Great White Horse Hotel | |
Coordinates: | 52.0578°N 1.1561°W |
Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
Designation1: | Grade II* listed building |
Designation1 Offname: | Great White Horse Hotel |
Designation1 Date: | 19 December 1951 |
Designation1 Number: | 1235799 |
The Great White Horse Hotel is a historic inn in the town centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. A hotel has existed on the site since 1518. Previously the site – located on the corner of Tavern Street and Northgate Street – had been used as a tavern in medieval times.[1] It is a 16th or 17th century timber framed building refronted in the early 19th century. It featured in Charles Dicken's Pickwick Papers. On 19 December 1951 it became a Grade II* listed building. It is on the Heritage at Risk Register and is priority A.[2] It is in the Central Conservation Area.[3] The Great White Horse Hotel has hosted George II, Lord Nelson and the Beatles.[4]