The Red Lion Inn
THE RED LION INN, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198403
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The Red Lion Inn
- Statutory Address:
- THE RED LION INN, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198403
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The Red Lion Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RED LION INN, HIGH 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:
- THE RED LION INN, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lacock
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 91655 68420
Details
LACOCK HIGH STREET ST 9168 (south side) 4/104 The Red Lion Inn 20,12.60 GV II
Inn, c1730, red brick with ashlar dressings, half-hipped Bridgwater tile roof and 2 stacks on rear roof slope. Tall, formal, 3-storey, 7-window front of 2-3-2 bays, with parapet and large plain brick semi-circular pediment. Ashlar plinth, raised piers of banded brick and stone flanking centre and at outer angles of principal floors, heavily moulded coved ashlar cornice over first floor, broken forward over piers, and plain ashlar piers to second floor. Moulded parapet coping. Segment-headed windows in raised moulded stone surrounds with keystones, 6-pane to second floor, 12-pane to first floor and mullion-and-transom to ground floor. Central panelled double doors in large similar surround with hood on brackets over. Attached to left is small ashlar-fronted 2-storey and attic C18 house with dormer, recessed cyma-moulded 2-light mullion windows and moulded cornice over ground floor. Two first floor windows, 3 to ground floor, the right window replacing a door. Mullion-and-transom stair light on rear wall. Rear of main range is rubble stone with 3-window range of 2-light cyma-moulded flush mullion windows. A large south-west rear wing in rubble stone with stone slate roof has 2 dormers and 5-window range of 2- light cyma-moulded flush mullion windows. Interior of front range has chamfered spine beams and large west end stone fireplace. In rear wing, mid C18 staircase with square newels, turned balusters and brackets to treads. Upstairs west end bolection moulded fireplace.
Listing NGR: ST9165568420
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 315539
- 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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