Description

SJ 5012 SW
653-1/17/78

SHREWSBURY
ABBEY FOREGATE (south side)
No. 132, The Lord Hill Hotel

30/05/69

GV
II
Hotel. Early C19. Brick with hipped Welsh slate roof. Two storeys, three-window range to central section with flanking advanced wings of one- and two-window ranges. Advanced pedimented central bay with full-height shallow segmental arched recess containing wide doorway, renewed, and paired six-pane sash windows above. Twelve-pane sash windows with flat-arched gauged brick heads in flanking bays, and inserted doorway in left hand. Long outer wings, with nine-pane sash windows to ground floor, six panes above. Front wall of left-hand wing entirely rebuilt late C20. Stuccoed string course continuous across elevation of main range and wings. Axial stacks.

Listing NGR: SJ5043212186

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26538805

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)