Lord Leycester hotel
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The Lord Leycester hotel (often known simply as the Lord Leycester) is a hotel
in Warwick
, United Kingdom
, that is located on Jury Street in the centre of the town. The building has variously been private housing, a hotel, and an inn
during its history.
, an Elizabethan
merchant.
In 1694, it was the 0.5 metre thick stone walls of Jury Street House that prevented the Great Fire of Warwick
, which destroyed the town's centre, from progressing down Jury Street to the half-timbered
houses beyond. In the 18th century the town centre was rebuilt in Georgian
style, and Jury Street House was given the Georgian frontage that it has retained to 2005.
The Arden family of Umberslade, who added the frontage and made extensive alterations, then turned Jury Street House into the Three Tuns Inn. In 1800 the inn was sold to John Evans, who divided it into two town houses, numbers 17 and 19 Jury Street. In 1925, Arthur Henry Tyack, the then owner of the Warwick Arms hotel, bought 19 Jury Street in order to turn it into a hotel, and opened the Lord Leycester hotel in 1926. In 1927 Tyack bought 17 Jury Street as well and combined the two back into a single whole.
During World War II
, the hotel was requisitioned for use by the Ministry of Production
. It was handed over to the United States
military in 1943, which used it as an Officers' Club, adding the "tower" extension. At the end of the war, the hotel was handed back to Tyack.
In 1967 the hotel was bought by Norfolk Hotels, and in 1998 it was bought by Hoby Hotels, which, as of 2005, is the current owner.
Hotel
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in Warwick
Warwick
Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 23,350...
, United Kingdom
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, that is located on Jury Street in the centre of the town. The building has variously been private housing, a hotel, and an inn
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during its history.
History
Jury Street House was built in the 16th century, and was originally the property of Ward of BarfordBarford, Warwickshire
Barford is a village and civil parish in the Warwick district of Warwickshire, England, about three miles south of Warwick. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,171...
, an Elizabethan
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merchant.
In 1694, it was the 0.5 metre thick stone walls of Jury Street House that prevented the Great Fire of Warwick
Great Fire of Warwick
The Great Fire of Warwick was a major conflagration that swept through the small town of Warwick, England, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on 5 September 1694 and lasting for six hours.The fire started from a spark from a torch that was being carried up High Street.The town’s small population, close-packed...
, which destroyed the town's centre, from progressing down Jury Street to the half-timbered
Timber framing
Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
houses beyond. In the 18th century the town centre was rebuilt in Georgian
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style, and Jury Street House was given the Georgian frontage that it has retained to 2005.
The Arden family of Umberslade, who added the frontage and made extensive alterations, then turned Jury Street House into the Three Tuns Inn. In 1800 the inn was sold to John Evans, who divided it into two town houses, numbers 17 and 19 Jury Street. In 1925, Arthur Henry Tyack, the then owner of the Warwick Arms hotel, bought 19 Jury Street in order to turn it into a hotel, and opened the Lord Leycester hotel in 1926. In 1927 Tyack bought 17 Jury Street as well and combined the two back into a single whole.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the hotel was requisitioned for use by the Ministry of Production
Ministry of Production
The Ministry of Production was a British government department created in February 1942, initially under the title Ministry of War Production, but the following month "War" was dropped from the title...
. It was handed over to the United States
United States
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military in 1943, which used it as an Officers' Club, adding the "tower" extension. At the end of the war, the hotel was handed back to Tyack.
In 1967 the hotel was bought by Norfolk Hotels, and in 1998 it was bought by Hoby Hotels, which, as of 2005, is the current owner.
External links
- Tea at the Lord Leycester hotel taken on 1953-05-29