The Pestle and Mortar Public House
THE PESTLE AND MORTAR PUBLIC HOUSE, 5 AND 6, OLD MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379859
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The Pestle and Mortar Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE PESTLE AND MORTAR PUBLIC HOUSE, 5 AND 6, OLD MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379859
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The Pestle and Mortar Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE PESTLE AND MORTAR PUBLIC HOUSE, 5 AND 6, OLD MARKET PLACE
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 PESTLE AND MORTAR PUBLIC HOUSE, 5 AND 6, OLD MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 26748 09229
Details
GRIMSBY
TA2609SE OLD MARKET PLACE
699-1/21/47 (East side)
Nos.5 AND 6
The Pestle and Mortar public house
GV II
Public house. 1917 by HC Scaping of Grimsby, for Hadley's
Brewery. Brick with composite stone facing to ground floor,
imitation timber-framing and plaster infill to upper floors.
Slate roof. Tudor Revival style, with ornate West
Midlands-style timber framing.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 3 bays to first and second floors. Ground
floor has 4 openings divided by plain rectangular piers.
Entrance to far right with recessed 2-fold partly glazed
Tudor-arched door beneath leaded-pane overlight with 3
cinquefoiled lights. To left, 3 recessed panels with plinth
and recessed 3-light windows with boldly moulded sills and
cinquefoiled lights, all with leaded glass, the outer lights
with 2 glazing bars, the central lights with stained glass
heraldic motifs. Above this a full-width half-timbered frieze
with C20 name-board. Modillioned first-floor jetty with carved
frieze. Upper storeys have full-height canted bays topped with
a modillioned cornice and coped parapet, also canted.
The wider central bay, flanked by herringbone timbered panels,
has 4-light windows to each storey; the side bays, flanked by
timber-framed pilaster strips, have 3-light windows. All
windows have cinquefoiled lights and leaded glass
incorporating stained-glass heraldic motifs. Above and below
the windows are decorative framed panels incorporating
quatrefoil and cross motifs. Parapet has similar framing with
relief-carved shields at the top of the pilasters, bearing
various Grimsby Arms.
INTERIOR: staircase hall and large single rooms to each floor,
all with C17-style wall panelling with a modillioned cornice,
panelled internal porches with Tudor-arched doors, panelled
ceilings with moulded foliate cornices. Staircase hall has
open-well cantilevered staircase with carved newels, panelled
string and column balusters; large circular roof light with
radial glazing and tinted glass.
This is an extremely well-preserved early C20 public house
with all its internal features surviving intact.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Harris J, and Antram N:
Lincolnshire: London: 1989-: 341; Grimsby - Action for
Conservation: Grimsby Borough Planning Department: List of
buildings of local architectural or historical interest:
Grimsby Borough Council: 1972-: NO.23; Grimsby Borough
Council: Top Town Trail: Grimsby: 1989-: NO.8).
Listing NGR: TA2675109234
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479294
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, John, H, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, (1964), 341
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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