Description

SHREWSBURY

SJ4912NW SHOPLATCH
653-1/11/610 (South East side)
19/09/72 No.1
The Hole in the Wall Public House
(Formerly Listed as:
THE HOLE IN THE WALL
(North East side)
The Hole in the Wall Public House)

GV II

Public house, purpose-built. Dated 1863. Mock-timber framing
with brick nogging to ground floor, plasterwork above, over
brick with plain tiled roof. 4 storeys, single-window range.
Recessed ground floor with central canted bay flanked by 2
doorways. Cornice with rosette decoration over, then oriel bay
with bull's eye glass and moulded mullions. Decorative
plasterwork over, with date and painted roses. Mullioned
window over, then jettied gable to attic with mullioned window
and quatrefoil panelling. Barge-boards enriched with vine
scroll decoration.
This frontage block is linked internally with another building
on Drayton Passage, the ground floor and cellars of which form
part of the Hole in the Wall: substantial stone walls
externally, and vaulted cellar inside (Drayton Passage qv).

Listing NGR: SJ4908612498

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26546487

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2