The Three Swans Hotel is a Grade II* listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1952. Hotel. 8 related planning applications.
The Three Swans Hotel
- WRENN ID
- late-courtyard-hawk
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 July 1952
- Type
- Hotel
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Three Swans Hotel, formerly known as 'The Swan', is a historic inn first mentioned in 1517. The building features a late 18th century to early 19th century facade that covers an earlier structure, likely timber framed, with a gable that has close studding now concealed. The exterior is stuccoed, and the roof is not visible. The hotel has three storeys, with the third storey added in the late 18th century or early 19th century. It has four windows, with two flattened bows of two storeys each, featuring cornices and reeded mullions that flank the central door, which has a small 19th-century hood supported by brackets. A segmental coach arch is located under the south side of the facade.
A notable feature is the wrought iron sign and bracket, which is of excellent design; the central panel is original, while the two outer swans were likely added when 'The Swan' was renamed The Three Swans. At the rear, there is a long range of painted brick outbuildings. Inside, the hotel has panelling from around 1700 in a first-floor room, along with fireplaces and some six-panelled doors. Christian VII of Denmark dined here in 1768, and the Court Leet was still occasionally held here in the 19th century.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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