Granby Hotel

The Granby Hotel is a building with an 18th-century core, which was refaced in the early 19th century and incorporates former terraces of private houses on both the east and west sides. The central block is three storeys high and features a fenestration pattern of 1:3:1. The exterior is rendered with a slate roof, cornice, parapet, and a second-floor string course. There is a plain band at the first floor and a wide, original three-storey splayed bay. The windows are recessed sash types with architrave keys and some glazing bars, and there are cast iron balconies on the first-floor windows. The irregular wings on the east and west sides are also three storeys high, with dormers and three windows each, featuring architraved sash windows with keys and some glazing bars. The west wing includes a prostyle portico supported by coupled Corinthian columns. The building further incorporates existing houses on the east and west sides. The first inn on this site was established in 1670 and was originally called "The Sinking Ship," later becoming the "Royal Oak" when Blind Jack of Knaresborough performed there in 1736. It has been known as the "Granby" since 1795.