Building record MCC388 - Headgate Hotel, 1 St John's Street, Colchester
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Location
Grid reference | TL 99414 24965 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92SE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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17th or possibly 16th century Inn.
DOE survey of No 1 St John's Street (Headgate Hotel). Grade II. C17 with later front of 3 storeys, painted brick, parapet, 2 window range of double hung sashes, 3 lights with glazing bars, ground floor public house rooms. The roofs are tiled. At the rear is a long wing extending south with the upper storey projecting on the west on carved brackets. <1>
An Inn licence was granted to Thomas Benne of Colchester, a yeoman, in or around the year 1620. (An article in a local newspaper states that the pub dates from 1563, although this is uncorroborated.<2>
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2017 9:22AM