Protected interwar pubs
The Berkeley Hotel, Scunthorpe
The Berkeley Hotel, Scunthorpe, has been listed for the following reasons:
Architectural quality: it is a very good example of an inter-war 'roadhouse' designed to cater for local and visiting trade, that possesses a highly distinctive and imposing composition incorporating numerous architectural style influences, including Neo-Georgian, Moderne, Art Deco, and Oriental to successful effect;
Degree of survival: it survives largely unaltered both externally and internally, retaining its original plan and once typical, but now rare, roadhouse features, including garden servery, ballroom, kitchen and dining facilities, lounge and public bar, and the original hotel bedrooms.
Interior quality: it has a high-quality interior scheme mixing classical and Art Deco elements that incorporates notable features, such as arched openings and doorways with leaded fanlights, ceiling decoration, an imposing main stair with fan-like lower steps, a polished-wood reception counter and leaded sliding sash window above, an original maple floor and band stage in the ballroom, and polished-wood dados, radiator covers and bar counter in the dining room.
Historic interest: its construction represents a rare and interesting example of a partnership between a brewery and a private individual - in this instance, a woman.