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The Royal Clarence Hotel was situated in Cathedral Yard. Dating from 1769, this was a coaching inn and was grade-II listed. This pub closed after a major fire on 28th October 2016.
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Listed building details:
Said to have been built to provide Assembly Rooms for the City by Wm Mackworth Praed, circa 1768. Original 4 storey, 6 window stucco front has been considerably altered, bays added, glazing bars removed etc, in 1827. Large porte-cochere partly hides Tuscan porch. Dentil cornice. Adjoining and now part of the hotel is a 3 storey, 3 window C18 building, formerly the Exeter Bank. Semi-circular 3-light attic window. The remains of a central porch are still visible, but the front has been altered with late C19 iron balconies etc. Slate roofs. Part of Hotel facing Martin's Lane C18. Timber-framed, rendered and painted. 4 storeys, sash windows, mostly modern, Slate roof. Included for group value. All the listed buildings of Cathedral Yard and Nos 1 and 2 Deanery Place form a group.
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