Old White Lion Public House
OLD WHITE LION PUBLIC HOUSE, 112, KING STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1271278
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Old White Lion Public House
- Statutory Address:
- OLD WHITE LION PUBLIC HOUSE, 112, KING STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1271278
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Old White Lion Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD WHITE LION PUBLIC HOUSE, 112, KING 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:
- OLD WHITE LION PUBLIC HOUSE, 112, KING STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Great Yarmouth (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG5265207083
Details
GREAT YARMOUTH
TG5207SE KING STREET
839-1/16/64 (West side)
27/06/53 No.112
Old White Lion Public House
II*
Public house. Early C17, with later insertions. Restored mid
C20. Flint and brick under pantiled and plain-tiled roofs.
EXTERIOR: 2 gabled ranges, one parallel to King Street, the
other running down Nottingham Way at right angles. The former
of 2 storeys and attic, the latter of 2 storeys. Mid C20
public house facade is a replica of a late C19 facade. First
floor with one 3-light and one 4-light mullioned windows.
Bell-based gabled roof clad in plain tiles to front slope.
External gable-end stack to south rebuilt with wall when
adjacent house demolished in 1970s. North gable with a
single-light and a 3-light ovolo-moulded mullioned windows to
ground floor, and a 3-light cross casement to each of first
and attic floors. Rear wing with 2 renewed pedimented doorways
separated by a double sash with 6/6 unhorned glazing bars. A
2-light cross casement to west. First floor lit through two
3-light cross casements and an arched window. Gabled roof with
C20 ridge stacks east and west.
INTERIOR: cellar with a barrel-vaulted storeroom. Early C17
closed-string staircase in an open well with turned balusters
and newels with ball finials. Moulded handrail. Above the
stairs is a re-located C16 crenellated wall-plate and under
stairs is a carved panel depicting bunches of fruit and
foliate devices. Rear wing has on the ground floor
small-framed C17 panelling to east end and a C20 brick
fireplace within a C17 chimney-piece. Chimney-piece of carved
oak. Fluted pilasters rise to overmantel which has 4 reeded
and fluted Ionic pilasters framing 3 arcaded panels. The
arcading has interlace jambs and arches and further Ionic
capitals. 3 plain panels to the cornice.
First floor: first-floor door surrounds mainly with
wave-moulded jambs terminating in bar and tongue stops.
Bridging beams mainly with sunk-quadrant mouldings and bar and
tongue stops. West-facing window retains 2 lights of a former
4 and the dividing consoled king mullion. North room with a
C20 brick fireplace set within a C17 chimney-piece: inverted
bulbous pilasters support a frieze of 3 recessed panels
divided by inverted tapering pilasters with flutes. Either
side is small-framed C17 panelling. Small room opening to west
with complete large-framed early C18 panelling with an
egg-and-dart frieze over acanthus consoles. Panelled pilasters
at intervals. Passageway to these rooms with small-framed C17
panelling which continues into east room. South-east room with
some small-framed panelling and a panelled door with
cocks-head hinges. Roof rebuilt.
Listing NGR: TG5265207083
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468507
- 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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