The Royal Oak (Swallowcliffe, England): Difference between revisions

The date of building's original construction is unknown, though one of the chimney stacks bears the year 1705, and it is known that the building was used as a tannery by 1707. Between years 1852 and 1858 The Royal Oak pub opened for the first time.<ref name="bbc">[https://www.royaloakswallowcliffe.com/about/history History of The Royal Oak], royaloakswallowcliffe.com.</ref>

The Royal Oak pub was listed as a Grade II building on January 6, 1966.<ref>[https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1250756#contributions-banner The Royal Oak], Historic England.</ref>

The pub had to close in 2007. In 2012, several planning applications were made to turn the building into private housing, but they saw opposition from the local residents. After that, in 2015, local investors had bought the pub, and after an extensive rennovation project it was reopened again.<ref name="bbc" /><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-54219020 James May buys 'half' of Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe], BBC News.</ref>

Due to the {{W|Coronavirus}} pandemic, the pub had to shut down. The Royal Oak is planning to reopen again on December 3rd.<ref>[https://www.royaloakswallowcliffe.com/covid Covid obligations], royaloakswallowcliffe.com.</ref>