The Red Lion is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Public house. 2 related planning applications.

The Red Lion

WRENN ID
fallen-bracket-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Public house
Address
The Red Lion, 7, Great Hales Street, Market Drayton, TF9 1JP
OS grid reference
SJ 676 341
Coordinates
52.9035, -2.48243
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Red Lion is a house that has been converted into a public house, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a plain tile roof. The building stands three storeys tall, with the ground floor at the left-hand corner being chamfered. There is a plat band between the ground and first floors, along with a dentil brick eaves cornice. At the rear, there is a central integral lateral brick stack.

The façade consists of three bays, with glazing bar sashes that have exposed boxes and painted stone cills. There is a central blind window on the second floor and an inn sign on the first floor, likely positioned above the blind window. The entrance features a central four-panelled door with an impost band and a blind round-arched tympanum. This door is framed by a wooden doorcase that includes plain pilasters supporting sections of an entablature and an open triangular pediment. Additionally, there are remains of a painted sign located between the first and second-floor windows, and evidence of a former roof pitch can be seen in the brickwork of the left-hand gable end. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

The Red Lion receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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