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Former stables and motor garage to former Green Dragon Hotel

Key Words :- hotel stables garage

Viewing the Site :- Adjacent to the public highway

Address :- Maidenhead Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire
Grid Ref :- TL 32583 12571
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.796081 , Long -0.078825
Local Authority :- East Hertfordshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Hertfordshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1268696,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1904 - 1952

Description and History of Site:-
Large terracotta panel with raised lettering:

'Green Dragon Hotel.
Catering for large and small parties.
Accommodation for Motorists &Cyclists.
Good stabling & Motor Pit

McMullen & Sons Ltd
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
Proprietors of
Bonded Vaults.
Offices Mill Bridge.

Entrance to Vaults'.

Blue plaque: 'The Green Dragon Inn was on this site from at least 1620. Rebuilt in 1903 as one of the first hotels to cater for motorists'

The building is now used by a variety of commercial enterprises


Further Reading and References:-
https://www.ourhertfordandware.org.uk/content/places/hertford-places/hertford-through-time/hertford-in-1911/maidenhead-street-hertford-1911


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Contributor :- Robert Mason - 11 December 2024
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