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Sun & Moon Inn
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Picture source: Chris Downer |
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The Sun & Moon Inn was situated on Gold Hill and
is now used as a private dwelling. |
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A grade-II listed
former Inn with 18th century front and probably earlier core. The blue
plaque reads "A priest's house for St Peter's church in the C16th. Then the
Sun and Moon Inn was at the heart of Shaftesbury's market days for over 200
years." Implying the inn opened late 17th or early 18th century. A squint in
the wall of the Priest's House looks directly into the neighbouring church
of St Peter. Sir Frederick Treves in his 1906 book; Highways and Byways in
Dorset unusually mentions the Inn by name so it seems it must still have
been an Inn at this time. In 1907 Church authorities bought the crypt of St
Peter's Church which had been used as a cellar by the Sun & Moon Inn, for
£50. Do we infer from this that the Inn closed around this time? Searching
my directories I find, 1851-1859 Charles Morgan brewer & hairdresser, 1875
Miss Louisa Morgan listed as in the Sun & Half Moon, 1889-1895 Charles Dean
& horse dealer. As expected, I couldn’t locate it in 1911. |
Steve Turner (Decemebr 2021) |
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Listed
building details: |
Formerly an Inn. C18 front but
probably earlier core. 2 storeys. 3 windows. Plain tiled gabled roof.
Stuccoed front; plinth. At left hand end, 3-light casement windows with
small panes, both above and below. Beyond, to right hand end, two sash
windows 4 panes wide; modern double hung sash at right hand end. On ground
floor door with 6 flush panels, top 4 cut away and glazed. Fine wrought iron
bracket extends from 1st floor of house. |
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