NHER 44241 (Building record) - Golden Lion Hotel, The Green

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Summary

A mid 19th century hotel, formerly called the Royal Hotel. It is built of carstone and stone in a Tudor style and has two storeys, attics and a pantile roof. There is an attached 20th century extension.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TF64SE
Civil Parish HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

September 1984. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Hotel, formerly the Royal Hotel. About 1850, preceding the development of New Hunstanton by the Le Stranges of Hunstanton Hall. Probably by William Butterfield, the friend of Henry Le Strange and architect for New Hunstanton from 1862. Squared carstone laid in random courses,stone dressings tiled roof."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 5 April 2006. Amended by J. Cullis (HES), 12 November 2019.

Built 1847 as the New Inn but locally known as Le Strange’s Folly. Details of original work re-exposed 1990.
Information from (S2).
Formerly had an ornate garden; later used as site of the town hall and a 1960s building, only a small area remains. Information from (S3).
E. Rose (NLA), 13 September 2006.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 443.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1342241.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1990. Old oak door found. 23 January.
  • <S3> Unpublished Report: Taigel, A. 1997. Norfolk Gardens Trust: Town Gardens Survey - Volume One. Norfolk Gardens Trust.

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Record last edited

Mar 29 2022 12:48PM

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