The Red Lion Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1952. Public house. 11 related planning applications.
The Red Lion Public House
- WRENN ID
- patient-spandrel-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 May 1952
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Red Lion Public House, High Street, Elstow, MK42 9XP
- OS grid reference
- TL 049 475
- Coordinates
- 52.11666, -0.46852
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Red Lion Public House is a public house with a front block featuring a circular plaque that reads "SW 1798," which was added to the gable end of an earlier rear wing, likely from the 17th century. The building is constructed with colour washed rough cast over a timber frame and has clay tile roofs, with the rear block having a hipped roof. Overall, it forms a large rectangular structure of two storeys.
On the front elevation, there are two 3-light casements on both floors, all from the 20th century. The central doorway features a 6-panel door set in a moulded surround, topped with an open pediment supported by consoles. A red brick integral stack is located at the gable end. The south elevation includes two rectangular projecting bays with hipped roofs and a variety of casements, all featuring leaded lights. The doorway on this elevation is similar to the one at the front. There are also various single-storey additions on the north and east elevations.
Local climate
The Red Lion Public House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 11 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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