Elephant Inn
28 AND 29, EASTGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388531
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Elephant Inn
- Statutory Address:
- 28 AND 29, EASTGATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388531
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Dec-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Elephant Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- 28 AND 29, EASTGATE
- Statutory Address 2:
- ELEPHANT INN, 3, PRIORYGATE
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:
- 28 AND 29, EASTGATE
- Statutory Address:
- ELEPHANT INN, 3, PRIORYGATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- Lincoln (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 97901 71896
Details
LINCOLN
SK9771NE EASTGATE
1941-1/9/111 (South side)
08/10/53 Nos.28 AND 29
(Formerly Listed as:
EASTGATE
(South side)
Nos.28 AND 29
The Elephant Inn and adjoining house)
GV II
Includes: No.3 Elephant Inn PRIORYGATE.
Former public house (the Elephant Inn), and adjoining house.
Now the cathedral Clerk of Works office. 1695 and early C18,
altered 1825, late C19 and 1929. Stone, stucco and brick, with
plain tile and pantile roofs with 3 brick gable stacks.
L-plan.
EXTERIOR: former public house, fronting Priorygate, stucco, 2
storeys plus garrets, 2 bays. Rusticated ground floor, first
floor band, wooden modillion eaves. Off-centre round headed
rusticated doorcase with 6-panel door and fanlight. Over it, a
datestone, 1695. To left, a 16-pane sash, and above, two
12-pane sashes.
East block, fronting Eastgate, 2 storeys, 3 bays, has to north
a central lean-to porch, mid C20, flanked to right by a
glazing bar sash. To left, a single storey addition, dated
1929, with parapet. To right, an extruded corner, 2 storeys.
Above, 2 segment headed glazing bar sashes. At the rear, a
single storey addition, L-plan, with hipped roof. Above, a
segment headed 12-pane sash, and above again, a box dormer
with a 3-light casement.
INTERIOR: No.28 has on the ground floor a late C17 panelled
room with moulded cornice, fielded 6-panel door in moulded
surround, and an enriched Classical style fireplace with hob
grate.
No.29 has a late C17 oak dogleg stair, 4 flights, square
newels and acorn drops, turned balusters and moulded handrail.
Top landing has similar balustrade.
(Buildings of England : Lincolnshire: Pevsner N: Lincolnshire:
London: 1989-: 495; Jones S: The Survey of Ancient Houses in
Lincoln: Lincoln: 1984-: 19-22).
LINCOLN
SK9771NE PRIORYGATE
1941-1/9/111 (East side)
08/10/53 No.3
Elephant Inn
GV II
Listing NGR: SK9790171896
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485976
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Harris, J, Antram, N, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, (1989), 495
Jones, , Major, , Varley, , The Survey of Ancient Houses in Lincoln (1st fascicule), (1984), 19-22
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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