Building record 1424700000 - The Black Lion, Well End

It is probable that a public house has existed on the site of The Black Lion for longer than the form of the present building suggests. The 1872 return of public houses and beer houses indicates that a licence had been held for over 50 years. The pub was owned by Wethered’s of Marlow. The Black Lion is the refronting or rebuilding of an earlier public house on this site. It is not listed and the front of the building dates from the late 19th/early 20th century. It has two gables to the road, which, like the Mission Hall, create visual diversity. The front elevations are in the half timbered Arts and Crafts style with additional motifs such as a section of tile hanging and low sweeping eaves. The right hand gable, half hipped, is a later addition. The building is set back from the road allowing space for a horse trough. The layout of the building on this plot and the adjacent The Friary, which is set much closer to the road line, mean that The Black Lion is not as prominent in views along the road. A significant building within the Conservation Area of Well End (B1).