Traditional town-centre pub with interesting architectural features; an original glass entrance, carved wooden snob screens (not original) in the side lounge and ornate glass canopies in the tap room. Originally the hotel served the old Dewsbury Central Station that once stood nearby. Real ale rarely on. Very much work in progress with only the taproom in regular use.
Historic Interest
Grade 2 listed
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: II
Built in 1903 as a pub-hotel to serve a now-defunct railway and close to Dewsbury’s renowned market. Its internal restoration is a continuing work-in-progress, making much use of architectural salvage but also preserving some good original elements. The spacious tap room retains its striking stained glass skylight, its curved bar-counter and some old bench seating while the smaller smoke room, which shares the single storey end of the building, keeps its original curve of high quality fitted seating. A particular highlight is the glazed screenwork with original Art Nouveau decoration in the central lobby area, framing both the bar-servery and the entrance vestibule there.
Dewsbury Central Station Hotel, Dewsbury
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