NHER 42939 (Building record) - 7 Church Plain

June 1953. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Public house. Late 18th century, extensively rebuilt and truncated in 20th century after bomb damage. Red brick with burnt headers under a machine-tiled roof. Three-storey facade to the north; three-window range. 20th-century public house façade composed of three pairs of Roman Doric columns framing windows with perpendicular and arched glazing bars. Right and left are doorways...Eaves cornice with paired modillions. Gabled roof, hipped to the west. Stack on front roof slope. East and west return walls rebuilt 20th century, the former with a shaped gable…
INTERIOR: main bar with a moulded fire surround. West bar with a frieze of late 20th-century paintings depicting scenes from the life of Lord Nelson, who is reputed to have addressed the populace from here on 6 November 1800 after having received the freedom of the borough."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 18 January 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 March 2022.