Description

DACRE MAIN STREET
SE 16 SE (east side, off)
Dacre Banks
8/51 The Royal Oak Public
House

- II

Public house. Dated 1752. Grey gritstone ashlar to south front, coursed
gritstone rubble to rear and gable ends. Graduated stone slate roof. 3
storeys, 3 bays. Rusticated quoins and plinth. Central door, now window
with alternate stressed quoins and double keystone. Round-arched window in
architrave with imposts and keystone to first floor, centre; remaining
windows all have plain stone surrounds, those to ground floor being sashes
with glazing bars, the remainder 4-pane sashes. Projecting band at first
floor has inscription ' I ' above former entrance. Gable copings, end
T I
1752
stacks, that to left rebuilt. Left return: C20 entrance to right of centre;
original entrance, now window, on far left has a quoined surround as front.
2 ground-floor windows: C20 to left of centre, 8-pane sash to far right.
First floor: two 4-pane sashes in plain stone surrounds; second floor: wide
window with 2 small 4-pane sashes to left, sash window to centre, both in
stone surrounds. Gable coping continues as projecting band at eaves level
and across base of chimney stack.

Listing NGR: SE1969361917

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Royal Oak Inn official website
• Wikidata Q26498575

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)