The Railway Inn Public House
THE RAILWAY INN PUBLIC HOUSE, MANCHESTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253114
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Railway Inn Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE RAILWAY INN PUBLIC HOUSE, MANCHESTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253114
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Railway Inn Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RAILWAY INN PUBLIC HOUSE, MANCHESTER ROAD
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 PUBLIC HOUSE, MANCHESTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Trafford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 76642 89262
Details
SJ 78 NE
458/7/10004
MANCHESTER ROAD
The Railway Inn Public House
II
Public House. Mid C19, with later alterations. Red/purple brick, beneath a welsh slate roof, with two ridge stacks, with plain caps and clay pots, street frontage of two storeys and three bays, with an off centre doorway to the right. Moulded door surround with semi-circular arched head incorporating undivided fanlight. Panelled door. Single bay to right of doorway, two bays to left, each bay with stacked sash windows, 2 over 2 panes, beneath shallow segmental arches. Left hand gable into back sharply at an acute angle.
Interior: Tap room and bar parlour form street frontage rooms, divided by entry passage, with bar and vanet to rear, and living accommodation beyond to rear range. Tap room bar parlour and bar retain C19 fittings, including curved panelled bar counter, with integral beer engines. Fixed benches to all bar rooms, C19 decorative fire places to tap room and bar parlour, the latter with moulded surround and over mantle mirror. Picture rails and moulded skirting and architraves remain with doors having two raised and fielded panels to lower part, and glazed upper part, that to bar parlour with etched glass bearing room title, above pulvinated retangular panes. A rare example of an unaltered modest interior to a small public house, retaining room divisions and original bar and bar-room fittings.
Listing NGR: SJ7664289262
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436248
- 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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