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Latitude: 53.5439 / 53°32'38"N
Longitude: -2.6339 / 2°38'2"W
OS Eastings: 358088
OS Northings: 405440
OS Grid: SD580054
Mapcode National: GBR BW1G.KB
Mapcode Global: WH97Y.H5YZ
Plus Code: 9C5VG9V8+HC
Entry Name: The Swan and Railway Hotel
Listing Date: 27 June 1995
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1384554
English Heritage Legacy ID: 484989
Location: Wigan, WN1
County: Wigan
Electoral Ward/Division: Wigan Central
Built-Up Area: Wigan
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Wigan St James with St Thomas
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
WIGAN
SD5805SW WALLGATE
24-1/8/103 (West side)
27/06/95 No.80
The Swan and Railway Hotel
GV II
Hotel, now public house. 1898, by WEV Crompton. Red brick in
Flemish bond with matching terracotta dressings including
square tiling to ground floor; green slate roof. Narrow
rectangular plan at right-angles to street. Scottish baronial
style.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic, a 2-window facade, with two
2-storey semi-circular oriels to the upper floors, a
modillioned cornice and coupled attic gables. The ground floor
has a wide square-headed doorway offset left and flanked by
2-light windows, that to the right with a narrower doorway
immediately to its right, all these openings with moulded
eared surrounds and large overlights with stained glass. The
upper floors have 5-light mullioned windows (3 lights in the
oriels), those at 1st floor transomed, and pairs of
round-headed lancets in the gables separated by Art Nouveau
shafts rising to apex finials. Small-paned glazing to the
windows.
INTERIOR: original features including mosaic floor to porch
lettered "Swan & Railway"; entrance passage and rear hall with
foliated glazed wall-tiles; lounge to left of entrance
passage, servery to bar of vault to right, panelled and
stained glass screens to bar and original settle seating in
both these rooms.
Listing NGR: SD5808805440
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