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词条 Maids Head Hotel
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  1. Location

  2. Description

  3. History

  4. References

  5. External links

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| location =Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk, England
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| address =Tombland
Norwich
NR3 1LB
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| opening_date =cica 13th-century
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| number_of_rooms =84
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| number_of_restaurants =1 The WinePress @ Wensum
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| parking =83 spaces
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| footnotes ={{Designation list |embed=yes |designation1=Grade II Listed Building |designation1_date=26 February 1954| designation1_number =229673[1]}}
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The Maids Head Hotel is an AA[2] 4 star hotel in the English city of Norwich within the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom[3] The hotel has been a grade II listed building since 26 February 1954.[4]

Location

The hotel is in the city centre area of Norwich known as Tombland and is very close to Norwich Cathedral. Norwich railway station is {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} south east of the hotel. The nearest Airport is Norwich Airport and is {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} north of the hotel[5]

Description

The Hotel dates from the 13th century and is amalgamation of at least 6 buildings. The main façade faces on to intersection of three streets, Tombland, Wensum Street and Palace Street. The hotel has a total of 84 bedrooms all of which are en-suite. The hotel also has a mixture of meeting and conference room facilities. There is also a restaurant which is called The WinePress @ Wensum. The hotel has two bar areas. The Maids Head Bar features Jacobean Oak panelling and has been reputedly, frequented by guests such as Horatio Nelson and Edith Cavell.[6] There is also a second bar which is called the Yard Bar.

History

Queen Elizabeth I of England was said to have slept at the hotel in 1587.[6] It is reportedly haunted by the ghost of an elderly man, believed to be the former mayor of the city who has been seen shaking his head in the courtyard and the ghost of a former maid, whose presence can be detected by a distinct musty lavender odour.[7]

References

1. ^Listed Building schedule
2. ^The hotels AA listing
3. ^OS Explorer Map 237 – Norwich, Wymondham, Attleborough and Watton. {{ISBN|0319238091}}.
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-229673-maid-s-head-hotel-norfol|title= Maid’s Head Hotels, Norwich|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=11 January 2013}}
5. ^County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 228 {{ISBN|9781843486145}}
6. ^Maids Head Hotel
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.english-inns.co.uk/HauntedInns.htm|title=Reputedly Haunted Hotels and Inns|publisher=English Country Inns|accessdate=11 January 2013}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.maidsheadhotel.co.uk}}

5 : Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century|Hotels in Norwich|Grade II listed buildings in Norfolk|Grade II listed hotels|Reportedly haunted locations in the East of England

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