The Royalist Hotel
THE ROYALIST HOTEL, DIGBETH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1170376
- Date first listed:
- 25-Aug-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The Royalist Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROYALIST HOTEL, DIGBETH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1170376
- Date first listed:
- 25-Aug-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Apr-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Royalist Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROYALIST HOTEL, DIGBETH 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 ROYALIST HOTEL, DIGBETH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 19292 25692
Details
1. 5224 DIGBETH STREET (north east side)
The Royalist Hotel (formerly listed as Porch House) SP 1925 NW 2/41 25.8.60
II* GV
2. Possibly C16, but remodelling in early C17 (see date stone) and more recently. A good Jacobean town house. Two storeys and attics, rubble with flush quoins. Four bays, with flat eaves to red tile roof. Two and a half storey porch wing projects to right of centre. Three chimneys on ridge the left hand one in ashlar. Raised verges and carved kneelers. Two modern gabled dormers to left. Modern 4-light casements, except to porch wing, on first floor. On ground floor, 2 large possibly C16 windows to left with stilted drips, the right hand one retaining ogee section king mullion, modern casements to right hand bay. Two inserted (possibly C18) doorways with bracketed elliptical hoods (left hand blocked, right hand with modern glazed door). Porch may have been rebuilt in C19 and doorway has been rebuilt since 1950. This porch is an addition and is built in coursed and dressed stone of ashlar quality. Small blocked opening with plain cornice to attic. Four light ovolo mullion to first floor. Modern glazed doors with cornice. Datestone over '1615 TS'. Side windows are 3-light mullion type on first floor and small lobby lights on ground floor. Rear: 3 bay extension with modern exposed studs (timber-framed), lower one bay extension to east of this has a 3 light ovolo mullion window with drip to first floor. Interior: Tudor arch fireplace with cornice in ground floor east room (formerly probably the parlour). Through passage has Tudor arch doorway to rear. A small amount of plank and muntin panelling of heavy section survives. Said to be on the site of a mediaeval Hospital (Hospice).
Listing NGR: SP1929225692
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 126330
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
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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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