Imperial Inn
IMPERIAL INN, 59, NORTHGATE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245715
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Imperial Inn
- Statutory Address:
- IMPERIAL INN, 59, NORTHGATE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245715
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Imperial Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- IMPERIAL INN, 59, NORTHGATE 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:
- IMPERIAL INN, 59, NORTHGATE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Gloucester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 83305 18712
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8318NW NORTHGATE STREET 844-1/8/222 (North side) 12/03/73 No.59 Imperial Inn
GV II
Public house. c1890. Brick with stone details, the front partly faced with glazed tiles, slate roof. Double-depth block with rear wing. EXTERIOR: two storeys and cellar; on the ground floor the front is faced with elaborately moulded and coloured glazed tiles in three bays defined by pilasters raised on a panelled apron with a moulded plinth and with decorative, contrasting, tiled panels in the left and central bays; pilasters with decorative, contrasting, moulded panels on the faces, moulded bases, capitals and foliated brackets supporting an entablature with a frieze framing inscription "IMPERIAL INN" above the left and central bays and a moulded cartouche with flanking swags in the frieze panel above the entrance doorway in the right-hand bay; on top of the entablature a low, decorative, cast-iron balustrade is interrupted by a broken pediment with rosettes in the tympanum above the right-hand bay; doorway with fanlight over transom and six-panel door; in each of the left and central bays a window in a timber frame with a large, single lower light and three-lights above an upper transom; all the openings with segmental-arched heads and moulded tile surrounds; decorative lead-light glazing in the fanlight of the doorway and the upper central lights of the windows. The first floor of red brick with pilasters at either end on moulded stone corbels supporting the moulded stone crowning cornice; parapet above with moulded stone capping; a stone-framed tripartite window containing three plain, horned sashes of equal size with segmental arched heads, with plain mullions, quoined jambs at each end, and eared hoodmould above the arches. INTERIOR: no original features apparent. A fine example of a late C19 decorative tiled frontage.
Listing NGR: SO8330518712
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472368
- 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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