Historic England Lists 11 Historic Pub Interiors
The main news this month is the very welcome news that Historic England have listed or upgraded the listing information to further cover eleven of our most valued National Inventory pubs. The list of pubs was put forward by the Pub Heritage Group, as part of an on-going collaboration between Historic England and CAMRA to protect historic pubs and their interiors. Historic England made the announcement on the 15th June and gained a substantial amount of press coverage and interest. The pubs included are:
Upgraded to grade II* from grade II
Whitelock’s Ale House, Leeds
Prince Alfred, Maida Vale, London
New grade II listings
Blythe Hill Tavern, Forest Hill, London
Admiral Vernon, Dagenham
Listing description expanded to highlight the interiors (all already grade II):
King’s Head, Laxfield, Suffolk
Red Lion, St James’s, London
Harrow, Steep, Hampshire
North Star, Steventon, Oxfordshire
Victoria Hotel, Great Harwood, Lancashire
Black Horse, Preston, Lancashire
Bridge Inn, Topsham, Devon
For more coverage on this see: BBC. And: Daily Mail. Including some good then and now photos.
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East Yorkshire, OLDE WHITE HART, Hull. Further to last month’s report on the removal of one of the historic bars from the Olde White Harte, Alan Canvass has followed up with planning enforcement who have confirmed, following a site inspection, the breach of planning control and are taking appropriate action. More to follow.
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Lancashire, YE HORNS INN, Goosnargh. We have reported over the last few months on the re-opening of Ye Horns Inn and the unauthorised works to the snug and associated bar. Following representations by the Pub Heritage Group the council have now conducted a site visit. And after consulting with a heritage specialist, their conclusion is that while they agree that unauthorised works have taken place these changes are considered of ‘less than substantial harm’ to the significance of the listed building, therefore no further enforcement action will be taken. A very disappointing outcome.
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Gloucestershire and Bristol, KINGS HEAD, Bristol. After Stonegate put the freehold of the Kings Head on the market in November 2021, Mick Slaughter reports that that it has now been sold subject to contract. The pub has been shut since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. No news yet about the prospective new owner. Hopefully more to follow soon.
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Greater Manchester, BRITONS PROTECTION, Manchester. We reported in April on the problems the licensee Alan Hudd is having with owners Star Pubs and Bars who are planning on taking back the pub into their managed portfolio. Now another threat to the pub has emerged with a planning application, lodged in March, to build a 26 storey tower block right next door overshadowing the pub and its beer garden. See:
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Kent, QUEENS ARMS, Cowden Pound. The pub building has again (see bulletins May & June 2021) been listed as a holiday let for the summer with holiday cottages.co.uk. seemingly without the necessary permission. This, according to the owners, is a temporary measure prior to building separate holiday accommodation on the site, for which they were granted planning permission in 2020. Hopefully with this in place the business will become more sustainable and allow the pub to be open on a more permanent basis. Currently a temporary bar is open in an outbuilding, but only at the weekends. The owners intend to re-open the pub itself in the winter.
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Derbyshire, OLDE DOLPHIN INNE, Derby. Owned by Stonegate, Ye Olde Dolphin Inne has a new licensee, Jason Weston, who also runs the Regional Inventory Salutation Inn, Nottingham. This is following the departure of Jim Harris who had been landlord for 20 years. A planning application has been submitted for works mainly to the garden area. See: 
Cheshire, CHURCH HOUSE, Congleton. Following an extensive and damaging refurbishment by Robinsons Brewery, the Church House has sadly had to be removed from the Regional Inventory. It is one of three impressive roadhouses designed by architect J H Walters for Robinsons in the 1930s. The other two being the National Inventory Bleeding Wolf, Scholar Green and the Regional Inventory Legs of Man, Arclid. Fears have been raised about the Armory in Stockport, also Regional Inventory and owned by Robinsons - where building works are under way. Thanks to Markus Sorsa, Paul Mudge and John Clarke for these updates.
