The Old Red Lion Hotel

BURNLEY

SD8432NW MANCHESTER ROAD 906-1/16/79 (East side) 29/09/77 No.2 The Old Red Lion Hotel

GV II

Includes: No.44A ST JAMES STREET. Farmhouse, subsequently farm and inn combined; now public house. 1865 re-build of early C18 building. Painted render on sandstone, with freestone dressings and slate roof. Irregular plan on corner site, with main range parallel to Manchester Road, curved corner and short range to St James Street. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys plus attic, 1:3:4 windows, with a low plinth, pilasters, plain frieze and moulded cornice with blocking course. The curved 3-window portion forming the corner has a slightly raised centre incorporating a large round-headed doorway in an elaborate architrave with broad pilasters and massive crocketed brackets carrying a prominent cornice surmounted by cast-iron railings; flanked at ground floor by windows of 2 segmental-headed sashed lights with carved columnar mullions. To the right the 4-window main range has another large round-headed doorway in the 2nd bay, with broad channelled pilasters which have crocketed caps, run-out voussoirs and a lion keystone, and a plain frieze with moulded cornice; one segmental-headed window to the left and 2 to the right. Both doorways have panelled doors and large fanlights. At 1st floor both these portions have 4-pane sashed windows with raised sills and plain surrounds. The single-bay portion to St James Street has a panelled door and oblong window under large traceried overlights and a continuous fascia with moulded cornice, and at 1st floor a 2-light sashed window with carved columnar mullion. The roof has 5 gabled dormers with bargeboards, and 3 stone chimney stacks. INTERIOR not inspected. Forms group with No.44 St James Street (Swan Inn, qv) adjoining to left.

Listing NGR: SD8412632533