The Red Lion Hotel
THE RED LION HOTEL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333113
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- The Red Lion Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE RED LION HOTEL
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- Date:
- 2003-08-11
- Reference:
- IOE01/04584/13
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333113
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- The Red Lion Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RED LION HOTEL
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 RED LION HOTEL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Clovelly
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 31834 24906
Details
CLOVELLY CLOVELLY SS 3124 11/14 The Red Lion Hotel
29.2.58
GV II
Inn, adjacent to the Pier (q.v). Raised plaster plaque: "C.H. 1928", marking an extensive rebuilding by architects H Orphoot and Whiting of Bideford for Christine Hamlyn, core probably C18, though the site is much earlier. Rubble plinth, brick on the first and the second floor all colourwashed; slate roof with a clay ridge; projecting band at first floor level; 5 stacks with restored brick shafts. Plan : asymmetrical, roughly U-shaped on plan, main rectangular range facing to the east with throughway to 2 wings projecting at right-angles to the rear. Exterior: main range of 6 bays on the ground floor 3 cambered head window openings with tripartite 3:12:3 pane casements, these arches formerly gave onto the estate coal cellars; on the first floor 6-pane cambered-head sash windows, similar sash windows to second floor in gabled half-dormers. Semi-circular headed throughway to the left of ground floor, also on the left of the ground floor paired plank doors with a pent-roofed hood. Doorway on the right side under the throughway with entrance to front of building. Wings to rear with casements with glazing bars and sash windows. Left wing (seen from the rear) with them mostly renewed, gable end of this wing with exposed exterior wooden staircase, weatherboarded gable end with paired plank doors. The other wing much rebuilt, third floor jettied on inner face in vernacular style, flight of stone steps up to first floor level. Seaward end of the main range has 2 gables, 2 projecting canted bays on the first floor, hipped roofs, ornamental wavey bargeboards, lattice balustrading to balcony at first floor level. Large wood signboard with lion in relief on post, by B Fletcher local woodcarver c. 1928. Interior: not inspected. Source: Ruthven A.,Clovelly and Its Story, 1968.
Listing NGR: SS3183424906
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91081
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Ruthven, A, Clovelly and its Story, (1968)
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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