The Queen's Head Inn
THE QUEEN'S HEAD INN, 53 AND 54, ELY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280815
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Queen's Head Inn
- Statutory Address:
- THE QUEEN'S HEAD INN, 53 AND 54, ELY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280815
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Queen's Head Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE QUEEN'S HEAD INN, 53 AND 54, ELY 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 QUEEN'S HEAD INN, 53 AND 54, ELY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 20029 54870
Details
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
SP2054NW ELY STREET 604-1/10/80 (North side) 09/02/72 Nos.53 AND 54 The Queen's Head Inn (Formerly Listed as: ELY STREET (North side) No.54 The Queen's Head Inn)
GV II
Public house. c1600 with later additions, refronted 1800. Timber-framing, with painted brick, facing; tile roof with some slate to rear, hipped to one end, with brick end and rear stacks. L-plan with later additions. Georgian style. 2 storeys; 5-window range. Top modillioned brick cornice. Entrance to right of centre has architrave, frieze and cornice, 6-panel door; flanking 2-storey canted bay windows; segmental-headed carriage entrance to left with plank doors with segmental-headed entrance to its left with half-glazed door. Left end bay window with 4:12:4-pane horned sashes; canted bays have 4:16:4-pane horned sashes to each floor; segmental-headed windows to 1st floor, that between bays is blind, 3-light C20 casement and 6-pane sash to left end. Right return is blind. Rear has gabled wing with later gabled addition parallel to front, and right end catslide outshut with slate roof, small single-storey wing to left; segmental-headed carriage entrance; varied fenestration including a horizontally sliding sash. Exposed timber-frame to interior. (Bearman R: Stratford-upon-Avon: A History of its Streets and Buildings: Nelson: 1988-: 29).
Listing NGR: SP2002954870
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 366243
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bearman, R, Stratford Upon Avon A History of its streets and buildings, (1988), 29
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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