THE GEORGE HOTEL

61,62 AND 63, MINSTER STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1155931
Date first listed:: 22-Mar-1957
List Entry Name:: THE GEORGE HOTEL
Statutory Address:: 61,62 AND 63, MINSTER STREET

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Date:: 2004-05-16
Reference:: IOE01/12125/33
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1155931
Date first listed:: 22-Mar-1957
List Entry Name:: THE GEORGE HOTEL
Statutory Address 1:: 61,62 AND 63, MINSTER STREET
Statutory Address 2:: THE GEORGE HOTEL, 10-12, KING STREET
Statutory Address 3:: THE GEORGE HOTEL, 8 AND 9, KING STREET

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 61,62 AND 63, MINSTER STREET
Statutory Address:: THE GEORGE HOTEL, 10-12, KING STREET
Statutory Address:: THE GEORGE HOTEL, 8 AND 9, KING STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Reading (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SU 71653 73367

Details

KING STREET 1. 5128 (South Side) - Nos 8 and 9 22.3.57. Nos 10. to 12 (consec) (The George Hotel) SU 7173 SE 3/151 II 2. Including Nos 61 to 63 (consec) Minster Street. First mentioned 1423. Built at various dates round a courtyard with one entrance from King Street and secondary entrance from Minster Street. King Street front Nos 11 and 12 a modern fake timber design but original timber members survive. 3 storeys. 4 modern windows, on ground floor 2 angled bay windows and central carriage arch . Nos 8 and 9 and return to Minster Street, 4 storeys early C19, stucco and slate roof with rounded corner, moulded cornice over 2nd floor and moulded cope to parapet. No 9 has 2 windows, modern casements. No 8, 3 windows on curve with 2 storey framing pilaster strips on ground floor, doubled to Minster Street. Glazing bar sashes except 1st floor. Nos 62 and 63, raised surrounds, cornices to 1st floor. Nos 61 forms a slight break with Ionic pilasters framing centre and outer incised pilasters, also pedimented 1st floor windows. 3 storey 3 window brick and tile extension to Yeild Hall Lane. Ground floor a continuous range of modern glazing bar shop windows. The Courtyard is cobbled and the facades are mainly C18 painted brick with various groups of C18 and early C19 windows; south block with brick block cornice.

Listing NGR: SU7165373367

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 38981
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.