NHER 55811 (Monument record) - 16th century arch east of Ferry Boat Inn, King Street

July 2011. Building survey.
There are the remains of a 16th-century arch of chamfered brick in an outbuilding next to the Ferry Boat inn (NHER 54081) but in the same ownership. There is an intention to demolish the outbuilding. The arch is visible on the north side of the internal transverse dividing wall between the two adjoining buildings. It is associated with only a section of this wall as can be seen by the change of alignment. The archway is blocked and there is a suggestion of a door jamb on one side but not the other. The wall is painted with an oil-based product except for the voussoirs. The arch is incomplete and the simple chamfered voussoirs have been re-pointed with cement mortar. The shape of the arch is of two centres but does not come to a defined point. It is in situ but insignificant in itself. However the existence of a 16th-century wall in this position needs to be recorded. The wall corresponds to some thin brick quoins on the exterior which may be part of the wall or not. From the interior it is uncertain. The quoins form a straight joint with the adjoining outbuilding to the south and it seems that the dividing wall with the arch corresponds to the northern outbuilding which was independently built. The NAU have been engaged by the owner to photograph and possibly further record the arch. The owner wishes to demolish the buildings and re-use the arch elsewhere on the site.
A photograph and a brief description of this arch are included in (S1) - a report on an archaeological evaluation of the area to the south-east.
S. Heywood (HES), 15 July 2011.