Royal Oak Hotel

ROYAL OAK HOTEL, 111 AND 113, STANDISHGATE

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1384518
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1983
List Entry Name:
Royal Oak Hotel
Statutory Address:
ROYAL OAK HOTEL, 111 AND 113, STANDISHGATE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1384518
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1983
List Entry Name:
Royal Oak Hotel
Statutory Address 1:
ROYAL OAK HOTEL, 111 AND 113, STANDISHGATE

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ROYAL OAK HOTEL, 111 AND 113, STANDISHGATE

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

District:
Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SD 58465 06128

Details

WIGAN

SD5806SW STANDISHGATE
24-1/6/68 (East side)
11/07/83 Nos.111 AND 113
Royal Oak Hotel

GV II

Public house. Probably mid to later C18, with early extension
to left; enlarged and altered. Painted scored stucco, probably
on brick, with painted sandstone plinth and dressings, slate
roof and brick chimneys. Rectangular double-depth plan, plus
various C20 back extensions. 3 storeys and 5 windows (grouped
1:2:2), symmetrical except for the 1st bay; with moulded
plinth to right of doorway and chamfered plinth to left;
rusticated quoins to right-hand corner and cement quoining to
left corner. The doorway, between the 2 pairs of windows, has
a doorcase with Tuscan semi-columns carrying a C20 wooden
pediment with modillions. All the windows are 12-pane sashes,
those at 2nd floor shorter and square-paned, and all have
raised sills and unusual divided triple keystones (one in the
centre and one at each corner). Large ridge chimney offset
left (at junction with 1st bay), gable chimney to right.
Rear and INTERIOR altered.




Listing NGR: SD5846506128

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
484952
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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