Shakespeare Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1974. A Early C19 Hotel. 3 related planning applications.

Shakespeare Hotel

WRENN ID
crooked-roof-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1974
Type
Hotel
Address
Shakespeare Hotel, West Castle Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4AD
OS grid reference
SO 716 930
Coordinates
52.53421, -2.41936
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Shakespeare Hotel is an early 19th-century building located on the east side of West Castle Street in Bridgnorth. It is constructed of painted brick and stands two storeys tall, featuring five casement windows. The entrance is marked by a moulded wood doorcase topped with a cornice hood. The left-hand side of the building has a plain gable, and the roof is covered with a mix of old and new tiles. The returned side facing East Castle Street includes both sash and casement windows, with the lower windows having glazing bars. This side also features a moulded wood pilaster doorcase with a small cornice hood. The Shakespeare Hotel is part of a group that includes Nos 1 to 5 East Castle Street.

Local climate

Shakespeare Hotel receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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  1. White Lion Inn Grade II 17 m
  2. 1, East Castle Street Grade II 20 m
  3. 2 and 3, East Castle Street Grade II 27 m
  4. Former Trustee Savings Bank, 33 East Castle Street Grade II 28 m
  5. 4 and 5, East Castle Street Grade II 35 m
  6. 8a, Bank Street Grade II 43 m
  7. Moorgate House Grade II 44 m
  8. 28 and 29, East Castle Street Grade II 46 m
  9. 27, East Castle Street Grade II 49 m
  10. The New Market Hall Grade II 50 m