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Ring O' Bells Public House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Lancaster, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.0468 / 54°2'48"N

Longitude: -2.8015 / 2°48'5"W

OS Eastings: 347614

OS Northings: 461502

OS Grid: SD476615

Mapcode National: GBR 8PWN.82

Mapcode Global: WH846.YK30

Plus Code: 9C6V25WX+P9

Entry Name: Ring O' Bells Public House

Listing Date: 22 December 1953

Last Amended: 13 March 1995

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1194999

English Heritage Legacy ID: 383178

ID on this website: 101194999

Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1

County: Lancashire

District: Lancaster

Electoral Ward/Division: Castle

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Lancaster

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Lancaster St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

Tagged with: Pub

Description


LANCASTER

SD4761NE KING STREET 1685-1/7/144 (West side) 22/12/53 Nos.52 AND 54 Ring o' Bells Public House (Formerly Listed as: KING STREET The Ring o' Bells)

GV II*

House, now public house. Mid C18, altered C19. Sandstone ashlar with ashlar dressings. Slate roof. Double-depth plan with rear central extension. 3 storeys and 4 bays, over cellar. Raised quoins to the left corner, bands on 2 levels, and moulded eaves cornice. The principal entrance, a recessed porch in the 2nd bay, has an unusually fine pedimented doorcase with fluted Doric engaged columns, triglyph frieze with carved military trophies between the triglyphs, and prominent segmental pediment with mutules. To the right, the 4th bay has a doorway with a simple moulded surround and an overlight with margin panes. The 1st and 3rd bays have shuttered cellar openings. All the windows are sashed without glazing bars and have moulded architraves, projecting moulded sills and aprons. Gable chimney stacks. Rear. Central extension under carried-down roof, with a flat-faced flush-mullion 2-light window at 1st floor, and similar windows on each floor to the left and at 1st floor to the right. INTERIOR: dogleg staircase with closed string and turned balusters.

Listing NGR: SD4761461502

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