Historic houses · West Midlands
The New Inn, Gloucester
The New Inn, Gloucester — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The New Inn, Gloucester 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 New Inn, 16 Northgate Street, Gloucester, England, is a timber framed building used as a public house, hotel and restaurant. It is the most complete surviving example of a medieval courtyard inn with galleries in Britain, and is a Grade I listed building. The announcement of Lady Jane Grey's succession to the English throne was made from the Inn gallery in 1553.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Inn was built in 1450 by John Twyning, a monk, as a hostelry for the former Benedictine Abbey of St Peter. It is on the site of an earlier inn. After the dissolution of St Peter's the inn passed to the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral and was leased to various inn holders until it was sold in 1858. Stories that the inn was built to provide lodgings for pilgrims to the tomb of King Edward II were first recorded in the eighteenth century and may be incorrect.
Architecture
The timber frame of the large three-storey rectangular building is of oak with lathe and plaster rendered panels. Open jettied galleries look over the courtyard and form the entry to chambers on the upper floors. The west front in Northgate street forms seven bays, some of which are now used as separate shops, was altered in 1924.
Visiting
Today the Inn is a restaurant, pub and 36 bedroomed hotel. There is also a coffee shop and two function rooms. The Inn is supposedly haunted with one unexplained event captured on CCTV in 2010.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8654, -2.2450
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Gloucester
- Parish
- Gloucester, unparished area
- Postcode
- GL1 1SF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gloucester
Sources
- wikidata: Q7753629 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The New Inn, Gloucester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The New Inn, Gloucester?
- The New Inn, Gloucester is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL1 1SF), in the parish of Gloucester, unparished area.
- Is The New Inn, Gloucester a listed building?
- The New Inn, Gloucester is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to The New Inn, Gloucester?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL1 1SF. It sits within the Gloucester parliamentary constituency.