Marquis of Granby PH - North Hill, Colchester, UK
N 51° 53.523 E 000° 53.782
31U E 355245 N 5751123
The Marquis of Granby public house, that stands on the east side of North Hill in Colchester, was built in 1520 and was restored in 1914.
Waymark Code: WMRDNG
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/14/2016
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The Marquis of Granby public house has a sign hanging from the pub over North Hill. There is also a picture attached to the west gace of the pub. Both images show the same gentleman.
John Manners (1721-1770) was the Marquis of Granby and many pubs bear his name as he set-up many of his men as tavern keepers when they left the army.
The Marquis of Granby public house is a Grade II* listed building with the Historic England website advising:
An early C16 building (circa 1520) with exceptionally fine carved detail, though much of the building was extensively restored in 1914. 2 storeys, timber-framed and plastered, the roofs tiled, L-shaped. The front has much of the timber-framing exposed and the upper storey projects. The ground floor front has been rebuilt and modernised. 4 main windows, wood mullions and transoms, leaded lattices. The best carved detail is in the east wing main room, which is divided into 2 bays by a richly carved heavy transverse beam.