Description

TG 2308 NW TOMBLAND (north side) 16/893 26.2.54. Maid's Head Hotel GV II Former uses unknown now hotel. C15 cellars. C16 onwards with major facade alteration in the early C20. Red brick. Rendered. Timber-frame. Pantiles and plain tiles. The complex is an amalgamation of at least 6 buildings, Tombland facade:- 2 storeys, 3 storeys to the left, 4 bays extended to the left by 2 bays plus comer bays. Central C20 4-door hotel entrance with flat hood. Door at extreme right with round arch and attached columns supporting an open pediment. 4 steps up. Sash windows in right-hand 4 bays with glazing bars and rubbed brick flat arches. C20 casement windows above central entry. Paired bracket cornice below parapet. 4 flat-roof dormers. 3-storied early C20 bay and corner bay extending into Wensum Street:- Door with moulded timber surround. Casement windows throughout, corner and right- side oriels with gables above. The top floor has pseudo-timber framing. 3 builds in Wensum Street:- 2 and 3-storeys, jetties and carriage entry to the north of the middle range.

Listing NGR: TG2331008926

External Links

• Maids Head Hotel at Wikipedia
• Maids Head Hotel official website
• Wikidata Q6735473

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)