Building record MLI96181 - Former Blue Man Public House, Westgate, Grantham
Summary
Former inn of 18th century date at Westgate, Grantham. Of two storeys with attics, and covered in rough cast render. Now in use as a restaurant.
Type and Period (3)
- INN (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1799 AD?)
- PUBLIC HOUSE (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2008 AD?)
- RESTAURANT (21st Century - 2008 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
The former inn of 23 Westgate is thought to have been constructed during the early 18th century, possibly on the site of an earlier building. The pub’s original name is not known, but it is first recorded as the Blue Man Inn in a local newspaper article of November 1805, when Mary Rose and her son John Rose are listed as the operators at that time. Shortly prior to this, the local landowning Manners family had acquired a number of pubs, inns and hotels within Grantham and added the epithet ‘Blue’ to their names in reference to their allegiance to the Whig party. Sometime between the 1970s and 1990s, the pub’s name changed to The Malt Shovel, taking the historic name of a former public house a few doors away to the north along Westgate. The building remained in use as a pub until 2008, when it was soon afterwards converted to use as a restaurant.
The building is arranged on a C-shaped plan, with the principal, earliest range fronting Westgate to the west. The two easternmost bays of the range alongside Welby Street have been separate properties since at least the 1880s, and numbered 1-2 Welby Street. This part of the building currently (2021) operates as a takeaway restaurant. All three ranges are of two storeys plus attics under pitched roofs. The building is fronted in painted render, probably over brick, with a roof covering of concrete tiles. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI6703 Index: Department of the Environment. 1972. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 8/263A.
- <2> SLI12679 Report: South Kesteven District Council. 2009. Grantham Conservation Area Appraisal. Commercial Centre character area.
- <3> SLI17663 Article in Serial: 1805. 'Blue Man Inn' in the Stamford Mercury. 29/11/1805, p.3.
- <4> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1062446.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 91277 35690 (24m by 22m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 20 2023 8:52AM
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