Description

HOLMES CHAPEL CP LONDON ROAD
SJ 76 NC Holmes Chapel

4/6 The Red Lion
(Formerly listed under
14.2.67 Church Hulme parish)

GV II*

Public House, late C17. Pebble dashed brickwork with slate roof. 2
storeys and attic, 4 bays, including the 2 storey gabled porch. Rear
wings (east) complete an "F" shaped plan. Wide sashes with glazing
bars, stone sills and added shutters. Oak nine-panel door in oak
panelled porch. Large 3-sash canted bay north of the porch. Early
sash window with exposed weight boxes, ovolo moulded glazing, bars,
and 24 panes to first floor landing at rear (east). One pane has been
cut from a larger piece of glass on which a prayer has been scratched,
this reads:-
"and preserve Prince Charles" the second line reads "Amen I prey God".
Gable end and centre ridge stacks.
Interior: The Public Bar has a cambered inglenook beam and deep
bevelled beams. Staircase with heavy turned balusters, pulvinated
string and heavy moulded handrail. At landing level Queen Anne style
6-panel doors, with small central panel, and chamfered beams. Sealed
off room, said to be haunted.

Listing NGR: SJ7622867248

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Red Lion official website
• Wikidata Q17551708

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Recommended Books

• 
  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas