The Bridge Hotel

The Bridge Hotel is an 18th-century hotel that has undergone some changes in the 19th and 20th centuries, including alterations to its windows and the southeast wall being extended in the 19th century. The building features a stucco exterior over rubble and brick, with a tiled roof and coped verges on the west front, as well as rendered stacks at the gable ends. It has an irregular L-shaped plan located on a corner site, with a former service wing that runs towards Denton Bridge, which is not included in the listing.

The main elevation consists of two storeys and three bays, highlighted by a moulded cornice and a central canted bay that has three sash windows supported by cast-iron columns. These windows have six-light marginal glazing bars and are flanked by four-light windows. The central area also features a carved wooden Royal Coat of Arms and a carriage lamp. To the left on the ground floor, there is a chamfered arris with an ornamental stop, sash windows without glazing bars, and a half-glazed entrance.

On the right return, the first floor has a shallow 19th-century canted bay with four-light sash windows, and below are two small 20th-century window openings next to a wall with a square-headed doorway. The long left return has two bays at the end, gable ends of the ranges, and a central parallel range with an attic and a tall rendered stack. The entrance front on the right has a layout of one, one, three, and two bays. The first floor on the left features a large Venetian window with a 12-pane sash window and side lights, thin glazing bars, and above it, there are inserted double doors. To the right is a 12-pane sash window above a former entrance to a stable yard, which has pilasters and a moulded entablature, now blocked. The central range includes 12-light sash windows and a canted oriel end bay to the right, which has a 16-light sash window and four-light returns above a 20th-century half-glazed door. The right gable end has an inserted 20th-century window, while the first floor has 12-pane sash windows, and the ground floor window has had its glazing bars removed. There are also remains of an inn sign with a wrought-iron scrolled top at the first-floor level.

Historically, King Louis Philippe and his family spent their first night in England at this hotel after fleeing from France during the 1848 Revolution.