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Royal Hotel

A Grade II Listed Building in Norwich, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6295 / 52°37'46"N

Longitude: 1.2984 / 1°17'54"E

OS Eastings: 623316

OS Northings: 308636

OS Grid: TG233086

Mapcode National: GBR W9R.R7

Mapcode Global: WHMTM.X5GH

Plus Code: 9F43J7HX+R9

Entry Name: Royal Hotel

Listing Date: 8 April 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1372725

English Heritage Legacy ID: 228740

ID on this website: 101372725

Location: Norwich, Norfolk, NR1

County: Norfolk

District: Norwich

Electoral Ward/Division: Thorpe Hamlet

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Norwich

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Norwich St George, Tombland

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


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

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