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June 1953. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"House, used as a hotel. Late 18th century with many alterations, partly rebuilt 20th century. Rear wing constructed over 14th-century round flint and brick tower of town walls. Remainder of brick. Machine-tile roofs.
EXTERIOR: façade has a two-storey central block with side wings projecting forward. North wing of mid-19th-century brick with a parapet rebuilt mid 20th century and with a late 20th-century single-storey extension projecting further still. Sashes. South wing of late 18th-century brick...Hipped roof...Central block of two storeys in two bays. Central 20th-century door set behind a Doric doorcase with fluted pilasters and a hood...Rebuilt parapet. The rear wing is built over the base of a round tower of 14th-century date and the main rear wall is built over the 14th-century town walls…
INTERIOR: the round tower has four arrow slits under triangular lintels and a fifth at a higher level. Doorway in west wall. Remainder of interior details including the staircase are 20th-century in character or origin."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 19 January 2006.Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 March 2022.

Monument Types

• HOUSE (18th Century to 21st Century - 1750 AD to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

• Listed Building

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