Empress Public House
EMPRESS PUBLIC HOUSE, ALFRED GELDER STREET, HULL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207633
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Empress Public House
- Statutory Address:
- EMPRESS PUBLIC HOUSE, ALFRED GELDER STREET, HULL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207633
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Empress Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- EMPRESS PUBLIC HOUSE, ALFRED GELDER STREET, HULL
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:
- EMPRESS PUBLIC HOUSE, ALFRED GELDER STREET, HULL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Kingston upon Hull (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TA0975728754
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 30/03/2017
TA0928NE
680-1/22/23
KINGSTON UPON HULL
ALFRED GELDER STREET (South East side)
Empress Public House
(Formerly listed as The Empress Public House)
GV
II
Warehouse, converted to a public house in 1903 by Joseph H Hirst, City Architect. Mid C19, front dated 1903, with late C19 and late C20 alterations. Brick with pargeted panelled front and slate roof with two side wall stacks. Four storeys; 1x5 windows. Facing gable has moulded pediment with pargeted tympanum. Central two-storey bow-fronted oriel window with a five-light cross casement on each floor, the upper one smaller. Between floors, elaborate pargeted bands. Above again, a rendered panel with a five-light mullioned window with larger round-arched central light. Late C20 ground floor has to left a round-arched glazed double door with overlight, and to right a round-arched wooden cross casement with glazing bars. Right return has to left a large segment-headed window flanked by single smaller windows, and to right, three windows, all with glazing bars. Above, on each floor, five glazing bar windows. Ground floor has a full-width late C19 moulded fascia cornice with two recesses containing canted blank bay windows.
Listing NGR: TA0975428754
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387430
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Neave, David, Neave, Susan, Pevsner Architectural Guides: Hull, (2010), 104
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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