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Royal Oak

Date of photo: 1952

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Picture source: Hania Franek


The Royal Oak was situated on Fore Street. This grade-II listed pub closed in the 1990s.
Listed building details:
Circa 1830-40. 2 houses, front as one. 2 storeys left hand part stuccoed, right hand part painted brick with rusticated quoins to 1st floor. Plain stucco band between window heads and eaves. Low pitch gable end slate roof, overhanging carved bracketed, eaves. 5 windows, centre one blind on Inn, recessed sashes, glazing bars and marginal glazing, drip moulds over on 1st floor and to ground floor window of Oak Cottage. Entrance of Oak Cottage and Private Bar of Inn are paired: 4 panel doors, 2 glazed in Bar door, rectangular fanlights. Window of Private Bar adjoins door-way. Later large 4-light transomed window and yard entrance to ground floor of Inn. Yard entrance has segmental arch formed by carved wood spandrels and large double doors.

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