Royal Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1972. Hotel. 8 related planning applications.
Royal Hotel
- WRENN ID
- dim-gateway-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1972
- Type
- Hotel
- Address
- Royal Hotel, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 5HZ
- OS grid reference
- SO 597 241
- Coordinates
- 51.91419, -2.58681
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Hotel is a large stucco building dating from 1837, located on the site of the old Bishop's Palace. It features gabled wings with barge boards and stands three storeys tall. The chimneys are set diagonally, and there are sash windows supported by corbels. A balcony with iron railings enhances its appearance. The building is painted white and occupies a prominent position. Extensions and outbuildings create a courtyard around the hotel.
Local climate
Royal Hotel receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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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
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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