{"id":10986,"date":"2015-09-02T16:37:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=10986"},"modified":"2015-09-02T16:37:16","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T15:37:16","slug":"he-grants-listed-building-status-to-a-range-of-interwar-improved-pubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=10986","title":{"rendered":"HE grants listed building status to a range of interwar \u2018improved pubs\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em>The latest structures to be granted listed building status are a series of public houses constructed between <\/u>1918 and 1939, known as part of the \u2018improved pub\u2019 movement; this follows the high profile case of the Carlton Tavern demolition.<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historic England writes:
\n<\/u>From the Daylight Inn in Kent, named for a local resident who campaigned for daylight saving, to a Landlady\u2019s labour of love in Scunthorpe, Historic England\u2019s research has led to\u00a0the best examples of\u00a0inter-war pubs being listed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.\u00a0 This follows Historic England\u2019s project to understand and protect some of England\u2019s best pubs built between 1918 and 1939.<\/p>\n

The pubs, most listed at Grade II and one upgraded to II*, are much loved local landmarks. Their design was\u00a0shaped by the \u2018improved pub\u2019 movement that followed the First World War.\u00a0 Between 1918 and 1939 breweries across the country rebuilt thousands of pubs. They needed to expand their appeal beyond their usual male clientele and leave behind the image of drunkenness associated with Victorian and Edwardian pubs.\u00a0 Breweries created\u00a0bigger, better pubs with restaurants, gardens and community meeting spaces.\u00a0These would\u00a0attract more respectable customers and appeal to families and particularly women.\u00a0 The\u00a0pubs listed are the best surviving examples of this fascinating time in the history of a building type which is stitched into the fabric of English culture.<\/p>\n

Among the new listings is The Berkeley Hotel in Scunthorpe which, unusually, was commissioned, decorated and run by pub landlady, Edith Kennedy.<\/p>\n

Further afield in Birmingham is The Black Horse. Dubbed by architect Basil Oliver as \u2018one of the most sumptuous inns in the district, if not England\u2019, we have upgraded its listing to Grade II*.\u00a0 Also listed is the Royal Oak, on the doorstep of the famous Columbia Road Flower market in Hoxton and called an \u2018early pub\u2019 because it serves market traders from 9am on Sundays.<\/p>\n

It is also a sought-after filming location. Often the backdrop in BBC TV series \u2018Goodnight Sweetheart\u2019, it also played a starring role in British gangster film \u2018Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels\u2019.<\/p>\n

Around 3,000 pubs were built during the inter-war years. They are now a sadly overlooked and threatened building type, with very few surviving today.\u00a0 One of the pubs\u00a0earmarked for listing through this project was the Carlton Tavern in Kilburn, recently demolished without warning before it could be protected.\u00a0 These buildings are important social spaces which have stood at the hearts of communities for decades. Listing offers them protection. It also acknowledges that they are an essential part of our common identity and help to tell our country\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

Heritage Minister Tracey Crouch said: \u2018These inter-war pubs are more than a slice of living history, they play an intrinsic role in English culture and our local communities.\u00a0 I’m delighted that these pubs and their fascinating history have been protected for generations to enjoy for years to come.\u2019<\/p>\n

Emily Gee, Head of Listing at Historic England said: \u2018This national project, the first of its kind, has surveyed the increasingly threatened and much loved inter-war public house, allowing us to identify, understand and protect the most special examples.\u00a0 And what better way to champion the best of our locals than by raising a pint glass to these architectural beacons of English community life now celebrated on the National Heritage List.\u2019<\/p>\n

Some of the newly listed pubs:<\/p>\n