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The White Bear

A Grade II Listed Building in Central, Barnsley

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Latitude: 53.5538 / 53°33'13"N

Longitude: -1.4815 / 1°28'53"W

OS Eastings: 434449

OS Northings: 406481

OS Grid: SE344064

Mapcode National: GBR LW3B.2S

Mapcode Global: WHDCQ.6XSY

Plus Code: 9C5WHG39+GC

Entry Name: The White Bear

Listing Date: 13 January 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1151142

English Heritage Legacy ID: 333695

ID on this website: 101151142

Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70

County: Barnsley

Electoral Ward/Division: Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Barnsley

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Barnsley St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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SE3406SW
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BARNSLEY
Barnsley
CHURCH STREET (east side)
No 11 (The White Bear)

(Formerly listed as The Royal Hotel)

GV
II

Hotel. Late C18, probably re-roofed mid C19, main doorway probably early C20. Painted, dressed stone. Welsh slate roof. Three storeys, seven-bay near-symmetrical facade. Raised ashlar quoins. Wide central doorway with round-arched head and splayed jambs in a single cyma moulding. To far left is a part-blocked carriage entrance with elliptical head with alternately extended voussoirs. All windows are in plain raised surrounds, those to ground-floor right being c1975 replacements. First-floor sill band, second-floor sill and lintel bands. Plain sashes to first and second floors. Second-floor windows slightly shorter. Moulded stone brackets to gutter. Gable copings. Three later brick stacks.

Rear: projecting wing with similar sash windows, hipped roof and tiled ground-floor addition.

Formerly called the White Bear Public House and renamed after Princess Victoria changed horses here while travelling between Harewood and Wentworth Woodhouse in 1835.

Listing NGR: SE3444906481

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