000.[5]

Architecture

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Originally built as two separate single storey semi-detached houses, it consisted of a timber-frame in-filled with brick, a brick chimney and a thatched roof. Later, expansion work added a second storey and the thatched roof was replaced with plain tiles. The building faces west towards the road and at the front on the left-hand side there are two original large timber-framed gabled roof dormers with casement windows, on the right there are two more however these are brick additions with applied timber-framing. On the north side, there is a half-hipped timber-framed gable end that leans inwards, and a raking dormer with two more small casement windows located towards the back of the building. Also on the north side is a ridge mounted brick chimney which would have originally been three diagonal brick shafts. On the east side, there is timber-framed gable above a flat roofed addition.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Hatton Collection adds to Cotswolds portfolio with Gloucester hotel purchase". Boutique Hotellier. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ "QUEDGELEYVILLAGEThe past and present..." (PDF). Quedgeley pc. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Quedgeley: Introduction". British History. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b "LITTLE THATCH". Historic England. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Historic Gloucestershire hotel snapped up for around £800,000". Punchline Gloucester. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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