The Royal Hotel
THE ROYAL HOTEL, STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078049
- Date first listed:
- 11-Feb-1982
- List Entry Name:
- The Royal Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROYAL HOTEL, STATION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078049
- Date first listed:
- 11-Feb-1982
- List Entry Name:
- The Royal Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROYAL HOTEL, STATION ROAD
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:
- THE ROYAL HOTEL, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Dacorum (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Aldbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 95028 12209
Details
SP 91 SE, 5/6
ALDBURY,
STATION ROAD (south side),
Tring Station
The Royal Hotel
11.02.82
II
Hotel. 1838 for John Brown, a brewer of Tring, under arrangement with The London and
Birmingham Railway Company. South wing rebuilt in brick in 1860's for Lord Lonsdale and
further modified in 1937. Stuccoed brick, painted brick to west end facing yard, and yellow
stock brick to south wing. Hipped slate roofs with plastered soffits to wide overhangs. A large
square 3-storeys above cellar building facing north, with a long lower 2-storeyed south wing.
Symmetrical north front lined as ashlar with plinth and regularly-spaced pilasters at comers and
flanking the central porch bay. Three windows wide with lower second-storey windows and end
chimneys. Recessed sash windows with moulded surrounds and unusual margin lights to each
sash with central division and vertical sub-divisions. Large square open porch with pilasters and
fluted wooded columns, low square bases, abaci and full entablature surmounted by a simple
decorative cast-iron balustrade. Steps and margin light glazing to the double doors, and
rectangular fanlight. Similar rectangular open porch with balustrade to entrance in south-east
angle with rear wing. East end facing station has plinth comer pilasters and a central sash
window to each floor. 10 recessed sash windows to south wing. Originally named The Harcourt
Arms, but the name was changed between 1845 and 1851 (R.C.H.M. manuscript).
Note: the
former stables ranges on the south and west sides of the courtyard to the west of the hotel are
not included in this or any other list.
Listing NGR: SP9502812209
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 355642
- 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.
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