The Ship And Pelican, Public House

The Ship and Pelican is a public house, dating from around 1850, although it likely incorporates an earlier structure. The building is constructed with mass wall construction and is rendered with painted stucco. A green Victorian tiled dado runs along the lower portion of the exterior. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron, and features rendered red brick chimney shafts topped with tapering round terracotta chimney pots. Cast iron rainwater goods are also present; the rear extension is built of red brick in Flemish bond and has a hipped roof covered with coated slates.

The building occupies a corner site and is rectangular in plan, with a two-storey extension to the rear. The main range is three storeys high and has a two-storey rear extension. The front elevation is asymmetrical, featuring two windows. The main entrance is slightly left of centre and is framed by an elaborate doorcase with wooden pilasters, brackets, and a cornice. A deep rectangular overlight with glazing bars sits above the door, and a panelled reveal is present. An architraved plaque depicting a ship with sails is positioned above the doorcase. A 20th-century transomed window with glazing bars is located on the left side of the ground floor, while a 20th-century corner window, serving the bar area, extends to the right return (Church Street elevation). The first floor has two hornless sash windows with 16 panes. A hornless sash window without glazing bars is located on the second floor to the left. The right return of the main range is three windows wide, with a central doorcase supported by brackets, a 20th-century door, and a 12-pane sash window to the right. The first floor has two 12-pane hornless sash windows, and the second floor has three 16-pane hornless sash windows. The rear extension has 12-pane hornless sash windows on both floor levels, and the area between the three-storey main range and the two-storey extension is slate-hung. The left return of the main range is rendered and includes iron fire escapes.

The interior features a 19th-century stick-baluster staircase, along with plain and boxed-in beams and joists on the ground floor.

A public house named The Ship has been present on this site since at least 1740. Historical records indicate that in the 1820s, the premises served as public rooms and were used to distribute cloth to the poor. Coroner's inquests were held at the building, and refreshments were provided after paupers' funerals.