The Royal Oak Public House

THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, MAIN STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1203013
Date first listed:
03-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:
The Royal Oak Public House
Statutory Address:
THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, MAIN STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1203013
Date first listed:
03-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:
The Royal Oak Public House
Statutory Address 1:
THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, MAIN STREET

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

District:
North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Dacre
National Grid Reference:
SE 19693 61917

Details

DACRE MAIN STREET SE 16 SE (east side, off) Dacre Banks 8/51 The Royal Oak Public House

- II

Public house. Dated 1752. Grey gritstone ashlar to south front, coursed gritstone rubble to rear and gable ends. Graduated stone slate roof. 3 storeys, 3 bays. Rusticated quoins and plinth. Central door, now window with alternate stressed quoins and double keystone. Round-arched window in architrave with imposts and keystone to first floor, centre; remaining windows all have plain stone surrounds, those to ground floor being sashes with glazing bars, the remainder 4-pane sashes. Projecting band at first floor has inscription ' I ' above former entrance. Gable copings, end T I 1752 stacks, that to left rebuilt. Left return: C20 entrance to right of centre; original entrance, now window, on far left has a quoined surround as front. 2 ground-floor windows: C20 to left of centre, 8-pane sash to far right. First floor: two 4-pane sashes in plain stone surrounds; second floor: wide window with 2 small 4-pane sashes to left, sash window to centre, both in stone surrounds. Gable coping continues as projecting band at eaves level and across base of chimney stack.

Listing NGR: SE1969361917

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
331180
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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