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The Daylight Inn

Coordinates: 51°23′21″N 0°04′30″E / 51.3893°N 0.0751°E / 51.3893; 0.0751
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The Daylight Inn
The Daylight Inn, 2011
The Daylight Inn is located in London Borough of Bromley
The Daylight Inn
The Daylight Inn
Location within London Borough of Bromley
The Daylight Inn is located in Greater London
The Daylight Inn
The Daylight Inn
The Daylight Inn (Greater London)
General information
Architectural style Neo-Tudor
LocationPetts Wood, Orpington, London Borough of Bromley UK
Coordinates51°23′21″N 0°04′30″E / 51.3893°N 0.0751°E / 51.3893; 0.0751
Completed1935 (Extended 1996)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sidney Clark[1]
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameThe Daylight Inn, Petts Wood
Designated16 July 2015
Reference no.1427230

The Daylight Inn is a Grade II listed public house at Station Square, Petts Wood, Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley.

It was built in 1935 for Charrington's Brewery, and designed by their chief architect Sidney Clark.[1]

The pub was named in honour of William Willett who came up with the idea of Daylight Saving and lived in Petts Wood.[1] Long-standing legal restrictions meant that no other pub could be built within one mile. Until Wetherspoons opened The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood only ever had one public house.

Orpington & District ABC

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The venue was used as an amateur boxing show venue and also the executive HQ for Orpington & District ABC during the 60s.

Conservation

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The pub has undergone several refurbishments over the years, the most notable being in 1996, when the two sides of the pub (saloon bar and restaurant) were knocked into one.

It was Grade II listed in 2015 by Historic England as part of a drive to protect some of the country's best interwar pubs. The citation draws attention to the quality of the building including its plasterwork and structural timber framing.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Historic England. "The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood (1427230)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2015.