1, Queen Street, Norwich

This building is a public house with undercroft, dating to the 15th century, with significant additions and alterations in the late 17th century, 18th century, and 19th century. The north elevation is rendered brick, while the rest of the exterior is brick with a pantiled roof, and the undercroft and cellars are of stone and brick construction.

The building has three storeys, with the first floor being jettied. The main rectangular section is accompanied by later extensions to the south. The ground floor has two entrances and six windows, three on either side of the main entrance. The main entrance features a six-panelled door beneath a semi-circular fanlight, set within an arched doorcase flanked by Doric columns. A second, slightly wider entrance is located at the west end of the ground floor, also with a six-panelled door. The ground-floor windows are single-paned sash windows set above rusticated ashlar plinth blocks. The first-floor jetty is supported by ornate consoles. The first floor has six windows with two-paned sashes in moulded timber surrounds, and the second floor has seven irregularly spaced casements with moulded timber surrounds set on small brackets. A dentilled cornice sits below the eaves, and the roofline is slightly set back from the façade. The main range has a pitched roof.

The interior has been substantially remodelled to create a bar and nightclub. The second floor contains a wide chimney breast with a safe inserted, and this room is partly open to a principal rafter roof with a ridge piece, a single tie beam, and associated timbers.

Access to the 18th-century undercroft and cellars is from the ground floor, via an 18th-century stair. The 15th-century undercroft is rectangular with a flat roof featuring vaulted recesses to the south and west; the southern recess is pointed and deeper than the eastern recess, which has a moulded opening and diagonal ribs to the vault, appearing to be constructed of stone hidden under paintwork. Raised seating has been added within these recesses since a 2006 survey. A rib-vaulted shallow recess forms the east end of the undercroft. To the north are two 18th or 19th-century brick barrel-vaulted chambers reportedly extending beneath the pavement. To the west is a long, narrow space which extends further west to a modern partition and door. To the south of this space is an arched brick opening, the top of which is partly concealed by a lowered ceiling. This arch opens into a room to the south, formed by modern partitions. The ceiling of this room contains a chamfered beam with lamb’s tongue stops.