Building record 445/0/19 - The Red Lion Public House & Attached Barn, Main Road

House, now public house, built in the 17th century and said to have been in use as a public house by 1766. It is constructed from squared coursed ironstone and course rubble with a thatched roof. It has two storeys plus attics and cellars. To the front right side there is a tall gabled bay and to the left there is a carriage entrance. The barn adjoining to the left is 17th or 18th century, it is constructed from iron rubble with a corregated iron roof.

{1} House, now public house. C17. Squared coursed ironstone and coursed rubble, tile roof, brick stacks. 2 storeys, cellar and attic. 5 bays with gabled bay to right. Cellar entrance in right bay has wood lintel and C20 metal door. Carriage entrance in left bay has wood lintel and double plank doors. Doorway in third bay from left has moulded wood surround with open pediment on scroll brackets and 6-panel door. 3-light casement window with stop chamfered wood lintel to left. Similar window to right. Window in right bay has moulded stone surround. Flat stone hood and 3-light wood casement. Similar window to right bay on the first floor. Other first floor windows are 3-light casements with wood lintels. 2-light stone mullioned window to attic with blank stone plaque above. Interior: set of chamfered beams in ground floor room, open fireplace; stone winder staircase. Barn adjoining to left, projecting back at rear: C17/C18. Coursed ironstone rubble, corrugated iron roof. 5 bays. Two plank doors with wood lintels and one-light casement windows with wood lintels. Interior not inspected. Said to have first been recorded in use as a public house in 1766.

{3} Undated photo;

Historic England, RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, CRICK, BF104890 (Archive). SNN115369.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/148 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F04 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Crick (Photographs). SNN111613.

Record last edited

Aug 10 2023 3:27PM