The Bull Hotel
The Bull Hotel, 56, High Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102065
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1976
- List Entry Name:
- The Bull Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- The Bull Hotel, 56, High Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102065
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1976
- List Entry Name:
- The Bull Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Bull Hotel, 56, 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:
- The Bull Hotel, 56, High Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Royston
- National Grid Reference:
- TL3567740470
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 February 2025 to reformat the text to current standards.
TL 3540
1/118
HIGH STREET (east side)
No 56 (The Bull Hotel)
II
Late C18 or early C19 front in gault brick, ground floor channelled. Tiled roof with eaves cornice. Two storeys. Six windows, sashes with glazing bars under cutter flat arches except two windows on left of ground floor altered to lattice casements. Left central six-panel two-fold door in architrave surround in double reveal segmentally arched, outer arch of channelled cutter bricks. Red brick back elevation has central Venetian window. Part of structure reputedly C16. Inn on this site since 1540. Petty Sessions took place here until 1850.
Listing NGR: TL3567740470
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 161739
- 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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