The George and Dragon Public House

THE GEORGE AND DRAGON PUBLIC HOUSE, 12 AND 13, ALBION STREET B1

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1343354
Date first listed:
08-Jul-1982
List Entry Name:
The George and Dragon Public House
Statutory Address:
THE GEORGE AND DRAGON PUBLIC HOUSE, 12 AND 13, ALBION STREET B1
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1343354
Date first listed:
08-Jul-1982
List Entry Name:
The George and Dragon Public House
Statutory Address 1:
THE GEORGE AND DRAGON PUBLIC HOUSE, 12 AND 13, ALBION STREET B1

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 GEORGE AND DRAGON PUBLIC HOUSE, 12 AND 13, ALBION STREET B1

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

District:
Birmingham (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SP 05906 87407

Details

ALBION STREET 1. 5104 Hockley B1 Nos 12 and 13 (The George and Dragon Public House) SP 0587 SE 27/1 II. 2. A public house with a 5 bay elevation to Albion Street and returns to Pope Street and Carver Street. The Pope Street corner probably dates back to circa 1820 with the rest of the front added or rebuilt circa 1860-70 at the same time as alterations to the fenestration and refurbishment of the ground floor. Three storeys red brick with bowed stucco panel to Carver Street corner. Hipped slate roof with paired cut brackets to eaves. Pub front throughout ground floor with windows and doorways framed by banded shafts with large crocketed capitals. Panelled doors with painted glass. Leaded glazing with colonette mullions to windows. Entablature curved up over circular overdoors. Two bays to west and Pope Street return have revealed marginal glazed sashes on upper floors. Three bays to east have circa 1870 sashes flanking revealed oriel bay window with shafting and details similar to pub front. Similar oriel to Carver Street return. The latter front has one storey extension by James and Lister Lea of 1922.

Listing NGR: SP0590987408

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
216712
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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