Description

SW 63 SW CROWAN LEEDSTOWN

4/159 The Duke of Leeds Public House,
- including guide post

GV II

Public house and adjoining guide post, circa early-mid C19. Granite ashlar front,
otherwise painted render. Hipped dry Delabole slate roof with wide eaves and
panelled plaster eaves soffit. Partly rendered slender brick chimneys over side
walls. Cast-iron ogee gutters.
Double depth plan plus shallow later outshut at rear left. Symmetrical original plan
with 2 equal front rooms with central cross passage between leading to central stair
between 2 rear service rooms.
2 storeys. Symmetrical 3 window north east road front, the left hand side facing a
minor road, situated on one corner of a cross road. Plinth and mid-floor string
returning at the sides. Central doorway with original 6-panel door and overlight.
Original 12-pane hornless sashes, those to the front with louvred shutters (the 2
ground floor sashes on the left hand wall are horned replacements). There is a circa
early C20 adjustable column signpost clasping the left hand corner, RELUBBUS in
relief on one pointer and HAYLE in relief on the other, both with painted pointing
hinds in relief.
Interior : some original carpentry and joinery including an open-string stair with
stick balusters and mahogany handrail, moulded plaster ceiling band in the front left
hand room. Right hand rooms and first floor not inspected.

Listing NGR: SW6041334363

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26434994

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide