The Royal Oak (Swallowcliffe, England)

From Bluepages, the global historical directory
Revision as of 08:02, 21 September 2020 by DVRVid (talk | contribs) (expansion)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Coordinates: 51°02′36″N 2°03′06″W / 51.043328°N 2.051669°W / 51.043328; -2.051669

Royal Oak in 2009

The Royal Oak is a pub located near Common Lane street in Swallowcliffe, England. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

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.[2]

The Royal Oak pub was listed as a Grade II building on January 6, 1966.[1]

The pub had to close in 2007, and in 2012 locals fought off a planning application to turn the building into a house. After that, in 2015, local investors had bought the pub, and after an extensive rennovation project it was reopened again.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Royal Oak, Historic England.
  2. 2.0 2.1 History of The Royal Oak, royaloakswallowcliffe.com.
  3. James May buys 'half' of Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe, BBC News.