THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE

THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 54, DORCHESTER ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1272134
Date first listed:: 03-Apr-1995
List Entry Name:: THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE
Statutory Address:: THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 54, DORCHESTER ROAD

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Date:: 2001-07-21
Reference:: IOE01/04480/20
Rights:: © Mrs Phyllis Tompson. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1272134
Date first listed:: 03-Apr-1995
List Entry Name:: THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 54, DORCHESTER ROAD

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: THE ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, 54, DORCHESTER ROAD

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

District:: Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Weymouth
National Grid Reference:: SY 67885 80546

Details

WEYMOUTH

SY6780NE DORCHESTER ROAD 873-1/14/78 (East side) 03/04/95 No.54 The Royal Oak Public House

II

Public house. c1900. Portland stone squared block or rendering, tile roof. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attic and basement. The steep hipped roof has 3 hipped small-pane casement dormers, above a tripartite 8:12:8 and three 12-pane sashes in face boxes to flush plain stone lintels. Ground floor is vigorously detailed in green faience tiles and modelling, with a modillion cornice and pulvinated frieze over 2-, 3- and 2-light windows with transom lights on deep moulded sills. Between bays 1 & 2 is a pair of panelled doors in a moulded architrave, to a segmental head with a scrolled key, and under a flat hood on heavy scroll brackets; between 3 & 4 is a similar pair, but without hood. The eaves has exposed rafter ends. At each end is a large brick stack, with a tiled gabled link to the hip slope, and a further stack is set below the ridge, to the left of the principal entry. Above the main entrance, on the first floor wall, is a large rectangular panel in green faience tiles with THE ROYAL OAK in raised lettering. The right gable is rendered, and has a large 2-light casement in faience surround as to the front. At the rear is a lower hipped parallel range, with a large canted hipped bay; the main range has 2 dormers above three 12-pane sashes in coursed Portland stone walling to brick dressings. To the right is a 2-light casement stair window. INTERIOR: ground floor only inspected; retains much of the original joinery and fittings, including the bar in polished hardwood, with bold scroll brackets and polished brasswork. The beams, joists, and posts are all in dark stained timber, and there is a polished oak hardwood dogleg stair, rear left, with turned balusters. 3 small fireplaces remain with moulded mantels and tile inserts. The bar continues into the rear space with its bay, but is probably a later addition. This is a well-maintained and very characteristic example of public house design at the turn of the century, which, unusually, has not had the original interior stripped and replaced. The domestic detail of the upper levels is also very well mannered and presented. Probably designed by GR Crickmay and Sons, who did a number of designs for the Devenish Brewery.

Listing NGR: SY6788580546

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Legacy System number:: 467455
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.