Former Lion Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1983. A Georgian Hotel. 1 related planning application.

Former Lion Hotel

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1983
Type
Hotel
Period
Georgian
Address
Former Lion Hotel, Lion Yard, High Street, Ramsey, PE26 1AJ
OS grid reference
TL 287 850
Coordinates
52.44802, -0.10736
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Former Lion Hotel, dated 1731, is located on the south side of High Street in Ramsey. This building originally has an L-shaped plan and stands three storeys tall, featuring bands between the floors. A three-storey addition from the 19th century is attached to the west of the main range, sharing a common facade. The roof is a low-pitched hipped slate design with deep eaves and there are three chimneys. The main range, which dates back to the 18th century, has three bays with hung sash windows that include glazing bars in original flush wooden frames, topped with segmental arches made of gauged brick. The later addition has two windows on the first and second floors that are recessed and feature key blocks in cambered arches. On the ground floor, there are two large windows, one of which has rusticated brick jambs and a cornice, along with side entrances.

Local climate

Former Lion Hotel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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