As promised last week, we continue down Lord Street looking at the historic buildings which are eligible for grants within the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI). This week we look at 35 Lord Street, which was known as The Tiger Inn for more than 200 years before renaming to ‘Lords’ in the 20th century. The ground floor now stands empty and has retained very little of its original character except the stained glass ‘tiger’ panel which can be seen above the door.
This traditional inn was run by generations of the Oates family throughout most of the 19th century and then a succession of landlords who kept it going until its change of name in the late 20th century.
The building is grade II listed, which demonstrates its historic importance within the street, but sadly it has lost its original windows from the upper floors and needs remedial work to the guttering and brickwork.
Although there is currently scaffold at the front of the building, the owners have not approached the THI for a grant and we are not aware of what work is being carried out.
Click on the link below to see the Historic Heart Board which we have prepared in the event that the building owners wish to take advantage of a grant to restore the facade of their building and reinstate a traditional shopfront.
These boards will be on display while grant work is being carried out, to inform the public of improvements that are planned under the THI grant scheme and tell a little of the history of the building.
We would love to hear from you if you have any further information about the history of 35 Lord Street.