The Chair and Rocket Public House
THE CHAIR AND ROCKET PUBLIC HOUSE, 13, BATH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381131
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1970
- List Entry Name:
- The Chair and Rocket Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHAIR AND ROCKET PUBLIC HOUSE, 13, BATH STREET
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381131
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1970
- List Entry Name:
- The Chair and Rocket Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CHAIR AND ROCKET PUBLIC HOUSE, 13, BATH 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 CHAIR AND ROCKET PUBLIC HOUSE, 13, BATH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Warwick (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Royal Leamington Spa
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 31965 65374
Details
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
SP3165SE BATH STREET
1208-1/8/17 (East side)
25/03/70 No.13
The Chair and Rocket Public House
GV II
Theatre, now public house. 1813 with later additions and
alterations including 1833 change to public house, and late
C19. Probably by Henry Hakewill. For Mr J Simms. Brick with
painted stucco facade and concealed roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 5 first-floor windows, ground floor
projects approximately 2.5 metres. Entrance to canted left
angle, step to part-glazed door with overlight. To right a
further entrance recess, now blocked, step. Moulded plinth. 3
pairs of 6/9 casement windows in plain reveals and with sills.
Moulded cornice, frieze, modillion cornice, low parapet. First
floor: 4 pairs of Tuscan pilasters to ends of range and to
either side of central window. 6/6 sashes throughout in plain
reveals. Frieze, cornice, low parapet stepped twice to centre.
Right end stack.
INTERIOR: room to right has gallery to two sides,
approximately 0.75 metre high with moulded base,
square-columned, round-arched arcade and cherub-head frieze.
To each opening a stone barrel labelled for beer and spirits.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Bath Street was a main street of the C18
village of Leamington.
(Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development:
Chichester: 1988-: 53; Dept of the Environment List of
Buildings: Royal Leamington Spa: 1970-; Wolverhampton and
Dudley Breweries).
Listing NGR: SP3196565374
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481491
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cave, L F, Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development, (1988), 53
List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest in Royal Leamington Spa, (1989)
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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