Description

WEYMOUTH

SY6780NE DORCHESTER ROAD
873-1/14/78 (East side)
03/04/95 No.54
The Royal Oak Public House

II

Public house. c1900. Portland stone squared block or
rendering, tile roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attic and basement. The steep hipped roof
has 3 hipped small-pane casement dormers, above a tripartite
8:12:8 and three 12-pane sashes in face boxes to flush plain
stone lintels.
Ground floor is vigorously detailed in green faience tiles and
modelling, with a modillion cornice and pulvinated frieze over
2-, 3- and 2-light windows with transom lights on deep moulded
sills. Between bays 1 & 2 is a pair of panelled doors in a
moulded architrave, to a segmental head with a scrolled key,
and under a flat hood on heavy scroll brackets; between 3 & 4
is a similar pair, but without hood. The eaves has exposed
rafter ends. At each end is a large brick stack, with a tiled
gabled link to the hip slope, and a further stack is set below
the ridge, to the left of the principal entry.
Above the main entrance, on the first floor wall, is a large
rectangular panel in green faience tiles with THE ROYAL OAK in
raised lettering. The right gable is rendered, and has a large
2-light casement in faience surround as to the front. At the
rear is a lower hipped parallel range, with a large canted
hipped bay; the main range has 2 dormers above three 12-pane
sashes in coursed Portland stone walling to brick dressings.
To the right is a 2-light casement stair window.
INTERIOR: ground floor only inspected; retains much of the
original joinery and fittings, including the bar in polished
hardwood, with bold scroll brackets and polished brasswork.
The beams, joists, and posts are all in dark stained timber,
and there is a polished oak hardwood dogleg stair, rear left,
with turned balusters. 3 small fireplaces remain with moulded
mantels and tile inserts. The bar continues into the rear
space with its bay, but is probably a later addition.
This is a well-maintained and very characteristic example of
public house design at the turn of the century, which,
unusually, has not had the original interior stripped and
replaced. The domestic detail of the upper levels is also very
well mannered and presented.
Probably designed by GR Crickmay and Sons, who did a number of
designs for the Devenish Brewery.

Listing NGR: SY6788580546

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26683019

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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