The Old Dolphin Public House
THE OLD DOLPHIN PUBLIC HOUSE, QUEEN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1228932
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1977
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Dolphin Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD DOLPHIN PUBLIC HOUSE, QUEEN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1228932
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1977
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Dolphin Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD DOLPHIN PUBLIC HOUSE, QUEEN 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 OLD DOLPHIN PUBLIC HOUSE, QUEEN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Derby (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 35204 36552
Details
893/2/227 QUEEN STREET
24-FEB-77 THE OLD DOLPHIN PUBLIC HOUSE
II
Public house. Late C16, much restored in the early C20. Timber-framed and rendered. Clay tile roof, partly with old tiles.
PLAN. Corner site. L-shaped. A passage on the right (formerly a public thoroughfare), has rooms and staircases Two bars on the Queen Street front with a lounge and a small snug. Central bar. Restaurant upstairs.
EXTERIOR. On left gable at right angles to the street. A further gable on the return. Extensive half-timbering on the first storey but this dates from an early C20 remodelling. Casement windows of 2-, 3-, and 4-lights, all C20.
INTERIOR. In the restaurant upstairs large C16 beams exposed. In the snug and lounge an early C20 remodelling including thefull-height panelling. Glazed screen between the servery and snug. Parts of the wall seating probably C19. Bell-pushes in the bar on the street corner.
HISTORY. Derby's oldest pub with the licence said to date from 1580.
Listing NGR: SK3520236561
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 403670
- 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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