The Magpie Hotel
THE MAGPIE HOTEL, 18, BEDFORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1146456
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1961
- List Entry Name:
- The Magpie Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE MAGPIE HOTEL, 18, BEDFORD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1146456
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1961
- List Entry Name:
- The Magpie Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MAGPIE HOTEL, 18, BEDFORD 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 MAGPIE HOTEL, 18, BEDFORD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Woburn
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 94879 33329
Details
SP 9433-9533 WOBURN BEDFORD STREET (East Side) 8/89 23.1.61 No. 18 (The Magpie Hotel) GV II Hotel and public house. C18 and C19 reworkings of earlier structure. Vitrified bricks laid mostly in header bond, with red brick dressings. Some timber framing with colourwashed brick infill visible in carriage arch. C20 shallow pitched tile roof 4-bay facade, of 3 storeys, top storey apparently of later date. Ground floor has carriage-arch to LH, rectangular projecting bay window, doorway to 3rd bay to tripartite sash window to RH. First floor has tripartite sash, canted bay above rectangular one, blind window to 3rd bay and sash window to RH. Top storey has blind window to 3rd bay and sash windows elsewhere. All windows have glazing bars and gauged brick flat arches. First floor sashes are flush to wall with moulded frames. Door is of 6 flush panels, in simply moulded architrave with cornice hood. Rendered band at first floor level. One red brick ridge stack, one red brick gable end stack.
Listing NGR: SP9487933329
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 38192
- 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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