Wetherspoons seeks permission to repair listed pub

Pub firm JD Wetherspoon has applied for permission to carry out external repair work on a listed building in Sheffield city centre.

Lloyds No.1 Bar, on the corner of Division Street and overlooking Barker's Pool, is currently covered in scaffolding and protective hoardings.

The Victorian grand Palazzo-style building was originally built as offices for the Sheffield Water Works Company, mimicking the look of a 600-year-old Italian Renaissance palace.

Wetherspoons has applied to Sheffield City Council for listed building permission to carry out repairs on the ornate stonework.

This includes a parapet running along the front on the first floor and the heads of Greek and Roman water gods above the windows, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

A report by Harrison Ince architects said repairs would involve "minimal intervention" and would use traditional techniques.

"The works are essential for the ongoing preservation, safety and long-term structural integrity of the building," the report says.

"The application includes detailed stonework repairs following findings from recent condition assessments and meetings with members of Sheffield City Council."

Discussing the history of the site, the pub's website says: "The now Grade II listed building opened in 1867 and was later the home of the hugely successful Graves mail order empire.

"It was founded by John George Graves, whose many gifts to the city included Graves Park and Graves Art Gallery."

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