Knight and Garter Public House
Knight and Garter Public House, 14, Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1 5AW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250227
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Knight and Garter Public House
- Statutory Address:
- Knight and Garter Public House, 14, Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1 5AW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250227
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Knight and Garter Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Knight and Garter Public House, 14, Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1 5AW
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:
- Knight and Garter Public House, 14, 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 58686 04378
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18/07/2018
SK 5804 SE
3/10042
LEICESTER
HOTEL STREET
No 14, Knight and Garter Public House
(Formerly listed as The Saracen's Head Public House, HOTEL STREET)
GV
II
Public house. Dated 1904. By Stockdale Harrison. Red brick with burnt headers in part as decoration and stone windows and dressings. Glazed brick plinth. Steeply pitched Swithland slate roof. Vernacular revival style. Two storeys, attic and basement.
Five window range to Market Place South front of stone mullion windows with leaded lights, including canted oriel bay to centre left. Similar windows to ground floor with transoms and entrance with moulded round arch leading to part-glazed doors. Dormer to right, twin gables to centre with three-light windows and lead ornamental gargoyle, and prominent partly truncated stack to left.
Hotel Street front has canted oriel bay to first floor, three-light window over and mullion and transom windows to ground floor with corner entrance supported on Tuscan column. Part-glazed doors within. Alley front has similar windows and then walling faced in white tiles. Eaves gutters supported on wrought iron brackets and lead coping to gables.
INTERIOR. Opened out to one large area on ground floor but possibly retaining some panelling and a fireplace. First floor also altered. A very well detailed example of the vernacular revival style unusual in a city centre.
Listing NGR: SK5868604378
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432505
- 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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