Angel and Royal Hotel
ANGEL AND ROYAL HOTEL, HIGH STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1062486
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Angel and Royal Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- ANGEL AND ROYAL HOTEL, HIGH STREET
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-04-07
- Reference:
- IOE01/06749/36
- Rights:
- © Mrs D. E. Crowden. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1062486
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Angel and Royal Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- ANGEL AND ROYAL HOTEL, HIGH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ANGEL AND ROYAL HOTEL, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Grantham
- National Grid Reference:
- SK9136335970
Details
HIGH STREET
1.
1146
(East Side)
Angel and Royal Hotel
SK 9135 NW 8/49 8.5.50
I
2.
One of the few remaining English medieval inns. Late C14, 2-storey, stone,
stone slate roof, good medieval front to street with original window,
buttresses, panelled parapet, carriageway on right with well-carved demi-
angel corbel above supporting oriel window, the windows have been fitted
with modern sashes, On the back, on north side of yard, long range of
late C18 date. 4-storey, brick with square-headed windows with shaped
tone arches with keystones, glazing bars, parapet. 2 Rain water heads
dated 1776. The range on the south side of the yard has been rebuilt at
the west end, but east end is late C18, brick, 3-storey with parapet; 5
windows with flat stone arches with keys and shaped tops, flush frames,
glazing bars. Low stable range cast of south wing late C18; brick, pantile
roof; 4 arched windows with semi-circular heads. Note. Headstops of
carriage-arch (much weathered) said to be Edward III and Queen Philippa.
Interior has vaulted soffit to bay window on ground floor with carved boss
with Pelican. C18 staircase. King John said to have stayed here.
Richard III signed the death warrant of the Duke of Buckingham here.
The Angel was illustrated in Pugin's "Contrasts". Photographs in N.M.R.
Listing NGR: SK9136335970
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 192955
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 06-Jun-2026 at 19:26:34.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.