Hogarths, 5-9, Hotel Street and 10 Grey Friars

10, Grey Friars, Leicester

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1245339
Date first listed:: 23-Jun-1997
List Entry Name:: Hogarths, 5-9, Hotel Street and 10 Grey Friars
Statutory Address:: 10, Grey Friars, Leicester

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1245339
Date first listed:: 23-Jun-1997
List Entry Name:: Hogarths, 5-9, Hotel Street and 10 Grey Friars
Statutory Address 1:: 10, Grey Friars, Leicester
Statutory Address 2:: Hogarths, 5-9, Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1 5AW

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

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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:: 10, Grey Friars, Leicester
Statutory Address:: Hogarths, 5-9, Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1 5AW

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

District:: City of Leicester (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK 58639 04369

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18/07/2018

SK 5804 718/3/10083

LEICESTER HOTEL STREET (West side) 5-9, Horgarths Public House

(Formerly listed as Co-operative Bank, HOTEL STREET)

II Includes: No.10 GREY FRIARS.

Former insurance office. 1915, with minor late C20 alterations. Ashlar and polished granite with ashlar dressings and slate roofs.

EXTERIOR: Three storeys. Hotel Street front in Neo-Greek style has eight windows with four slightly projecting giant baseless Doric columns supporting entablature and attic topped with plain pediment with acroterii. Central doorway with double panelled doors and large overlight with margin glazing in moulded and slightly battered door surround topped with flat coved hood. Above two casement windows with upper glazing bars, either side single similar narrow windows and beyond large late C20 plate glass windows with above two casement windows with upper glazing bars. The facade is flanked by plain panelled pilasters with circular patterned capitals. Above in attic eight casement windows with upper glazing bars.

Grey Friars front in Baroque Revival style has five windows. Rusticated ashlar basement has projecting two window centre with two sashes with upper glazing bars, either side single similar set-back windows with beyond single round headed doorways with six panel doors and fanlights in moulded ashlar surrounds. Above central slightly projecting ashlar bay flanked by single giant Ionic pilasters with tripartite window to each floor that to first floor with central pediment. Either side two sashes in plain ashlar surrounds to both floors. Central section topped with entablature inscribed FORTIS QUI PRUDENS and surmounted by a pediment, either side balustraded parapet.

INTERIOR: retains original Edwardian banking hall fittings including panelled counters, iron screens, marble wall cladding and ornate plaster ceilings. Central former banking hall has original oval cupola.

Listing NGR: SK5863904369

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Legacy System number:: 468736
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.