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Latitude: 52.6027 / 52°36'9"N
Longitude: 1.7297 / 1°43'47"E
OS Eastings: 652652
OS Northings: 307083
OS Grid: TG526070
Mapcode National: GBR YQZ.S5C
Mapcode Global: WHNVZ.JVX1
Plus Code: 9F43JP3H+3V
Entry Name: Old White Lion Public House
Listing Date: 27 June 1953
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1271278
English Heritage Legacy ID: 468507
ID on this website: 101271278
Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30
County: Norfolk
District: Great Yarmouth
Electoral Ward/Division: Nelson
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Great Yarmouth
Traditional County: Norfolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk
Church of England Parish: Great Yarmouth
Church of England Diocese: Norwich
Tagged with: Pub
GREAT YARMOUTH
TG5207SE KING STREET
839-1/16/64 (West side)
27/06/53 No.112
Old White Lion Public House
II*
Public house. Early C17, with later insertions. Restored mid
C20. Flint and brick under pantiled and plain-tiled roofs.
EXTERIOR: 2 gabled ranges, one parallel to King Street, the
other running down Nottingham Way at right angles. The former
of 2 storeys and attic, the latter of 2 storeys. Mid C20
public house facade is a replica of a late C19 facade. First
floor with one 3-light and one 4-light mullioned windows.
Bell-based gabled roof clad in plain tiles to front slope.
External gable-end stack to south rebuilt with wall when
adjacent house demolished in 1970s. North gable with a
single-light and a 3-light ovolo-moulded mullioned windows to
ground floor, and a 3-light cross casement to each of first
and attic floors. Rear wing with 2 renewed pedimented doorways
separated by a double sash with 6/6 unhorned glazing bars. A
2-light cross casement to west. First floor lit through two
3-light cross casements and an arched window. Gabled roof with
C20 ridge stacks east and west.
INTERIOR: cellar with a barrel-vaulted storeroom. Early C17
closed-string staircase in an open well with turned balusters
and newels with ball finials. Moulded handrail. Above the
stairs is a re-located C16 crenellated wall-plate and under
stairs is a carved panel depicting bunches of fruit and
foliate devices. Rear wing has on the ground floor
small-framed C17 panelling to east end and a C20 brick
fireplace within a C17 chimney-piece. Chimney-piece of carved
oak. Fluted pilasters rise to overmantel which has 4 reeded
and fluted Ionic pilasters framing 3 arcaded panels. The
arcading has interlace jambs and arches and further Ionic
capitals. 3 plain panels to the cornice.
First floor: first-floor door surrounds mainly with
wave-moulded jambs terminating in bar and tongue stops.
Bridging beams mainly with sunk-quadrant mouldings and bar and
tongue stops. West-facing window retains 2 lights of a former
4 and the dividing consoled king mullion. North room with a
C20 brick fireplace set within a C17 chimney-piece: inverted
bulbous pilasters support a frieze of 3 recessed panels
divided by inverted tapering pilasters with flutes. Either
side is small-framed C17 panelling. Small room opening to west
with complete large-framed early C18 panelling with an
egg-and-dart frieze over acanthus consoles. Panelled pilasters
at intervals. Passageway to these rooms with small-framed C17
panelling which continues into east room. South-east room with
some small-framed panelling and a panelled door with
cocks-head hinges. Roof rebuilt.
Listing NGR: TG5265207083
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