The Royal Oak Public House

THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1055612
Date first listed:
07-Apr-1986
List Entry Name:
The Royal Oak Public House
Statutory Address:
THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1055612
Date first listed:
07-Apr-1986
List Entry Name:
The Royal Oak Public House
Statutory Address 1:
THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Cardington
National Grid Reference:
SO 50678 95159

Details

SO 5095-5195 CARDINGTON C.P. CARDINGTON

12/15 The Royal Oak Public - House

GV II

House, now inn. Mid-C17 with late C19 and early C20 alterations and additions. Timber framed with painted brick nogging, partly rendered and rebuilt in painted brick; plain tile roof. 2 framed bays. Framing: square panels (3 from sole plate to wall plate)with long straight tension braces. One storey and attic. 2 gabled eaves dormers with 2-light C19 wooden casements; external brick end stack to left and integral brick end stack behind ridge to right. Three-window front; two C20 two-light metal casements to left and C19 projecting hipped square bay to right with 2-light wooden casement; C20 half-glazed door between first and second windows from left. Collar and tie- beam truss with queen struts and V-struts exposed in left-hand gable end. 2 storey painted stone and brick gabled wing at rear with external brick corner stack. Former stable and coach house adjoining to right, now with first-floor games room; painted coursed sandstone rubble with plain tile roof; 2 storeys; 2 first-floor 3-light wooden casements, small ground-floor wooden casement to left; segmetal headed boarded door just off-centre to left and pair of large boarded doors to right with segmental head. Interior: chamfered and ogee-stopped cross- beamed right-hand ground-floor ceiling with chamfered and ogee-stopped joists; left-hand ground-floor ceiling with chamfered spine beam and plain joists; large open fireplace with chamfered lintel and former bread oven.

Listing NGR: SO5068895161

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Legacy System number:
259556
Legacy System:
LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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