The Hen & Chicken early 1900s (old)
The Hen & Chicken 2007
The Hen & Chicken, on the A31 in Upper Froyle, or to be precise - Froyle. The old picture was taken early in the 1900s and the modern one in March 2007.

There are a quite a few visible changes between the pictures:-

  • Additional dormer windows have been added in the roof.
  • A single storey extension has been added nearest the camera.
  • The entrance porch has been enlarged.
  • The tree by the front entrance has been removed.
  • The road has been made up and white lines added. In fact it is no longer the main A31; a dual carriageway was built to the left of the picture and the ‘old’ A31 is now a service road to the Hen & Chicken, Turnpike Cottages and the petrol station.
  • A petrol station has been built next door.
The pub was Grade 2 Listed in May 1985. English Heritage gives the following information:-

Beech Cottage. II House. Early C18, with late C20 extensions. Stone and brick walls, with a tiled roof. Symmetrical front (east) with a gable to the north side; 2 storeys and attic, 2 windows. Plain roof with central stack, the front of the gable is tile-hung, with scalloped bands, brick dentil eaves. Roughly-coursed chalkstone walls (now painted), with brick dressings, (cambered openings and plinth). Casements. Late C20 gabled brick porch, with 6-panelled door and small side windows. Plaque in wall, incised R.C. 1719. Rear additions of the late C20 are of painted brick with a tiled roof, and casements.
Information from English Heritage, Images of England

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