Grade II* listed pubs in England

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The Queens, Crouch End

The Queens is a grade II* listed public house and former hotel on the corner of Elder Avenue and Tottenham Lane in Crouch End, London.

It was originally built as The Queen's Hotel by the architect and developer John Cathles Hill in 1898-1902, or 1899–1901, with art nouveau stained glass by Cakebread Robey. It was described in Pevsner as "one of suburban London's outstanding grand pubs".

It was accompanied by the Queen's Opera House which was opened in 1897 but damaged by bombing during the Second World War and subsequently demolished. It stood behind Topsfield Parade opposite the hotel.

Main entrance

Queen's Hotel glass etching

Art nouveau style stained glass

Coordinates: 51°34′50″N 0°07′21″W / 51.580513°N 0.122470°W / 51.580513; -0.122470

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Red Lion Inn, Southampton

The Red Lion Inn is a Grade II* listed pub, built in the late 15th/early 16th century, at 55 High Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2NS. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.

The half-timbered room known as the court room was the site of the trial of the conspirators in the Southampton Plot. This appears to be a local legend. The trial took place in 1415, about 75 years before the foundation of this building, and there is no documentary evidence from 1415 that would locate it here. In any case, the plotters were imprisoned in the castle and it is unlikely that they were moved down the High Street for a trial in an inn when the castle afforded ample facilities. A mournful procession of ghosts reportedly sighted leaving from the inn has been linked to the plotters.

It has been claimed that the inn itself is haunted by a barmaid, described as being in her sixties and only visible above the knees, who reportedly drifts through the bar area.

During his exile after 1852, Juan Manuel de Rosas, the former governor of Buenos Aires, used to frequent the place.

Coordinates: 50°53′56″N 1°24′13″W / 50.898952°N 1.403493°W / 50.898952; -1.403493

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Red Lion, Handsworth

Red Lion, Handsworth

The Red Lion is a disused public house on Soho Road, in the Handsworth district of Birmingham, England.

A pub has stood on the site since 1829. The then building was purchased by the Holt Brewery in 1893 and the current building was erected for them in 1901 by the local architects James and Lister Lea. It was taken over by Ansells on their acquisition of Holt in 1934.

The three-storey building, in brick with a brick and two-tone terracotta facade, a Welsh slate roof and a polygonal corner tower surmounted by a cupola., was granted grade II listed protection in January 1985.

Having closed in 2008, the pub was put up for auction in October 2014, but failed to sell. As of December 2015^[update], it is unused, and is considered "at risk" by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), and by Historic England, who placed it on their Heritage at Risk Register for 2015. It retains what CAMRA have described as:

a spectacular interior including floor–to-ceiling tiles in passages, ornate bar fittings, four tiled paintings, and panelled 'coffee room'... and a magnificent bar back of mahogany and gilded, painted and etched mirrors featuring Holt Brewery lettering and squirrel motifs

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The Salisbury

The Salisbury is a Grade II* listed pub on Grand Parade in Harringay, north London.

The Salisbury was designed and built by John Cathles Hill, founder of The London Brick Company. The pub was opened in 1899 with W. A. Cathles, a cousin of Hill, as the manager. Its construction cost of £30,000 is approximately £3.05 million as of 2017.

It caused something of a stir when it opened, being described by the trade journal, The Licensed Victualler and Catering Trades' Journal in the most glowing terms:

The position it occupies with regard to other "houses" is unique, because of its combination of several distinct establishments. In this it is a paradox, as the hotel, restaurant and public house which it comprises are distinct, but they are nevertheless equally one. The hotel is one of the finest which exists at the present day; it is one also which will take a genius to eclipse.....and the district (in which it was built) has been turned into one of London's finest suburbs.

In 2003, following a period of dilapidation and decline, and temporary closure, it was sympathetically restored and reopened.

In 2008, beer and architecture experts Geoff Brandwood and Jane Jephcote, selected The Salisbury as one of London's top ten heritage pubs in their book, London Heritage Pubs – An Inside Story.

The exterior is classified as French Renaissance style with shaped gables, ogee domed cupolas and large pedimented dormers. It is constructed of red brick with stone bands and dressings. Its slated mansard roof has a high central tower topped with a wrought-iron crown. The pub has three stories and attic. Polished black larvikite Corinthian pilasters support the fascia. The entrances have ornate wrought-iron screens above imposts, with elaborately tiled lobbies and mosaic floors.

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Scotch Piper Inn

The Scotch Piper Inn, Lydiate, Merseyside, England is the oldest pub of the historic county of Lancashire. The building dates from 1320 and is a Grade II* listed building. It was originally known as "The Royal Oak", and sections of the trunk of the oak tree around which it was built are visible from the tap room. The building retains a thatched roof.

It is located on the A5147, 10 miles (16 km) from Liverpool and 10 miles (16 km) from Southport. It stands close to the site of Lydiate Hall and next to the remains of St Catherine's Chapel.

There is also a well known bike meet every Wednesday, with bikers from up to 20 km away visiting.

Tony Blair once visited the Scotch Piper, in 1999 during his first term as Prime Minister.

In March 2014 it was announced that the current landlord would be vacating the Scotch Piper at the end of the month. This ended a period stretching back since 1961 in which the pub has been run by the same family. A new landlord was to move in immediately at the beginning of April. There was a further change of licensee in November 2016.

The Admiral Taverns pub suffered severe fire damage to its thatched roof on Tuesday 6th December 2016. Fortunately the main structure of the roof and fabric of the building were saved and the pub currently remains closed for repairs.

Coordinates: 53°32′11″N 2°57′36″W / 53.5364°N 2.96°W / 53.5364; -2.96

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The Seven Stars Inn

The Seven Stars Inn

The Seven Stars Inn is a 14th-century public house in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, a well-preserved example of a medieval building and a typical Sussex village pub. It is associated with historical events, both real and rumoured.

Owned by Harveys, a brewery in Lewes, since February 2002, the pub has existed in its current form for at least 300 years. Built as a Wealden hall house in about 1400, in traditional Wealden timber frame, it is Grade II* Listed, Shown with image here. It was altered in the 16th century, and re-faced in the 19th century, and has a recessed centre, with curved timber brackets supporting the eaves. The first floor oversails on brackets, and has a Crown-post-supported roof.

Medieval Robertsbridge was granted a market charter in the 13th century, and quickly became prosperous. The Seven Stars dates from this era of early prosperity. The earliest surviving building in the village is only 10 years older.

A 1955 photograph shows the Seven Stars on the right.

There are rumours and snippets of folk history associated with the building. Charles II is said to have been confined there for a timeduring his escape from England following the Battle of Worcester. This is unlikely: Charles eventually escaped by ship from Shoreham, having travelled from the west.

The Seven Stars is listed as one of the Top Ten Haunted Pubs in England. Experiences include phantom footsteps, shadowy apparitions and dogs reacting to sights unseen. The inn was frequented by 18th-century smugglers, so strange noises in the middle of the night might have another explanation.

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Shakespeare Public House, Bristol

Shakespeare Public House, Bristol

The Shakespeare Public House (grid reference ST586725) is a historic public house situated at 66-70 Prince Street in Bristol, England. Originally built in 1725 by the Bristol builder John Strahan as a pair of attached Georgian-style houses, it was converted into a public house in 1777 at which time it supplied refreshment to dock workers at the adjoining port. It has been a grade II* listed building since 1959. (Not to be confused with the Shakespeare Inn, Bristol.)

Prince Street in Bristol was named after Prince George of Denmark, who was the husband of Queen Anne and lived from 1653 to 1708. The public house takes its name from the nearby Theatre Royal home of the Bristol Old Vic.

The building dates from 1725 and was built by John Strahan as a pair of attached Georgian houses that would have been occupied by merchants. No 68 Prince Street was commissioned by John Hobbs and bears a pediment carved with two falcons or 'hobbies' reminding posterity of the origin of the house. In 1777 it was converted into a public house which was patronised by warehousemen and dockworkers at the nearby port.

The Shakespeare Public House was designated as a Grade II*-listed building on 8 January 1959, being an example of a pair of attached merchant's houses in the Georgian style. The construction is of limestone ashlar, with brick chimney stacks and party wall, and a pantile-covered roof. The houses have symmetrical fronts and are two rooms deep. Each house has three storeys, the upper two each having four windows. The arched doors are on the outer edges of the lower storey, with three windows towards the centre of the building. The central two windows on the ground floor of each house have semi-circular arches and are pedimented and set forwards. There is a frieze, cornice and parapet. The interior of 68 Princes Street is well preserved and has a panelled entrance hall and an elliptical arch in a framed wall separating the other ground floor rooms, which are also panelled. There is a fine curved, mahogany staircase.

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The Tabard, Chiswick

The Tabard Hotel is a Grade II* listed pub in Bedford Park, Chiswick, London.

It was built in 1880 by the architect Norman Shaw.

The upper walls are covered in arts and craft tiles by William De Morgan, and the fireplaces have surrounds of tiles created by Walter Crane, an early example of Art Nouveau.

The intimate 96-seat Tabard Theatre is located upstairs.

Coordinates: 51°29′45″N 0°15′17″W / 51.495704°N 0.254605°W / 51.495704; -0.254605

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