Royal Hotel
ROYAL HOTEL, AGRICULTURAL HALL PLAIN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372725
- Date first listed:
- 08-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL HOTEL, AGRICULTURAL HALL PLAIN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372725
- Date first listed:
- 08-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL HOTEL, AGRICULTURAL HALL PLAIN
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:
- ROYAL HOTEL, AGRICULTURAL HALL PLAIN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Norwich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 23316 08636
Details
TG 2308 NW AGRICULTURAL HALL PLAIN (north side) 16/5 Royal Hotel GV II Former hotel, now restaurant/bar offices. 1896-97. E. Boardman and Sons. Red brick and terra cotta panels. Slate roofs. Island site. 4 storeys plus attic storey. 6 south facing bays counted as the principal facets of the semi-octagonal plan. Square corner turrets and dormer gables to the end and central bays. The ground floor mullion and transom have semi-circular moulded brick arches with drip course. The central, south entrance had a first floor balcony above supported on consoles and extending half-way across the adjoining bays. The single-storey bay window above has brick mullion and transom windows and a crenellated parapet. Mullion and transom windows with side-hung casements throughout. Sash windows on the 3rd floor. The dormer gables each have 4 sash windows, flat rubbed brick arches and a triangular pediment above the 2 central windows. The central gable has blind reticulated tracery above the pediment. Mullion and transom stair windows in the adjoining left-hand bay at half-floor level. Contained within a ½ bay width recess with moulded brick jambs and a semi-circular head with blind tracery. The square turrets that flank the end and central dormer gables are emphasized in the facade by the windows being contained within a paired, arched rocess with moulded brick jamb and square, decorated aprons beneath the windows. The corners of the building have twisted brick pilasters terminating at cornice level, small octagonal turrets with blind tracery above. Heavy cornice with tripartite arches supporting vegetal frieze and parapet. 4 hipped-roof dormers between each corner turret and dormer gable. Pyramidal roofs with finial to turrets and lead conical roofs to octagonal turrets.
Listing NGR: TG2331608636
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 228740
- 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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