The Romping Cat
THE ROMPING CAT, ELSMORE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391117
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-2004
- List Entry Name:
- The Romping Cat
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROMPING CAT, ELSMORE GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391117
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-2004
- List Entry Name:
- The Romping Cat
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROMPING CAT, ELSMORE GREEN
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 ROMPING CAT, ELSMORE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Walsall (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 99474 02237
Details
1690/0/10034 ELSMORE GREEN 11-MAR-04 The Romping Cat
II Public House. c.1900. Red brick with timber-framed detailing, tile gabled roofs. 2-storey Vernacular Revival style public house on a corner site. EXTERIOR: To corner, wide jetty with applied studs, curved braces and polygonal cutouts within gable with bargeboards and finial; the jetty is square over the rounded ground floor. 3 bays to each side elevation with deep rendered plinth, moulded brick string course with slightly advanced first floor, and coved eaves cornice. First floor windows have timber mullioned cross frames with leaded lights arranged 3-2-3, brick cills, and moulded and chamfered reveals. Ground floor windows have rounded arches with circular tracery and coloured glass to upper part, brick cills, moulded and chamfered reveals, and etched glass indicating 'COFFEE ROOM' to right side where there is an additional bay at ground floor. Entrance to each side under rounded arch. At both sides, wall continues under stone coping, that to right side starting at first floor and curved down, terminating in brick pier with pyramidal stone cap. INTERIOR: Plan survives, reflecting the corner site, with central Bar Room and diagonally arranged curved bar counter, Coffee Room to right and smaller Smoke Room to left. Curved bar counter with panelled with dividing pilasters that are fluted and curved like brackets; back bar has slender fluted pilasters and exaggerated dentil course to top. Several original interior doors with etched glass to upper part and 2 panels below. Off-sales hatch with glazed overlight. Tiled floors. HISTORY: Built as Sand Bank Tavern. Included on the 2003 CAMRA inventory of outstanding pub interiors. Formerly had yard to rear with stables.
Listed as a fine example of a small urban public house of c.1900 in a historicist style on a corner site that retains its 3-room plan and pub fittings.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 493365
- 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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