Historic houses · West Midlands
The City Rooms
The City Rooms — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The City Rooms is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The City Rooms is located in Hotel Street in the City of Leicester in England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building, which was designed by John Johnson in the Greek Revival style, was completed in 1800. It was originally commissioned as Leicester's first hotel but the developer did have enough resources to complete it as such and, in 1799, sold it to a consortium led by the Duke of Rutland, who raised by public subscription the sum of £3,300 still needed to complete it. Internally, there was a large ballroom (75 feet long, 33 feet wide and 30 feet high) on the first floor which was decorated with allegorical paintings by Ramsay Richard Reinagle and with statues based on models by John Bacon. The building was in high demand and it was even used as a training facility by B Squadron, the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6337, -1.1342
- District
- Leicester
- Parish
- Leicester, unparished area
- Postcode
- LE1 5GG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester South
- Established
- 1800
- Official site
- www.thecityrooms.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7723185 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The City Rooms, Leicester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The City Rooms?
- The City Rooms is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE1 5GG), in the parish of Leicester, unparished area.
- When was The City Rooms built?
- Built or established in 1800.
- Who owns The City Rooms?
- The City Rooms is owned by | designation1 = Grade I Listed Building.
- Is The City Rooms a listed building?
- The City Rooms is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to The City Rooms?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE1 5GG. It sits within the Leicester South parliamentary constituency.