Building record 2853/0/154 - The Old Red Lion, Park Street, King's Cliffe

Former Red Lion public house. A two-storeyed 17th-century house located on the northern side of Park Street. The building is constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar quoins and a double pitch Welsh slate roof with ridge and end chimney stacks. It was refaced and raised to two storeys in the later 19th century. The south facing elevation has a four bay range with four sash windows to the eaves above two flat roofed bay windows on the left, a central door and two sashes on the right. In use as the Red Lion public house from at least 1847 until the late 20th century

{1} Red Lion public house, class 1a 9cross-passage house entered by a passage behind the living room fireplace with three rooms in line), 17th century, refaced and raised to two storeys with welsh slate roof in later 19th century;

{2} Mention;

{3} The site of a two storied 17th century house. The building is constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar quoins and a double pitch Welsh slate roof with ridge and end chimney stacks. The south facing elevation has a four bay range with four sash windows to the eaves above two flat roofed bay windows on the left, a central door and two sashes on the right. The house was converted to a public house during the 20th century.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 100/site 29 (Series). SNN77384.

<2> 1847, Kelly's Directory (1847) (Trade Directory). SNN111480.

<3> Historic England, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments- Building File, The Red Lion, Kings Cliffe, Ref: BF084147 (Oral Report). SNN71057.

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Feb 5 2025 7:31PM