Description

PONTEFRACT MARKET PLACE
SE 4521 NE
(north-west side)
8/45 Red Lion Hotel
(formerly listed as 'Red
29.7.50 Lion Hotel including
coach entrance at side')

GV II*

Hotel. Remodelled 1776 by Robert Adam for Sir Rowland Winn of Nostell Priory.
Red. brick in Flemish bond, painted to the ground floor, with painted stone and
rubbed brick dressings, slate roof. Three storeys, 5 bays, 2:1:2 with central hall-
way plan, plus lower 3-storey single bay to right with carriage entrance. Plinth.
Main elevation has a slightly advanced, wider, pedimented central bay which has
tripartite entrance to ground floor of 4 engaged Tuscan columns supporting
entablature with plain frieze and moulded cornice; central C20 panelled double door
below leaded overlight flanked by leaded side-lights. To either side, pairs of
plate-glass sash windows. Wide first-floor band and narrower first-floor sill band.
Central bay has slightly recessed, full-height tripartite opening composed of Ionic
columns on sill-deep plinths with moulded cornices, supporting entablature with
fluted frieze with paterae over the central columns, and dentilled cornice; central
half-glazed double door below divided overlight flanked by narrow plate-glass sashes.
Balcony to front has alternating wavy and plain bars. To either side pairs of
sashes as below. Wide second-floor band. Central bay has central plate-glass sash
flanked by similar narrower sashes, all set above wide apron with fluted architrave
and corner paterae. To either side plate-glass sashes. All sashes below flat
rubbed brick arches and ground and second-floor sashes to side bays have projecting
stone sills. Heavily moulded stone cornice and pediment. Brick end stacks.
Recessed bay to right has wide carriage entrance to ground floor with engaged Tuscan
columns and entablature. Wide first-floor band and narrower sill-band, continued
from main facade. First and second floors have full-height semi-circular-headed
recess with rubbed brick arch and wide stone impost band at second-floor band level.
First floor has plate-glass sash in full-height opening with moulded architrave
down to first-floor band level below pediment on moulded consoles; opening filled
in below sill level to form recessed apron. Second floor has plate-glass sash with
projecting stone sill and flat rubbed brick arch. Moulded stone cornice, as to
main facade. Roof hipped to right, brick end stack to right. Rear: first-floor
room over arch has early C18 frame of sash window with thick glazing bars. Interior:
ground-floor room to front left has C19 mahogany panelling and bolection-moulded
fireplace; ground-floor room to front right has C18 round-arched niches with leaded
light mirrors and keyed architraves flanking later fireplace; to rear left, open-
well staircase of cantilevered stone with wrought-iron stick balusters with roundels
every 4 bars, wreathed handrail, bracketed strings and cornice above first-floor
landing; (now divided) saloon on first floor to front has doors of 6 fielded panels,
large fireplace to right with fluted pilasters and frieze with corner roundels and
dentilled shelf to mantle shelf; wooden staircase from first to second floor at
rear right has stick balusters and turned baluster standards; queen post roof; on
first floor in addition to rear left, a Dining Room with late C19 hardwood panelling
and round domed skylight with coloured glass. The drawing by Robert Adam of the
facade is at Nostell Priory.

Listing NGR: SE4561521932

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550330

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