Empress Public House

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TA0928NE 680-1/22/23

KINGSTON UPON HULL ALFRED GELDER STREET (South East side) Empress Public House

(Formerly listed as The Empress Public House)

GV

II

Warehouse, converted to a public house in 1903 by Joseph H Hirst, City Architect. Mid C19, front dated 1903, with late C19 and late C20 alterations. Brick with pargeted panelled front and slate roof with two side wall stacks. Four storeys; 1x5 windows. Facing gable has moulded pediment with pargeted tympanum. Central two-storey bow-fronted oriel window with a five-light cross casement on each floor, the upper one smaller. Between floors, elaborate pargeted bands. Above again, a rendered panel with a five-light mullioned window with larger round-arched central light. Late C20 ground floor has to left a round-arched glazed double door with overlight, and to right a round-arched wooden cross casement with glazing bars. Right return has to left a large segment-headed window flanked by single smaller windows, and to right, three windows, all with glazing bars. Above, on each floor, five glazing bar windows. Ground floor has a full-width late C19 moulded fascia cornice with two recesses containing canted blank bay windows.

Listing NGR: TA0975428754