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The Red Lion Hotel

A Grade II Listed Building in Wareham, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.6861 / 50°41'9"N

Longitude: -2.1102 / 2°6'36"W

OS Eastings: 392307

OS Northings: 87385

OS Grid: SY923873

Mapcode National: GBR 32T.TJ6

Mapcode Global: FRA 67G8.9PN

Plus Code: 9C2VMVPQ+CW

Entry Name: The Red Lion Hotel

Listing Date: 7 May 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1119946

English Heritage Legacy ID: 108110

ID on this website: 101119946

Location: Wareham, Dorset, BH20

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Wareham Town

Built-Up Area: Wareham

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Wareham Lady St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


1.
5190 WEST STREET
(North Side)

The Red Lion Hotel
SY 9287 1/80 7.5.52.

II GV


2.
C18. Yellow brick, with red brick dressings, quoins and rubber voussoirs. Hipped
tile roof. Hammer-dressed Purbeck stone plinth. 2 storeys and attics. Brick
oversailing courses at eaves. Giant pilasters at each end. 3 ranges of sashes
with glazing bars and keystones. 3 modern attic dormers. Double doors with 6
panels (4 fielded) and semi-circular fanlight, in reveals with fielded panelling.
Doorcase with fluted Doric pilasters taking full entablature and open pediment
with strapwork decoration in soffit.
Red brick extension to west: 1 range of round-arched sashes with glazing bars,
keystones and plain impost blocks. Chequer brick extension further to west: 2
ranges of flush-framed cased sashes with glazing bars and flush-panelled segment-headed
door.
East elevation has 4 ranges of sashes with glazing bars and rubber voussoirs,
late C19 neo-Georgian doorcase, and 12-panelled gates with spikes in depressed-arched
carriage entrance with plain imposts and keystone. 4 modern attic dormers.

The Red Lion Hotel and Has 2 to 12 (even) form a group.


Listing NGR: SY9230787385

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