The White Swan Inn

THE WHITE SWAN INN, CASTLE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1281449
Date first listed:
10-Nov-1967
List Entry Name:
The White Swan Inn
Statutory Address:
THE WHITE SWAN INN, CASTLE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1281449
Date first listed:
10-Nov-1967
List Entry Name:
The White Swan Inn
Statutory Address 1:
THE WHITE SWAN INN, CASTLE 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE WHITE SWAN INN, CASTLE STREET

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

County:
Derbyshire
District:
South Derbyshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Melbourne
National Grid Reference:
SK3883425162

Details

SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CASTLE STREET
6/49 (West Side)
10.11.67 The White Swan Inn
GV II
Public house. C17, partly rebuilt in early C19 and with C20
alterations. Painted roughcast, probably over rubble stone, on
deep chamfered stone plinth. Plain tile roof with central brick
ridge stack and brick side wall and gable stacks to west, plus
stepped eaves band. Two storeys plus garrets and three bays
with lobby entrance plan. Main elevation to south has central
doorcase with C17 dripmould and C20 glazed door. To east there
is a small flat headed 2-light casement window and to west there
is a C20 4-light small pane casement window. Above three
3-light horizontal sliding glazing bar sashes. East gable wall
facing Castle Street, has a 3-light C20 casement window to
ground floor, with 3-light horizontal sliding sash above and a
2-light small pane garret window. Interior has two square panel
timber framed cross walls with stone nogging and an oak winder
staircase against the central stack. There are also large
chamfered beams and a stepped brick stack to western room with
plasterwork swan to front.


Listing NGR: SK3883425162

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
83035
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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