The Railway Inn
THE RAILWAY INN, ROBSON PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207118
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Railway Inn
- Statutory Address:
- THE RAILWAY INN, ROBSON PLACE
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- Date:
- 2001-08-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/01595/21
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207118
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Railway Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RAILWAY INN, ROBSON PLACE
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 RAILWAY INN, ROBSON PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 41349 52818
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ4152NW ROBSON PLACE, Ryhope 920-1/23/258 (West side) 10/11/78 The Railway Inn
II
House, now public house. Late C18. Painted incised stucco with painted ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof with dark grey ridge tiles and brick chimney. 2 storeys, 3 windows and 2 lower storeys, 2 windows; left return pent extension. Low wide w-panelled door and pain overlight at right of higher build; altered ground floor windows of irregular size, perhaps the left in blocked opening, have plain reveals and painted projecting sills; first-floor sashes with glazing bars have wood architraves and painted projecting sills. Lower build at right has 2 plain round floor windows and small renewed first -floor sashes in wood architraves with projecting sills. Hipped roof; truncated chimneys at right end of each build. Left return of higher build has renewed ground-floor windows, the left under catslide roof, and one wide sash above with glazing bars, wood architrave and projecting painted sill. In prominent position above road cutting.
Listing NGR: NZ4134952818
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391555
- 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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