Snooty Fox Tavern
SNOOTY FOX TAVERN, 33, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1145793
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Snooty Fox Tavern
- Statutory Address:
- SNOOTY FOX TAVERN, 33, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1145793
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1962
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Mar-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Snooty Fox Tavern
- Statutory Address 1:
- SNOOTY FOX TAVERN, 33, MAIN STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SNOOTY FOX TAVERN, 33, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kirkby Lonsdale
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 61160 78664
Details
MAIN STREET 1. 5166 (east side) No 33 (Snooty Fox Tavern) (formerly listed as The Green Dragon Hotel) SD 6178 NW 5/75 12.2.62 II GV
2. Late C17 or early C18 inn. Three storeys. Plastered. Slate roof. Four chimneys. Plinth and rusticated quoins. Windows with sills and plain reveals. Two on ground floor coupled. All but left hand ground floor sashed with all glazing bars, though two on second floor were until recently blind. Doorway with wooden architrave which formally had consoled hood over. Six panel door. Passageway to right hand side with segmental chamfered head recently closed off. Interior. Ground floor considerably altered but retains one large corbelled chimney- piece with moulded surround and cornice, incised keystone and two round headed niches in either jamb. To left of this a fitted spice cupboard with "R.P. 1711" on door. To right a larger cupboard with raised and fielded panels, inserted in this position since 1934. Four flight closed string dogleg stair with square newels and heavy hand rail but modern stick balusters. Top flight has renewed splat balusters of late C17 type. On first floor round headed niche in wall of recently subdivided room (one of former pair). Two C17 and three C18 panelled doors. On second floor three latched. plank doors, one C17 Panelled door, one C18 door with raised and fielded panels. In attic one C17 panelled door. Collar and tie beam roof. Formerly the Green Dragon and one of the principal inns, with an Assembly Room in the demolished outbuildings.
Listing NGR: SD6116078664
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 75188
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
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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